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 Continue reading
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, Continue reading
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 Continue reading
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 Continue reading
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 Continue reading
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”.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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 Continue reading
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 Continue reading New linux users must have noticed this. There are antivirus available in the repos. You might question, “But wasn’t I promised that linux is virus free? That was an important reason for me to switch from Windows to Linux.” Well the hard truth is Linux does have it’s own category of viruses. But, the part Continue reading I am more inclined towards website development rather than coding. Of course I will be practicing coding in a few days. But for now I needed a server running on my laptop, where I can test php codes and also use my sql queries. By the way I am running my laptop on Ubuntu. So Continue reading How to remove one of the OS from linux boot loader(grub) and access it covertly… Cool Hack…
You don’t need any software to download you tube videos in Linux… Just follow these steps and enjoy the flvs 
(Ubuntu feisty vs PCLinuxOS 2007) Hello guys… I am one of Linux enthusiast like you people, and have used almost all major Linux distros in past.Currently I triple boot Windows XP/Ubuntu Feisty /PCLinuxOS 2007.I am very impressed with PCLOS 2k7, even more than i was with Ubuntu. So i though why not write something which Continue reading
You can display any web page free of any browser baggage using this simple hack. So Finally Here’s the Complete Tutorial for your alternative sify client for linux which has been tested on both debian and rpm based systems…
Ubuntu Hardy heron stable version is now available for download. I’m downloading it now, will be back with the review very soon. You can download it here Download Ubuntu 8.04
Are you going to try the stable release of Ubuntu hardy heron on its first day?? I guess there are many Ubuntu lovers like me waiting for the stable release. I’m using the alpha release now. I must say that Ubuntu 8.04 is really awesome.I love the graphics and the sound quality is too good Continue reading On April 6, 2008, A new version of gOS, called gOS 2.9 “Space” was launched, this version is intended for the gPCmini, and especially geared towards MySpace users and is based on Compiz fusion, Gnome, and the Avant Window Navigator dock manager, but it also uses E17 code. It has a Dock with a “stack” Continue reading
The objective is to have a gnome terminal running as the desktop background, right above the actual background image, that won’t be displayed by the statusbar or ticker. It should look something like this: Full transparency or Semi-transparent with shadows (using Xgl) Ok, lets get started… 1) Download devilspie Code: sudo apt-get install devilspie 2) Continue reading
If you want to restore Windows Bootloader and for some reason cannot use the windows installation cd, there is a simple way to do it: NOTE: make sure you have internet working. 1) Boot with Ubuntu Live CD or Linux Mint Live CD 2) On the terminal: sudo apt-get install ms-sys then ms-sys –mbr /dev/hdX Continue reading
I always wanted to try Linux, and taste the pride in using this open source operating system. I tried Fedora and Elive before but had a tough time finding the drivers for my laptop, so i had to give up. Yesterday my friend Keshav showed me few videos of Ubuntu . They were too cool, Continue reading
A walk through the installation of windows xp and the gos on your computer. Step 1:First download the gOS image from this page and burn it onto a cd Step 2:You require a minimum of 2 partitions one for XP and the other for gOS do not create a partition for gOS now leave the Continue reading
Hi friends did any of you try this new operating system? The screen shots look great. They say that 2000 people downloaded it within the 2 hours of release :O. I’m Going to try it this week and post a review. You can download it here. Download If any of you are already using it Continue reading
If you dual boot with Windows and Linux, and have data spread across different partitions on Linux and Windows, you should be really in for some issues. It happens so sometimes you need to access your files on Linux partitions from Windows, and you realize it isn’t possible easily. Not really, with these tools in Continue reading