In Windows XP I use KeePass Password Safe, however in Ubuntu I was wondering if there was a similar program I could use there as well. It turns out there is and it’s nearly identical to the Windows version, called KeePassX.

The great thing about KeePassX is that if you’re already using KeePass there is literally no learning curve whatsoever.  Almost every function and keystroke is identical between one and the other. Additionally, KeePassX is available via Add/Remove in Ubuntu, so you never have to see the command line to install the program.

My only complaint about the software is that I could not locate any way to send or retrieve a database via FTP, but other than that, everything else follows suit, right down to the custom icon choices should you choose to use that.

See video below for details on how it works.

THIS VIDEO AVAILABLE IN HD!
Watch in HD now on YouTube

While it’s true that other video-sharing sites (like Vimeo’s HD channel) have had large HD-quality video for a while now, YouTube has finally jumped into the fray with its own HD.

And to be honest it looks really good.

The only drawback is that it’s absolutely required that you have a reasonably fast PC with a decent video card, else you get dropped frames here and there.

An example of YouTube HD is here. Click the "watch in HD" link under the video.

One thing’s for certain – you absolutely cannot use a webcam to get this kind of quality; it more or less has to come from a camcorder or handheld USB video device that can do 16:9 aspect (which most do). The drawback with that is that while cool, the video takes much longer to upload and brings us back to a point where video is difficult to use once again. A webcam is easy, a camcorder is difficult. You have to transfer the video off the camcorder first, edit it, render it (which takes at least twice as long), upload a huge file, etc.

HD is cool but definitely not for everyone.