Archive for the 'How-To' Category

3rd July Comments

Create Thumbnails in Linux

Posted on July 3rd, 2008 at 9:25 am

Well as if there are not enough how-to’s out there here comes another one folks. I was asked the other day how can I make thumbnails in Linux. Well binky here is the fast way to start. You can change the .png to .jpg or what ever it is that you need and it is [...]

21st May Comments

Customize Vista Open/Save Shortcuts

Posted on May 21st, 2008 at 4:50 am

Whenever you open or save a file in Windows Vista, you typically get the standard dialog box which has shortcut locations on the left side. You can easily customize these locations to add or remove locations to best suit your needs. Here is how:
1. Open a dialog box (either a Save As [...]

7th May Comments

10 dumb things users do that can mess up their computers

Posted on May 7th, 2008 at 12:51 pm

Users find plenty of ways to run into trouble, from gunking up their system with shareware to leaving it exposed to attackers to forgetting about using surge protectors. Share this list with your own users so they can sidestep preventable problems like these.
Technology may be changing at a lightning-fast pace, but one thing remains constant: [...]

19th April Comments

Backup Your Flickr Photos With Flickrfs

Posted on April 19th, 2008 at 6:19 am

What’s Flickr doing to you now?
Pondering a possible purchase at the hands of Microsoft? Threatening to add more features like support 90-second video clips? Withholding those free doughnuts you were promised?
Sounds like now might be a good time to make a backup of you Flickr images. Actually, even without the paranoia of a Microsoft takeover [...]

28th March Comments

Creating a Home Inventory with F-Spot (video)

Posted on March 28th, 2008 at 5:08 am

 
With fires, thefts, and natural disasters it is a good idea to have a home inventory. In this video I am going to show you how to inventory your house using a digital camera and F-Spot on a Linux desktop.
 

Creating a Home Inventory with F-Spot (video)

25th March Comments

End-to-end video podcast production with Kino and FFmpeg

Posted on March 25th, 2008 at 4:52 pm

Producing a video podcast entirely on Linux is not only possible but fairly easy to do. This article outlines the steps you can take to make a video podcast entirely on Linux, as I do.
Creating a podcast takes three steps:
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22nd February Comments

Tutorial: Webcams in Linux, Part 1

Posted on February 22nd, 2008 at 5:47 am

 
Webcams are everywhere these days: they’re standard on a lot of laptops, LCD monitors are starting to incorporate them, and decent standalone USB webcams can be had for less than $40. In this two-part series we’ll set up a Webcam on Linux, and then use it to perform a number of amazing and fun tasks. [...]

18th February Comments

Five must-have apps for a new Linux install

Posted on February 18th, 2008 at 5:50 am

 
I tend to hammer my Ubuntu laptop. Running a website like Tectonic means I am constantly installing new applications to try them out. Many of which I later have to remove or lie forgotten on the hard disk until I start to wonder where the +40GB of free hard disk space went to. And when [...]

18th February Comments

Design better Web pages with Firefox extensions

Posted on February 18th, 2008 at 5:45 am

 
If you’ve ever tried to create or edit a Web page, you know that getting the little details just right can sometimes take a long time. Here are a few Firefox extensions you can add to your toolbox that will help you measure images, align objects on your page, and capture colors quickly and easily. [...]

13th February Comments

Five fun ways to use a Linux webcam

Posted on February 13th, 2008 at 5:37 am

 
So you just set up a Linux-compatible webcam. You’ve tested it with Kopete, and you can send images on MSN and Yahoo! Now what? Here are some fun things you can try.
Finally some more uses for webcams outside of porn shots, not that,that is bad but a couple of these sound like fun, Baldy

Five [...]