Histwi

Okay I agree the name does seem odd. But the application isnt.

Histwi is a twitter management application allowing you to:

• Download and save all your Tweets to Database.
• View and export all saved tweets to html or txt file.
• Compare your Following to Followers.
• Follow/Unfollow any your friends.
• Tracking new followers and unfollowers.
• Advanced Twitter Search.
• Managing multiple Twitter account

How to install:

Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic) and later:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nikolay-blohin/histwi

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install histwi

For older version Ubuntu your can make it manually by copying the lines below and adding them to your system's software sources:

deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/nikolay-blohin/histwi/ubuntu karmic main

Thats it!

Source: http://originalcoding.com/histwi/ (Launchpad Link: https://launchpad.net/histwi/)

Pino twitter client

Tired of all those Adobe AIR twitter apps? Well its high time we Linux users had our very own twitter client. Gwibber has been floated as the next big thing, but frankly I'm not convinced. I hope the Gwibber developers come up with something stable and usable by the next month when Ubuntu 10.04 releases.

In the meantime, I suggest you guys take a look at Pino. Its an ultra-lightweight Twitter client which does a fantastic job at what its meant to do. Of course, it has identi.ca integration, and if you need to use any other service you can add that as well.



Personally, I'm very impressed with Pino. I havent faced any difficulty in using any of its functions. Although Pino as of now, doesnt have the follow/unfollow features, I'm sure in time these will be integrated. But the bottomline is, if you need a proper, usable, GNOME friendly twitter client, Pino is your best bet.


How To Install:

To install it via the repositories in order to have the very latest version, type the following lines in the terminal:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vala-team/ppa

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:troorl/pino

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install pino

For Independent Artists and Musicians

If you are an independent artist and your music/album is on Jamendo, then you can have your album/music featured across all Explore Ubuntu sites and Twitter blogs absolutely free. The album will be featured on all sites of Explore Ubuntu:

www.exploreubuntu.wordpress.com
www.exploreubuntu.weebly.com
www.twitter.com/exploreubuntu
www.identi.ca/exploreubuntu
www.exploreubuntu.posterous.com

Albums will be featured for 1 (ONE) week after which the next album in the queue will be featured. To have your album featured, email me at :

arnab_das(at)aol.in

[Replace (at) with @]

In the email you must provide the link to the album (ON JAMENDO), any links on any other site (other than Jamendo will NOT be accepted).


PLEASE NOTE: Explore Ubuntu us NOT a commercial venture. Please DO NOT PAY anyone claiming money to have your album featured on Explore Ubuntu. Also, you need to send me an email with the details of your album. Comments to this post for featuring an album will NOT be entertained.


Finally, why am I doing this free service you might ask. Well, I have found that there are many (infact many is an understatement) really talented musicians who have their music on Jamendo, and not may take notice. So, this is just my way of repaying those awesome people who dare to distribute their music for free.

For the time being, I will be featuring my favourite albums from Jamendo. These will be featured in the side panel on the right hand side.

*This is simply a small gesture of thanks. I am NOT connected/involved with Jamendo in any way.*

Explore Ubuntu now has an extended version

Explore Ubuntu now has a new extended and a snazzier version. You can find Explore Ubuntu on www.exploreubuntu.weebly.com.



However kindly note, that tutorials, tips and tricks will continue to be added here. So, you have absolutely no reason to stop visiting this blog. Infact, this being the place where it all started, will always get the attention. Also, please be a bit patient with new articles being added as the new site is still under construction.

Why this new extension? Well unfortunately wordpress.com, although a great blogging platform, has its limitations. Hence to provide you with a better interface and features, Explore Ubuntu can be found in the new location. Again, let me reiterate the fact that new tips and tricks will continue to be added here. The new site will mainly be dedicated to News, Media and other interesting informations about Ubuntu.

Do post your comments on how you like the new extension as well as your thoughts on this Explore Ubuntu blog. Looking forward to your continued support and cooperation.

Explore Ubuntu can be found on Twitter as well: @ExploreUbuntu.

Explore Ubuntu is now on twitter

Just wanted to let you know that Explore Ubuntu is now on Twitter as well.

Twitter.com/ExploreUbuntu

It will have all the updates whenever a new post is made here. Also, as an added bonus, it will have links to anything interesting on the web about Ubuntu (something which is not exactly possible to do here on this blog).

If you have any suggestions, constructive criticism, tips and tricks you would like to share, kindly let me know. The best way of doing that is to leave a comment.