© woallance3 One Manila Bulletin reader sent me a question oin how to update his stand-alone Linux box. My suggestion was to use AptOnCD but it requires that you have another Linux box that is...
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© Claudecf There are things that we often take for granted, such as installing applications, relying on our crossed-fingers that it won't bork our Linux installation. Each of us probably have a...
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After you have installed or upgraded your Ubuntu and restored your user data, there are still lots of things to do. Tom of TomBuntu fame outlines his top 10 tips for new upgrades or installs. To...
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Sharing data between Mac OS X and Linux is easy if you are using Parallels Desktop or VMWare Fusion or any other virtualization software. However, if you prefer pushing the pedal to the metal, so to...
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System boot-up, specially with Linux, is often spent whilst making coffee. More often than not, it takes a minute to have the system up and running, i.e., ready for abuse. So, any tip on how to speed...
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Did I mention how cool KDE4 is? Yes, it is cool! I also thought of using it on an Asus Eee PC but was surprised that it runs on the Eee PC (see video)! Now, I am excited to try......
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I accidentally found this short and concise tutorial on how to setup your wifi using the command-line interface. You may think that the GUI tool definitely makes it easier but I do not agree with you...
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Whilst it is definitely not an Apple invention, Dashboard Widgets surely added another way for Mac users to summon and hide small utilities with a click of a button. Widgets have become popular that...
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To some of our readers, this is plain basic but to readers who are just starting to learn Unix/Linux, knowing what the cryptic numbers beside each file name means is new. In my freshman computing...
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There are times when you want to execute an application on the command-line without interrupting the most recent process or application that is running. Whilst this is very basic, I find that n00bs...
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by mateusz on November 19, 2007
Last time I blogged about a very useful feature in bash - a for loop. Here comes the second part. We will take care of batch file renaming this time. With couple of additional, standard tools, you can...
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by mateusz on October 23, 2007
Hello, my name is Mateusz and I am one of the IT guys behind Creative Weblogging. I will start a new mini-series here on this blog writing once in a while about interesting "hacks" or...
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