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by Rom Feria on June 14, 2008
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, René Mansi Apple's Macbook Air started the multi-touch revolution in touch-pads on portable computers. Whilst you may think that it is no big deal, I'd say try...
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by Rom Feria on June 14, 2008
Ubuntu recently demoed their new Ubuntu Netbook Remix for small (ultra mobile/ultra portable) sub-notebook computers like the Asus Eee PC. Whilst it is not impossible to install Ubuntu's latest...
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by Rom Feria on March 13, 2008
I have featured FUSE, the open source file system in user space project, several times already. However, this is the first time I have found a way to automount FUSE file systems. For this to work,...
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by Rom Feria on February 29, 2008
Who doesn't like a speedy computer? Whilst there are quite a number of hacks to speed up your computer, here is *another* one that has a different approach. The tool is called preload, a daemon...
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by Rom Feria on January 26, 2008
Yesterday, a friend of mine mentioned his friend installing Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware and after a week of using it, ending up getting a Mac. Whilst this clearly violates the Mac OS X EULA but if...
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by Rom Feria on December 31, 2007
There is no denying the fact that open source software are the prime tools for hacking (and cracking). In this example, see how you can use Linux to eavesdrop on a conversation between someone using a...
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by Rom Feria on December 31, 2007
By default, most Linux distributions still retain its uber-geekiness by showing each and every detail of the boot process, e.g., what hardware are detected, services that are started, etc. Frankly, I...
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by Rom Feria on December 22, 2007
The first question is - why would you? Whilst the Mac OS X interface seems to have set the bar for one of the best user experiences, it is not the holy grail of user interfaces and this is coming......
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by Rom Feria on October 27, 2007
Who among us does not want to have a faster browsing experience? We all want our data to download as soon as possible but it can only be as fast as we can afford it to be. Unfortunately, bandwidth...
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by Rom Feria on October 27, 2007
Virtualization is one of the IN thing this year and Linux is no stranger to the technology. As companies provide various virtualization solutions, all their products attempt to provide the most...
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by Rom Feria on October 27, 2007
I admit that I am not brave enough to run Linux natively on my Macbook Pro, I run it as a guest OS. However, just like any other OS, it is possible to run Ubuntu natively on your Macbook. [image......
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by Rom Feria on October 11, 2007
I meant your Grub boot-loader. :) A few days ago, I directed you to a tip on "how to prioritize your boot sequence." This is useful specially if you have multiple kernels. However, once you...
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by Rom Feria on August 30, 2007
If you are like me who tried too many Linux distributions with too many different computer configurations, then you can relate when your new install fails to properly configure your GUI, i.e.,...
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by Rom Feria on August 18, 2007
We presented how you can automate jobs using cron and at before. However, what if you want to limit a particular task for a certain duration only - say, record an audio stream from 2AM to 3AM only...
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by Rom Feria on August 18, 2007
I remember having fun compiling the Linux kernel to enable experimental hardware support for some ATM cards. Funny thing is, I was successful in making it work. Heck, I was able to use Linux to...
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by Rom Feria on July 30, 2007
I have featured tutorials on how to install Compiz/Beryl before and here's another one for those who are using Ubuntu 7.04, NVidia graphics card and Gnome. I cannot wait to have this eye-candy...
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by Rom Feria on July 28, 2007
One of the things I love about my Macbook Pro is its Sleep mode (hibernate) - just close the lid and the system automagically saves the computer's state allowing for instant on when the lid is...
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by Rom Feria on July 21, 2007
Most current Linux distributions made it very easy to configure your graphical user interface, aka X Window System. However, the graphical tool to configure xorg.conf, the X11 config file, is not...
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by Rom Feria on July 13, 2007
We all know that Linux is far better than Windows XP and Vista. However, here's a couple of optimization tips that will blow Windows XP and Vista out of the water. Frankly, it makes sense. Linux,...
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by Rom Feria on July 07, 2007
One of Apple's upcoming operating system feature is called Time Machine. It is a fully eye-candied back-up utility that comes bundled, for free, with 10.5 a.k.a. Leopard. Whilst Time Machine is...
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by Rom Feria on July 06, 2007
Microsoft's Vista has a feature called ReadyBoost, that improves, hopefully, the performance of the computer with the addition of USB thumbdrives or HDD. Whilst the performance differs from each...
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by Rom Feria on June 25, 2007
Not to be accused of being too biased towards Ubuntu (which I am, btw), here's a feature on how you can create your own Linux distribution using the YaST tool that OpenSUSE has been using....
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