Not long after the release of Ubuntu 9.04 (which LinuxMint is based on), LinuxMint 7 has been released. It looks like the developers put a lot of work into making this disto an improvement over the last one, with a nice new green spin on things.
LinuxMint 7 Gloria Screenshot
Other than a new look, the rest of the work has been done by Ubuntu, stability fixes, etc. So far I have run into almost no problems with this new distribution, except one problem with the sound drivers, which I easily fixed.
If you are already a LinuxMint user, the instructions to upgrade can be found here: http://www.linuxmint.com/blog/?p=861 although it is suggested that you completly refomat your computer when upgrading.
If you are a new user, you can find the download information here: http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
Have you ever sat at your computer on a day with nothing to do, scoring unsatisfying kills on CS:S or plunking away at random text document? Well, I sure have, and to counteract the dullness I have devised a list of entertaining programs. These are all 100% free, and can keep you, or at least me, busy for hours. Now then, without further ado, let’s rock:
1) ReadPlease 2003- This program is a text-to-speech translator which dictates whatever you type. It comes loaded with four voices by default and you can download extras for free. You can adjust the rate at which the computer reads it, the font size, and make it read seperate sections. There’s nothing more satisfying than hearing somebody else read the most vulgar sentence imaginable…in slow motion…IN GERMAN!
2) Audacity- This is a very good and flexible sound studio which can record from multiple sources. This is great for seperating lyrics from music in a song to make it karaoke-ready, recording your voice and changing the pitch so that you sound like a chipmunk on speed, and a whole other host of things which only you can dream up.
3) Pandora Radio- A great web site which allows you to type in virtually any song or artist and Pandora will search for songs with similar qualities, thus creating your own personalized radio station. If you need some backround music while you’re browsing the interwebs, this is the place to go.
4) Pivot- One of my personal favorites: a stickfigure animation program. Pivot allows you to create frame-by-frame animations by assigning points to different parts of a stickman’s body, which you can manipulate to make them fight, dance, or anything else you can think up. The possibilities are endless.
5) iSketch- iSketch is a hard website to describe. It’s sort of like an online drawing contest where each person in a room takes turns drawing something and the others in the room have to try and decipher the feeble scribbles of the allotted drawer. This can become very hectic as the drawing topics range from pokémon to mythology. Tons of fun with your mouse and with a tablet.
Well, I hope these ideas help quell the nothing-to-do blues. Try a few, and tell me how you like them. See ya’ll next time!
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Yes, this program, called tunatic (http://www.wildbits.com/tunatic/), and it is able to find the name of a song just by hearing it. (It does require a microphone, however).
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