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Upgrading Ubuntu Linux made easy
Published on October 31st, 2009.
There has been a significant amount of media coverage on upgrading to Windows 7. Reports are emerging of upgrades taking a long time, with typical times of 4-5 hours and...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Is Microsoft pricing itself out of the consumer market?
Published on October 28th, 2009.
Late October 2009 is proving to be an interesting time in the world of computer operating systems. Within the space of eight days we have seen Apple dramatically dropping their...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Linux users: frag your online enemies without installing an application!
Published on October 8th, 2009.
This afternoon after I got home from work, I fragged my online enemies! What makes this remarkable is that I use Ubuntu Linux, and as everyone know gaming doesn't work...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Software Freedom Day 2009 taking shape around the world
Published on September 16th, 2009.
Saturday September 19th 2009 is Software Freedom Day, a global day of celebration of Free and Open Source Software. One of the main goals of Software Freedom Day (SFD) is...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
More LUV for Donna Benjamin
Published on September 7th, 2009.
At the Linux Users Victoria (LUV) Annual General Meeting, held on Tuesday 1 September 2009 at Trinity College, Melbourne, Donna Benjamin was elected to the position of President for the second year...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
New Skype Beta Client For Linux
Published on August 31st, 2009.
The Linux community has been waiting for a long time for an updated Skype client. Recently Skype released a Beta client, version 2.1.0.47, with many new features and bugfixes, bringing...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Ubuntu 9.04 UNR on Asus Eee PC 901: good and fast
Published on May 6th, 2009.
Last night I downloaded the Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix (UNR) and installed it on my Asus Eee PC 901. Here’s how it all went.Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Ubuntu 9.04 Boot Times
Published on April 30th, 2009.
Charles Dickens wrote that It was the best of times, it was the worst of times . I have a feeling that he wasn’t referring to computer operating system boot times,...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Internet Explorer 9 to use Mozilla’s Firefox code base
Published on March 31st, 2009.
Microsoft Corporation today quietly announced the end of internal development of Internet Explorer. A spokesman said that one of the senior managers saw a car-bumper sticker which said The...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Easy image resizing and rotating on Ubuntu
Published on January 29th, 2009.
Easy, quick and simple image resizing and rotating is important to many people. When using Windows, you're able to download and install the Image Resizer PowerToy . You can...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Easy image resizing and rotating in Ubuntu
Published on January 29th, 2009.
Easy, quick and simple image resizing and rotating is important to many people. When using Windows, you're able to download and install the Image Resizer PowerToy . You can...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Clam anti-virus on Ubuntu
Published on January 5th, 2009.
There are quite a few anti-virus packages that work with Linux, such as ClamAV, AVG, Avast!, Panda, NOD32, Avira, F-Prot, Kaspersky, eScan and Sophos. I got these names from a...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Personalising the desktop wallpaper in Ubuntu
Published on January 5th, 2009.
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to set the desktop background (also known as wallpaper )...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Dropbox on Ubuntu 8.10
Published on January 2nd, 2009.
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to use Dropbox on the popular Ubuntu distribution.Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Data encryption and Ubuntu, Part III
Published on November 29th, 2008.
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to encrypt emails using the popular Ubuntu distribution.Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Data encryption and Ubuntu, Part II
Published on November 26th, 2008.
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to encrypt local files using PGP in the popular Ubuntu distribution.Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Speed up web surfing in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid)
Published on November 16th, 2008.
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring one quick way to speed up your web browsing experience in the...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Opinion: Why GNU/Linux will ultimately succeed
Published on November 12th, 2008.
In the last few weeks and months, there have been some very interesting articles and discussions on iTWire about Linux, Windows and Mac OS and their relative merits. Here's my...Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Microsoft Office for *nix
Published on October 28th, 2008.
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring CrossoverOffice (or installing Windows applications on Linux systems).Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.
Installing the Adobe Flash plugin on Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy Heron”
Published on October 5th, 2008.
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to install the Adobe Flash plugin for the popular Ubuntu distribution.Filled under Apexing the Linux learning curve - Linux for Learners, latest news. No Comments.