March 9, 2010 | Interesting Web Sites

One of the most annoying things about Windows is software installation. In Linux if you want to install 10 software packages, you just click what software you want in the package installer, and it downloads and installs them all.

But in Windows, you go to 10 different websites, download and save their installers, run the setup programs, and click through the steps. Annoying like crazy.

Ninite is a website that lets you download a combined installer for some of the most popular free Windows programs.

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March 3, 2010 | Linux/Unix

Chromium is the open-source version of the Google Chrome web browser. It excludes some of the URL-tracking stuff in Chrome.

Here’s how to install it on Ubuntu.

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February 19, 2010 | Software and Downloads

Java is an application environment (like, in a way, .NET, Perl, PHP, etc.) in which a lot of cool programs like Limewire and Azureus and some useful programs like Eclipse and Netbeans are written.

Java is usually included with Macintosh. For Windows, here’s an overview of how to install Java.

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January 25, 2010 | Software and Downloads

Miro is a free and open source podcast viewer for Windows, Linux, and Mac.

Here’s a run-through of the installation process for Windows so you know what to expect before you start.

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