If you've ever asked for help with your Windows computer that won't boot anymore, you've probably been told to "Backup all your data and then reinstall"… but if you can't boot, how can you get to your data? That's the question we'll be answering today.
Read more »Use Ubuntu Live CD to Backup Files from Your Dead Windows Computer
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Change Boot-up options in Ubuntu
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I was searching the web for a way that i could change the default boot-up screen of Ubuntu, because lets face it Ubuntu’s boot up screen isn’t the most pretty thing. I came across an application called Start-up manager, which not only allows me to change my boot-up screen but allows me to do a ton of other things.
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Java Sound & Music Software for Linux, Part 2
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In this second part of my survey I list and briefly describe some of the Java sound and music applications known to work under Linux. Java applications show up in almost every category found at linux-sound.org and the Applications Database at linuxaudio.org.
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5 Cool Apps to Make the Linux Terminal More Productive
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If you work on Linux you’ll know that the command line is the way to go (in some cases at least). If you are in GUI mode than you can access the command line via the Terminal. Here are some applications/utilities that will transform your command line experience.
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Long-lost Click: Wolvix again
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Finding my long-lost Wolvix post got me itching to run it again. I haven't had it on the $0 Laptop (Gateway Solo 1450) in some time. It did a good job there, but I wasn't able to turn off the annoying tap-to-click feature on the laptop's Alps touchpad, and I've been pretty happy with how Debian Lenny is doing that and more, so my use of Wolvix has dropped quite a bit.
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Bordeaux 1.6 beta 1 for FreeBSD and PC-BSD
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Over the past month we have made some major progress on the BSD port of Bordeaux. Bordeaux for FreeBSD now has a .sh installer, the same one that we use on Linux, so you will need to have py-gtk installed for the installer to work properly.
Read more »Sometimes it's the little things that make me go "wow"
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I love KDE4 and its look and feel, and am constantly amazed at how it works. But the one thing that made my jaw drop was a relatively simple feature I discovered while using Konqueror the other day.
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Emacs 22.3 released; emacs-snapshot packages for Ubuntu
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"You may know that Romain Francoise maintains a repository with emacs-snapshot packages for Debian updated weekly. Well, what about Ubuntu users? ..."
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Look Ma, No Terminal!
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A common misconception with Linux is that you have to know how to use the terminal in order for you to use linux. The fact is you won’t have to use the linux terminal more than you would use CMD in Windows or the terminal in Mac OSX.
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The First Three Netbooks To Consider
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Wading through the numerous netbooks available today can be challenging, so you might want to at least start with this list of the first three netbooks to consider. There are selected because they have all been fairly well received and, more importantly, all have some feature that distinguishes them from the crowd.
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5 Great iTunes Replacements for Managing iPod in Linux
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We all love the iPod, but sadly, Apple is still not kind enough to provide an iPod manager for those of us who use Linux. However, this is not really a big issue nowadays as there are other means to manage your iPod under Linux. Thanks to these excellent free and open source media players that are certified to handle your iPod the way iTunes can.
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CodeWeavers Releases Chrome Package for Linux
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CodeWeavers, a company which sells a proprietary version of Wine, has released an easily installable package for running Google Chrome on Linux. CrossOver Chromium is a modified version of Chromium (the open source code which runs Google Chrome) combined with CodeWeaver's modified version of Wine.
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How to use Magic System Request Keys in Ubuntu Linux
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The magic SysRq keys are key combinations within the Linux kernel that allows the user to perform various low level commands regardless of the system's state, except during kernel panics or freezes. It is often used to recover from X-Server freezes, or to reboot a computer without corrupting the filesystem.
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Rhythmbox, Gnome music awesomeness
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Amarok sure inspires a lot of KDE-envy for Gnome users. Unfortunately, it doesn't fit in well in Gnome: it's written for a different desktop environment, uses a whole different toolkit, and requires a lot of extra libraries to run. Luckily, there's a great Gnome-based alternative: Rhythmbox.
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VMware: REAL Write Once, Run Anywhere
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VMware yesterday unveiled a series of solutions yesterday--its Virtual Datacenter OS and related products--that I personally believe are a gigantic advance not just for IT administrators, but for software developers and testers too. And that's just the beginning.
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