Reviews

BTGuard Anonymizing Service: Is it worth it?

By Jonathan DePrizio

Introduction BTGuard is a paid proxy service intended for bittorrent users. For $6.95 a month you can use BTGuard to hide your IP address from other downloaders and bypass any traffic shaping your ISP performs to limit your bittorrent usage. I've given this service a try, with mixed results. Read on for more. How it works BTGuard provides a... »

Manage your Movie Collection with Griffith

By Jonathan DePrizio
add new movie in griffith

Introduction Griffith is an application for the Gnome desktop that organizes your movie collection, much in the same way Alexandria is used to organize your book library. Simply by entering the name of a movie, Griffith will query various databases on the internet and download cover art, plot details, and cast information. Installation Griffith is probably included in your package... »

Sneak Preview of Picasa 2.7 for Linux

By Jonathan DePrizio
Applying effects in Picasa

Introduction Google's Picasa software is a powerful tool for managing your photo collection. It provides a simple interface for organizing your pictures, as well as some easy-to-use, yet powerful image manipulation tools. However, until recently the Windows version of Picasa has had some features that put it above the Linux version; some of these features, like Picasa Web... »