January 27th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips
Getting ready to set up a dual-boot system on any computer can be more than a little intimidating. You have to either re-partition your entire computer, or at least resize an existing partition, if you want your two (or more) operating systems installed side-by-side. With the advent of Wubi, it’s possible to install Ubuntu inside [...]
January 26th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To
In case you’re interested, there are currently more than half a million Harry Potter Fan Fiction stories available on fanfiction.net. What is fan fiction? Simply put, it’s when someone sits down to write a story using characters someone else has created. There are fan fiction stories available for Twilight, Star Wars, X-Men, Lord Of The [...]
January 25th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To, Linux Tips
As more and more users have multiple operating systems installed, it becomes a smart move looking for programs that work on all of these platforms. Say, for instance, an individual has Windows, Mac OS X and Linux installed on the same computer. Instead of having Internet Explorer, Safari and Epiphany as your web browsers, why [...]
January 24th, 2012 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Linux Tips
Shutter is a very useful screenshot program for Linux. If you’ve used Shutter in another Linux distribution such as Ubuntu and was wondering if it would work in Linux Mint 12, the answer is yes. It’s also very easy to install. We will show you three ways of installing Shutter in Linux Mint 12. Using [...]
January 23rd, 2012 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Linux Tips
The list of programs in Startup Applications is very short in Linux Mint 12. These are programs that automatically start when you boot into the system. Most of the programs are now hidden by default. However, it is easy to show all the startup applications. You can view the Startup Applications by selecting Other | [...]
January 22nd, 2012 by Lori Kaufman | File in: Windows 7
When you save a file in a program and you don’t manually change the folder, the file ends up in My Documents by default. What if you want most files to be saved to a different folder without having to navigate to it every time? We’ve written about how to change the default save location [...]
January 21st, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To, Linux Tips
In Linux, there are many instances where one program will need to use an external program in order to perform a job. Say, for instance, you are using FTP, and want to edit a text file on a remote server. You likely have a few different text editors installed on your computer, such as vim, [...]
January 20th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: How-To, Windows 7
For many computer users who have complaints about their ISP’s Internet speed, one factor they may not be considering is the quality of their ISP’s DNS servers. DNS stands for Domain Name Servers, and is what your web browser uses to convert the web address you type into the URL bar of the browser into [...]
January 18th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips
Modern computers are very configurable. There are control panels for monitor settings (screen orientation and resolution), control panels for wi-fi, control panels for Bluetooth, and for laptops you’ll find control panels for power management. It’s nice to have those settings at your fingertips, but unfortunately, the more you add to your panel, the more crowded [...]
January 17th, 2012 by Eric Fleming | File in: Linux Tips
In a previous article, we detailed how to use the tar command to create archives. While tar is a very common compression scheme for Linux, it isn’t nearly as popular for Windows and Mac OS X users, who will find most of their archives created using the zip format. It’s easy to use Zip (to [...]
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