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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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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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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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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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 [...]
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Carolyn’s note: <CRLF> just means hit return. In case you can’t see that little period between the <CRLF>s, what you do to end composing your email is to hit enter, type a period, then hit enter again. Anyhow, try typing: This is a test. . 250 Requested mail action okay, completed quit 221 <techbroker.com> Service [...]
Continue reading →The simplest use of telnet is to log into a remote computer. Give the command: C:/>telnet targetcomputer.com (substituting the name of the computer you want to telnet into for targetcomputer.com) If this computer is set up to let people log into accounts, you may get the message: login: Type your user name here, making sure [...]
Continue reading →The Magic of DOS In this guide you will learn how to telnet, forge email, and use nslookup with Windows XP. The key to doing amazing things with XP is as simple as D O S. Yes, that’s right, DOS as in MS-DOS, as in MicroSoft Disk Operating System. Windows XP (as well as NT [...]
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