Basically anything you will want to do in terms of media is available through Mythbuntu. Once I hooked it up to my network I immediately had movie, music, etc. off the Internet. I cannot emphasize how easy to set up it was.
Read more »OpenOffice.org Tip - Automatically Number Headings
Using the built-in heading styles in your Writer document means that OOo can handle the styling automatically for you and also you can generate tables of contents and more with the built-in tools. Note that this tip assumes that all your headings are set up in this way.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Another Simple Scriptlet To Make The Unix And Linux CLI More User Friendly
An easy way to keep track of user groups in passwd to cap off the business week.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Blown Away by Ubuntu!
I’ve been working on Windows computers for nearly two decades and have never been compelled to use anything else. But a recent experience with something called Linux Ubuntu has turned my computer world view on its head!
Read more »- Login to post comments
A few good reasons to switch to Ubuntu
Here’s a list of a few of the reasons I think you might want to take a look at Ubuntu. Thanks to the Ubuntu UK Podcast episode 10 for originally inspiring this post.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Linux And Martial Arts Humor - Linus Torvalds Vs. Chuck Norris
Not another celebrity death match... more of a war of other people's words ;)
Read more »- Login to post comments
Teeworlds - multiplayer game for Linux and Windows
Teeworlds game resembles a bit with worms (design) but it’s more of a mini shooter game. You can play it on the internet, on LAN, and set up your own server. I like it because you can play with people using Windows, from your Linux OS computer.
Read more »- Login to post comments
What is Linux and why is it so popular?
Linux is a version of the UNIX operating system that has become very popular over the last several years.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Ubuntu 8.10 Uncomplicated Firewall GUI
The UFW has a GUI front end that you can add to it to provide an “easier” method of working with the firewall. You will see that it will be installed and available using System/Adminstration/Firewall administration. The interface is set up for several different options.
Read more »A primer on switching from Windows to Linux
What's involved in a switch from Windows to Linux? An editor and a couple of readers posed that question after last week's column. Given the proliferation of cheap Linux-based "netbooks" it is worth a systematic look.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Quick And Easy Local Filesystem Troubleshooting For SUSE Linux
How to figure out if your local filesystem is the thing that's giving you heartburn today ;)
Read more »- Login to post comments
Guide to Ubuntu Linux for Windows Users
Going through hard financial times; who isn't? As you may already know, you can use free operating systems (OSs) and software applications, provided by the Linux open source community.
Read more »- Login to post comments
Dealing With "Argument list too long" Errors on Linux and Unix
Just dealing with the OS error message. This post has nothing whatsoever to do with marriage ;)
Read more »- Login to post comments
Bash Script To Find Free Online Fiction and Non-Fiction Books
We spent so much time scripting out TV, it's time to get some online reading in ;)
Read more »- Login to post comments
What to Expect From Linux as a New User
Meeting Linux for the first time can be a puzzling experience for new users. Here's a short article about what a Windows user has to expect from the operating system.
Read more »- Login to post comments