AppRunner is a cool little Nautilus script that adds a “run this app” item to your right-click menu. Very handy for running quick-and-dirty homebrew scripts or downloaded apps without messing with the permissions. It’s small thing, but it’s useful! You can also easily start apps as root with this script.\
Looks like it works wherever Nautilus [...]

I just discovered something today, and quite by accident: GNOME/Nautilus allows you to add files to an archive by simple drag and drop! How’s that for convenient? I already knew that creating archives is as simple as right-clicking on a file or folder, but this makes working with archives even easier.
Do you have any time-saving [...]

If you’re a web designer that likes to work with a powerful text editor rather than a WYSIWYG application, then this blog post Micah Carrick will set you on the right path! He details how to customize settings and install plugins for the Gedit text editor. As the default text editor for GNOME, you’ll find [...]

Did you know that Nautilus, the GNOME file manager, accepts special URI’s as pointers to locations like your network, CD burn cue, and windows shares? I probably use the CD burn one the most. Just enter burn:/// in your location bar, and you’re all set! A couple more useful ones are trash:/// and system-settings:///.
For the [...]

Linux.com has a fantastic tutorial on making your WINE apps look more native, without methods that impact performance. Turns out it’s pretty easy …although for maximum compatibility you may want to install a color picker like gcolor2 (which sure has come in handy for me as well lately.)
WINE keeps getting better and better…I hardly ever [...]