Last week I got an invitation to try out the Ubuntu One beta software synchronizing software which was released by Canonical a few weeks back. I used it in Ubuntu 9.04 and Super OS respectively, and it worked out without any problems. Since I was very impressed with Linux Mint 7 ‘s performance in the …
I have tried a lot of Ubuntu derivaties and a lot of ubuntu remastered editions starting from ulite,artistx , ultimate edition to super os but somehow entirely missed Linux Mint . I have had read about good reviews in the past about it but I never really gave it a thought. Things changed when I …
Linux Mint 7 == Ubuntu 9.04 + hasslefree goodies !! Read More »
Last week when I opened my Zattoo player, I got a popup saying a new version is available for download. To my surprise,this is what I saw when I went to upgrade my existing zattoo player. Zattoo player for Linux no more? And what kind of browser based viewer are they experimenting on? Or is …
This wordpress installation was a nightmare! But actually most of it was my fault. I did not look at the right places.Plus i had no clue of how to go about with LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP). However, found some great posts lying around on the web, installed it and then it was ready to …
Most of us who use Gnome, use Nautilus as the file manager. It is a very powerful file manager we all know about it. It gives a user a lot of flexibility to customize the way we want to use it. But at one point where Nautilus gets confusing is when we try to access …
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There are a lot of distributions that have been based off Ubuntu and also, a number of remastered editions of Ubuntu. These remastered editions fall short of being a seperate distribution as new version is made only after a new Ubuntu version is released.I have been trying a few of them to see which one …
During this time of recession, when people are struggling to keep expenses at check , lets see how linux can cut down household expenses. For a normal home user … Prices you incur when you buy a windows pc…( please feel free to convert the currency according to ur country) Normal services: WindowsVista home premium: …
Very often I have heard my friends say that their computer has become very slow and unresponsive. Some of my friends expressed their grief on how they lost their precious pictures and files to the deadly virus that ate the files up! Well , this is an everyday affair for the average windows user. Their …
I had been trying to remote control my friend’s pcs for a long time after I started using ubuntu but all my attempts went in vain while trying to use vnc viewer. somehow i am still unable to connect to other vnc clients in either windows or ubuntu over the internet. I know it can …
