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GNOME Extensions Spicing Up the Desktop Experience

GNOME’s latest desktop avatar hasn’t really excited most users. The GNOME team has, therefore, put together a number of extensions to make the desktop experience more user friendly. We take a look at…

An Introduction to CloudBee

This article introduces the CloudBees PaaS (Platform as a Service) offering. According to Gartner, the application infrastructure is the mid-tier platform technology layer of the software stack (a.k.a. middleware) where architecture standards, best…

PHP Development: A Smart Career Move

We bring you a ringside view of the enterprising and creative careers in PHP development. Companies are now expanding their business realms and increasingly moving online to build a strong customer base as…

Will Certifications Related to FOSS Help You Get a Job?

OSFY reached out to its Facebook community, Linux User Groups and hiring managers for answers to the above question…. First, a candid admission: a story on FOSS certification wasn’t really on the cards…

Top 7 Linux Tips And Tricks For Beginners

Understanding the wonderful and weird Linux world with the most popular distro of the world is not always the simplest of works, specifically if you are used to clean embrace of the Windows….

Android Apps Development: A Hot Career Option

Brands are rushing ahead at breakneck speed to build their apps on the Android OS, and that trend has opened up enormous job opportunities in the Android domain.   According to a leading…

Project Management with GanttProject

    GanttProject is an open source task and project management tool that can display Gantt charts and PERT. It is available on Windows, Linux and Mac OS. New project leaders or managers will…

Gaming on Windows the Open Source Way!

In this article, we take a look at some of the major open source games that you can enjoy on your Microsoft Windows computer.   So let’s say you’re a Windows user perhaps…

Funny Mythness

About Linux desktops in a business environment and virtual machines… best appreciated by experienced Linux users. There are many myths related to Linux in a business environment. For me, the most pervasive and…

Using the Automasonry Python Script in Blender

  The Automasonry Python script extends Blender’s functionality to make creation of buildings easy, comparable to what is done in commercial software like 3DS Max or AutoCAD. Let’s use it to make a…

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