Your child had been pestering you for that Linux mediacenter which he came across a few weeks back at the shopping mall and you promised to gift him on this birthday but all your plans went haywire af…

I'd say "FINALLY!". A tool that makes it easy for ordinary mortals to tweak their Ubuntu setup is now available for free! I have been helping people switch to Linux but have had some d…

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Tips are often little hacks that are passed on from one user to another. In this case, it is passed on from one admin to another, with hopes that it wi…

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We all hate waiting for systems to boot. I have grown acustom to either keeping my systems on 24×7 (not very green) or making my pot of tea AFTER I …

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 connected to the i…

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 thing or tw…

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 sum…

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…

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…

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 it specially with To…