There are a lot of Linux distros out there today, anybody who is new will get easily confused on which one to choose.After using a few distros ourselves, we have found that each distro has its own advantages and disadvantages.Depending upon the ease of use, ability to customize and other features , we have selected [...]
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As a Windows and Ubuntu user I love free softwares. On Ubuntu almost every software is available for free but when it comes to Windows there are not many good ones available. Here is a list of some free open source softwares for Windows that are helpful in browsing the internet, editing documents, managing files, [...]
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Here’s another NEWS for the most buzzed words this month- MeeGo and Nokia N9! When already a few people have limited MeeGo’s scope with Nokia’s N9, there are few others who are discovering opportunities with this new platform and its ecosystem. According to the latest reports a high-performance Android emulator named “Alien Dalvik” will be [...]
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You heard that right! Nokia has finally unveiled its controversial Operating System with the new 1 GHz powered Nokia N9 smartphone. Here, I present you with the most in-depth coverage of Nokia N9 and MeeGo. MeeGo is a cross bread Mobile Operating System which was produced by mating Nokia’s Maemo and Intel’s Moblin software platforms [...]
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How to backup your data when your windows crashed?? It happens to me,i have some blue screen error on my Desktop PC and my windows is not loading.I tried detaching and attaching my hard disks and RAM but still the same blue screen. OMG..My PC has my collection of over 250GBs of games and movie..!!What [...]
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There, you got all the inspirations from the web and your friends and have now Linux proudly running on your system. (Linux is the kernel, ya ya I know you got it). Your friend approaches you to help him get rid of the virus in his USB drive. And you are proud you are of help in terminating viruses with ease, thanks to Linux’s security. And he asks you to do a favor. To rename the USB drive label to his name, from the name “disk”.
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For those of you coming from windows backgrounds, the way the linux filesystem is laid out may seem confusing at first glance…. but that is where this article comes in !
The first thing you should know when working with linux, is that everything is treated as either a file or directory. Yeap thats right, even hardware is considered a file by linux, and, speaking of hardware… all your hardware devices are located in the /dev directory, but more on that later.
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In windows XP, you would most probably use DVD/CD burning software such as Nero or DeepBurner to make iso images, and software like alcohol 120% or daemon tools to mount the images.
In linux, you can use the commandline to both make and mount iso images.
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Although linux-based operating systems are considerably safer when compared to Windows and Mac OSX, there are still steps that you can take to ensure that your linux box stays safe and protected. In this post I will illustrate a few techniques you can use to keep your machine locked down tight.
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Most people look at Distros like Ubuntu and Fedora and Slackware and call them “Linux”. When these distros boot up and get into a GUI environment, people call the GUI linux as well.
But…..That is not true!
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This tutorial will teach you how to create a bootable windows XP/windows 7/ubuntu(any linux) pen drive and install XP/ubuntu(any linux) using this bootable pen drive. Why would anyone want to install Windows XP from a pen drive?? May be their CD drive isn’t working properly like mine, or They don’t want to waste money on [...]
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Are you thinking of trying out Linux? Fed up of everyday battles with Virus and Antivirus? Wanna give this open sourced free software a try? Well then this post is exclusively for you.An insight into what you shall find here. Which one to select? What more do I need? What should I know? What about [...]
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