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In theory, any computer running Linux can be custom-built and tweaked down to the very last bit. In reality, a first-time Linux user wants to grab an install CD, get a working desktop, and do their own thing from there. Lots of Linux distributions make...
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I’m not a big fan of reaching for conclusions and unjustified criticism when it comes to tech journalism, because I see it way too often. But although I have no solid...
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The PC — once the gold standard for videogaming enthusiasts — has fallen from grace. As each successive console generation provides gamers with options that...
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Last year, curious over the hype that was flooding the internet in the wake of the release of Windows Vista, I decided to turn masochist and inflict a 14-day Vista...
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Microsoft are poised to launch a new $USD 300 million advertising campaign this week, starring comedian Jerry Seinfeld among others. The marketing types responsible are...
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When Windows Vista was first introduced, it came with a powerful defense against pirating. In fact, it was so powerful that paying customers complained when it...
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The Windows version of Pwnage, the iPhone 2.0 jailbreak and unlock software for iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch, is out now.
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Microsoft has announced plans to kill off Windows for Workgroups (WFW) 3.11 just weeks after ending the sale of Windows XP to consumers.
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Windows Vista debuted to muffled applause, followed by lackluster sales. Up until June 30, cash-strapped businesses looking to avoid the cost of upgrading to new...
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No, they shouldn’t. At first glance the decision to open links in new windows or not depends on the given site and the preferences of its visitors. Visitors of the...
made popular Jul 4 2008
Here is a simple change in settings to stop that dialog that comes up everytime something goes wrong with your computer.
Open Control Panel
Click on Performance and...
made popular Jun 18 2008
If some of you lead a second life, then this might help you out. This might also help though people who are always paranoid about registering for anything. But you...
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Here are a couple ways to delete files that otherwise won’t delete.
Click Start
Click Run
Open Command Prompt (type cmd)
Open C Directory (Type: cd c:\...
made popular Jun 16 2008
If you have managed to screw up internet explorer some how, and are certain it isn’t a virus or anything third party then here is a fix.
Click Start
Click Run...
made popular Jun 16 2008
I know this kind of stuff is over posted, but I didn’t find it here on Instablogs, so I decided to share it for those who might want to try it out.
1) Click...
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If you are currently using more than one partition then this might help you if you put programs in something other than your default installation/download C Drive.
1)...
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If you are looking for any possible hidden files on your computer, you can use this simple command to help find some.
1) Click Start
2) Click Run (Type: cmd)
3) In...
made popular Jun 16 2008
Despite the fact that most of you prefer XP to Vista and would rather Microsoft extended XP’s shelf-life, several new and improved features available in Vista...
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“To err is human,” the old joke goes. “But to really mess things up requires a computer.” Even when Windows routinely gives you the Blue Screen...
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Likewise Open, recently released by Likewise Software, is an Open Source offering that provides fast and easy integration of Linux, UNIX and Mac systems.
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A week into the release of Windows Service Pack 3, Microsoft Chief Steve Ballmer is saying the company could re-consider phasing out of its most widely-used operating...
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Last week marked the release of GNOME 2.24. Those who already use GNOME will appreciate the new additions, but there’s nothing compelling enough in the new...
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I am bored. Bored of the word “innovation”, and the way it is bandied about by every tech vendor. I don’t know how they keep straight faces, maybe...
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Last year, curious over the hype that was flooding the internet in the wake of the release of Windows Vista, I decided to turn masochist and inflict a 14-day Vista...
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Microsoft are poised to launch a new $USD 300 million advertising campaign this week, starring comedian Jerry Seinfeld among others. The marketing types responsible are...
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Even though the data is apparently a bit screwy, I was still really proud to see Utah emerge as the top state for
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Since the Chinese government began supporting domestic open source communities in 2005, hundreds of thousands of young people in the world’s most populous country...
made popular Aug 16 2008
Microsoft’s new operating system research project is mysteriously named “Midori”. But why?
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instructions elsewhere on the internet, and also probably because of the rise of small laptops like the Asus Eee, which don’t come with any kind of CD/DVD drive.
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Mark Shuttleworth, the founder of Canonical, which maintains the Ubuntu desktop Linux distribution, said he doubts Microsoft would file a suit against a free software...
made popular Jul 27 2008
Since version 2 came out in 2005, Google Desktop for Windows has included a sidebar that users can fill with screen gadgets, but the Linux version (version 1, from June...
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While iPhones are still making headlines, the mobile industry has already started talking about introducing the next-generation mobile consumer experience: the Linux...
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Below is a very useful command on Linux or Unix to watch your MySql Connection.
watch -n1 mysqladmin proc stat
it will help you know about your MySql real things...
made popular Jul 11 2008
Windows Vista debuted to muffled applause, followed by lackluster sales. Up until June 30, cash-strapped businesses looking to avoid the cost of upgrading to new...
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The Samba Team is proud to announce the release of Samba 3.2, a major new release of the award-winning Free Software file and print server suite for Microsoft Windows...
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I just read Louis Gray’s post titled “On the Web, If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying.” It gave me a chilling realization about web services. Like everything...
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We Linux folk are the reliable early adopters of innovative applications like Skype who have done a disproportionate amount of work to make it popular. The gift horse...
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For some reason beyond me, Linux is almost synonymous with “anti-sex”. I still don’t fully understand from where this notion came from. While I admit that there...
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IBM announced the completion of a one-petaflop supercomputer that runs Red Hat Linux. Twice as fast as the previous record-setter, the IBM Blue Gene, the Roadrunner...
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The world\’s top handset maker Nokia Oyj expects the role of the Linux operating system in its product portfolio to increase as the role of its Internet-focused...
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