Ok, I have to admit it sometime, so now is as good a time as any…. Yea, I did it, I’ve got a new laptop coming and yes, it’s got Vista…. I’ve been getting a lot of calls for private tutoring, most of these people are running Vista, despite me telling everyone I see NOT [...]
A handy tip — if you use Thunderbird to get your email, don’t forget to occasionally run File -> Compact Folders. I did so yesterday and reclaimed nearly 20GB of hard drive space! Comparing my mail folder to my backup, I discovered that every single email that I’d "deleted" for over a year (by putting [...]
If you need to share files or printers with Windows machines, you’re likely using Samba and know how to administer and configure it by editing configuration files and starting and stopping the daemon. However, there’s an easier, graphical way to configure your box: the Samba Web Administration Tool.
Heck I tell folks to use this [...]
Howto Auto Start Modules in gOS
This tutorial uses Nano, a terminal text editor to edit /etc/modules
Technorati Tags: gOS, Linux, Linux Tutorials
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Mozilla has given a proof of concept Firefox vulnerability a “high severity” rating because an attacker can collect session information such as cookies and history, according to Mozilla security chief Window Snyder.
Snyder said the vulnerability will be patched with Firefox 2.0.0.12, which will be pushed out “shortly.”
On Jan. 22, Snyder confirmed a proof of concept [...]
Setting the Stage
Microsoft has released a self-analysis of Vista that proclaims among other things that Vista has less found vulnerabilities than any other OS in their first year. Written by a member of their Trustworthy Computing group, this report exhibits more spin than the teacup ride at Disney Land.
It’s an interesting way to get a [...]
What would life be without music? Given the proper codecs, in Linux you can play almost any digital audio format. Linux has many graphical applications that can do the job, such as Amarok, Rhythmbox, Audacious, and XMMS, all of which provide an intuitive user interface, playlist sorting, and various other options. But what if you [...]
There’s been quite a bit of buzz recently after it was announced that OpenOffice 3 was due in September. It seems, however, most people still aren’t aware of what’s in store..
Source: Venture Cake Blog Archive
Technorati Tags: OpenOffice, Open Source Software
You know YouTube now meet LinTube, A site that has linux related videos ,it has some nice looking videos so stop in and check it out. Videos for almost any linux question youmight have.
Check it Out
In a recent issue of Popular Mechanics, the main MythBuster Jamie Hyneman waxed eloquent about troublesome and downright irritating technology. He briefly recommend against Windows Vista and instead suggested Ubuntu. My opinion of him just went up another notch. Now if we could only find a way for them to disprove a myth with Linux/Windows [...]