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Recently, I attempted to install Picasa 2.7 for Linux for a friend. Even though google’s installation instructions were fairly simple, I encountered a lot of problems starting it. Here’s are some tips on avoiding the problems I ...

Wed, 20 Aug 2008

TechRepublic: "Many of the Linux wireless tools have trouble when any encryption is involved. But the WICD tool takes care of this. Now, connecting to WPA or WPA2 encrypted wireless networks is simple. Add to that the amazingly easy GUI ...

Fri, 15 Aug 2008

http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Ubuntu_8.04/Issues/Update_Dell_PPA_Entry. 2) Vista drivers are not compatable with ndiswrapper, make sure you use XP drivers! I hope that helps someone else before they spend a week trying to get ...

Sun, 10 Aug 2008

I found a website and blog that has free articles and deer hunting tips. Very informative, plus you can buy hunting gear at bargain prices online. Great site for deer hunters. Worth a look.

Sat, 9 Aug 2008

LinuxInsider: "If the only part of your body that's subjected to a real workout every day is your brain, it might be time to consider strategies for getting the rest of you moving. Other health issues aside, a lack of physical activity ...

Sat, 9 Aug 2008

Using Great Title For Your Web Page One of the most important factors in search engine optimization is the title of the web page. The title of the page is the first SEO element examined by the search engine crawler as it visits your ...

Sun, 3 Aug 2008

In this article, learn how to be a more productive Linux systems administrator. These 10 essential tricks will lead you on your way to being one powerful Linux systems administrator. Learn about SSH tunnels, VNC, password recovery, ...

Wed, 23 Jul 2008

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation Number is a 16-character hexadecimal text string used during the installation process. The installation number enables a user to install the full set of supported packages included with the ...

Wed, 16 Jul 2008

Here are 5 frequent tips to make working with the shell easier.

Fri, 11 Jul 2008

At my college, I have volunteered to teach faculty, staff, and students the advantages of using Linux. After doing it for a couple of years, I have come up with a few tips that others might find helpful when showing new Linux users the ...

Tue, 8 Jul 2008

Out of the box, a Linux desktop is far more secure than most others.However, this level of security is not necessarily attained through typical security-focused software or techniques. Sometimes, the easiest means to security are those ...

Tue, 8 Jul 2008

For the Linux version of FF3, the FF devs went for improved gtk support. I think that is great, but some users don’t follow me on that opinion and want the xp/vista firefox theme on their Ubuntu box. Since Firefox supports themes, ...

Sat, 5 Jul 2008

Wine is the Windows Emulator and is used to run windows apps in Linux. First download wine using the command “yum install wine”. After that you can use the File browser to browse through the files in your windows partition and then ...

Sun, 22 Jun 2008

A few things about ruby. If you use emacs, live on the edge with the emacs-rails SVN trunk, that plays better with RoR 2.0+; The faker gem is handy if you have to create dummy data/pages; If you have trouble with the error unexpected ...

Tue, 20 May 2008

It is a project to make collection of short but complete Linux tips and tricks. Everyone can post new tips with moderation.

Sat, 3 May 2008

By LG Staff2-cent tip: Convert a bunch of Images from one format to another 2-cent tip: Linux Magic System Request Keys 2-cent tips: KeyTouch, .sig generators, Corrupted ISOs, etc. 2-cent tip: Snapedit 2-cent tips: Using git.

Fri, 2 May 2008

Author: tasaro Subject: Re: Upgrade Gutsy to Hardy Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:36 am (GMT -5) Topic Replies: 1 As pointed out in #linode, 'sudo do-release-upgrade' works much more smoothly.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008

Author: Pvt_Ryan Subject: Upgrade Gutsy to Hardy Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:24 am (GMT -5) Topic Replies: 1 $> sudo sed -i 's/gutsy/hardy' /etc/apt/sources.list $> sudo apt-get update $> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade ...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008

If you ever have trouble using Linux Mint, you can always google for the answer. Be sure to include “ubuntu” in your search, because anything from the Ubuntu forums (a massive repository of every topic you can think of) will be ...

Thu, 24 Apr 2008

Gustavo JAM Carneiro: "Select a good open source developer, respected in the community but not affiliated with any Linux distributor company..."

Thu, 24 Apr 2008

Typing this blog for the last six months has been a tremendous honor to me. It is something I have learned to love and loved to do. First, I want to thank the tremendous folk as Wordpress that made this happen. ...

Mon, 14 Apr 2008

Since I had installed 11g on a 64-bit Linux system, I downloaded and installed the 64-bit DataDirect drivers (seems logical). I could connect to the SQL Server database using the demoodbc executable. So everything looked good until I ...

Wed, 26 Mar 2008

Learn 10 good UNIX usage habits.

Sun, 2 Mar 2008

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Fri, 29 Feb 2008

Chapter 2 covers installation of Linux. These are tips and tricks useful when installing Linux itself or any new program. Some tips will cover new means of installing Linux on non-typical hardware, others will explain how to take Linux ...

Thu, 28 Feb 2008

Best tips for Linux beginners to get started.

Sat, 5 Jan 2008

eBook: VoIP For Dummies Sponsored by Avaya This Avaya limited edition of "VoIP For Dummies" shows how converging your traditional voice and data networks can keep money and increase efficiency and productivity throughout your ...

Fri, 4 Jan 2008

Hi all, I have recently joined a prominent company working on linux.So please suggest me what are the main things in linux on which i should concentrate on more so that in future that are worthy for me thanks.

Fri, 4 Jan 2008

We've been thinking about what we most wished we'd been told on our first foray into Linux-land. These tips run the gamut from installation planning to how to best ask for help. We chose these tips because they are not ...

Fri, 4 Jan 2008