Tag: LIGHTWEIGHT

digg_url = 'http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/07/30/slimpdf-reader-adobe-reader-PDF-alternative/'; There's no shortage of Adobe reader alternatives out there, but if you're still searching for one and you like keeping things minimal, check out SlimPDF Reader. Even at just over 1MB to download, SlimPDF is able to display most PDFs without issue (I don't find myself opening tons of ...

I've played with a lot of Linux distributions over the years, but one I keep coming back to is CrunchBang. It's always been a lean, mean distro and its Ubuntu base meant being able to install just about any popular software easily since. While version 10 (codenamed Statler) has moved to Debian, everything feels the same. #! is still a minimal, fun distro. Boot the live CD to play around ...

Depending on your internet connection you might be able to download a lot more (or a lot less) than 1Mb in two seconds - but calling this a post about apps under a meg just isn't quite as much fun! No, you don't really need to pay too much attention to an application's hard drive footprint any more. After all, when you can buy a 1.5Tb drive for less than $150US, what difference does a few megs ...