Switching To Linux - Tale Of A Former Mac User Who Is Also A Musician

Switching to Linux is easy for most of us. You just have to download and burn a Linux distribution and boot your computer with it. If the Linux distribution you have chosen is a modern one, then you can finish installing it on your machine in 6 steps or less.

However, if you rely on your computer for a living, then you need to do some preparations prior to making the switch. Kim Cascone, an experienced and gifted musician and composer had been using an Apple PowerBook to compose music. When his PowerBook G4 exhibited signs of age, he did a quick fact check and found that he could save as much as $3000 (which includes the machine and the software costs) if he switched to Linux.
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Skype 5.0 Final is now available for Mac OS X

Skype has announced the availability of new version 5.0 of Skype for Mac, disappearing and beta mode, presenting Video Call group as part of package Premium ,As well as an improved interface and new features.

The video call feature is available as part of the Premium Package that also includes Live chat customer service. You can try free for seven days and then buy either a voucher for one day

Transferring iTunes library from one computer to another with TuneSwift

If you have had the need to copy iTunes library from one computer to another and are complicated, they can now so simple with CopyTrans TuneSwift. This program allows us to do these simple operations:Transferring iTunes library from PC to PC and PC to Mac
Move all data from iTunes, including music, videos, apps, audio books, podcasts, ratings, covers and all the playlists, etc.
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Skype 5 Beta for Mac

A little over two weeks, Skype 5 launched for Windows, and the Mac version also came the day today, and released a public beta version of Skype 5 for Mac

The developments highlighted in this new version of Skype 5 for Mac are:The main novelty is the group video calls, so we can create conferences with our loved ones and talk and see us all together as his family were in an ordinary meeting.
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GNOME Do - An intelligent launcher tool for GNOME

GNOME Do is an intelligent launcher tool which makes all your default menus and panels in GNOME redundant. Since last time I had written about GNOME Do, it has gotten only better. Just a glance through the numerous plugins available for GNOME Do will be enough for any sceptic to fall in love with it.Read more »