GNOME Tweak Tool is a powerful application for the GNOME-powered Linux distributions, and it's too often overlooked. Up until a few Ubuntu versions ago, the GNOME Tweak Tool was one of the best tools for the job, but Canonical went a different way, and the application no longer worked properly. The GNOME devs didn't really care and continued...

GNOME Maps is a rather new application in the GNOME stack that doesn't do a lot but is really promising. Here is a quick look at the latest stable edition. If you’ve ever used GNOME, you already know most of the applications that are usually integrated in most distros with this desktop environment, or so you think so. The thing is that the...

Celestia is a famous space simulation that's been around for many years. It's one of the best free tools available and it can be used by beginners and experts alike. Linux operating systems are used by scientists, and one of this aspect’s consequences is that many of their tools are available for free. It's true that many of the applications...

Dropbox is arguably one of the most used cloud storage solutions on the Linux platform, but that's true only because there isn't much competition. Here is a closer look at the Dropbox client for Linux users. A few years ago there used to be several storage solutions for Linux users, but the number of such services also providing Linux support...

Skype for Linux is a video chat and voice call application made by Microsoft that happens to have a Linux build as well. Let's take a closer look at what Microsoft is doing for Linux users. Believe it or not, but Skype for Linux has been around for more than a decade. This means that it was launched at a time when Linux and Windows were fighting...

Gis Weather is a customizable weather widget available for numerous Linux distros. It's not all that well known, but it's a great tool nonetheless. Various Linux distributions have all kinds of apps and indicators that can provide users with weather reports although the number of reliable applications of this kind has diminished over time....