Every day I sit at my computer and open two browsers: Firefox and Internet Explorer (first 6, then 7 and, as of late, . "Why do I do that?" I've often asked myself. It's been going on for years. I maintain two separate "browser lives," in a sense. Let's take a look at some of the features that they each have.

If you followed my recent video tutorial on enabling Ubuntu/GNOME's Tracker search tool, you should now be enjoying the ability to search the files on your system. During a recent upgrade to Ubuntu 9.04, which was recently released, I found that the Tracker search tool index had become corrupted. I tried to tell Tracker to rebuild the index, but experienced some weird issues.

Sugar Labs has launched a beta version of its Sugar Learning interface designed to run directly from a USB memory stick.

The goal is to create a backup that will provide a server which has been replicated to act as a replacement if the original server goes down. This example is assuming exact same hardware and two servers on the same network.

Linux comes packed with some pretty powerful tools. Here is a list of what I consider to be the powerhouse programs of Linux and some common usage for each.

In my previous posts I looked at the "The Top 5 Benefits a CIO Should Look For with Open Source" and "The Top 5 FUD Myths used against Open Source". This post looks at 5 practical tips to get the most out of open source.

It often gets me when a lot of people say there are no good Linux Games. That depends on what you consider “good” in the first place. I did a little hunting and testing, and came up with what I thought the Top 10 Linux games were to me.

I was recently looking for an Avant Window Navigator replacement and tried out most of the docks out there. And then i saw that Cairo Dock, which wasn't near one of the best has a new version only downloadable on it's website and after trying it, i was amazed.