Monthly Archives: July 2007

More Compiz Howto Goodness

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Peter Loshin

How to: Enable compiz-fusion in Ubuntu Feisty is yet another alternative instructional to check out if you think you’re ready for the awesome graphical awesomeness of Compiz. Sure, it’s Ubuntu-specific, but there’s nothing wrong with that.

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Linux Security Issues

Posted on July 28, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Another place holder for a new article/page: Security is a huge new topic, especially (IMO) in terms of things like encrypting personal emails. Because that would help a lot of people who get screwed over by filters and snoops (like … Continue reading →

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Backing up Installed Applications

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Create backup of installed packages using APTonCD from Only Ubuntu Linux, for, you guessed it, stuff about Ubuntu. Why bother? Because after you’ve installed a bunch of applications on your PC, it becomes a hassle to have to re-install those … Continue reading →

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Miro: Open Source TV/Video Player

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Miro is the new name for the old Democracy Player, now that it’s ready for prime-time with a 1.0 release. It’s a "free, open source internet tv and video player", and about time, too. Finally, you should be able to … Continue reading →

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Linux is not Windows, redux

Posted on July 20, 2007 by Peter Loshin

If you must have Windows compatibility and zero learning curve with a new OS, you should just re-install your current version of Windows. Because Linux may let you do all you can do with Windows (or more, or less, or … Continue reading →

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HowtoForge: The Source for Howto Do its

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Linux "howto’s", brief articles that tell you how to do some particular thing, have been around for almost as long as Linux. Now that Linux is mainstream, bloggers around the world are sharing their knowledge about how to do thing … Continue reading →

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Linux Performance Tuning

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Peter Loshin

If you’re interested in tweaking your system, check out A three-pronged attack on performance, an article by Uruguyan systems engineer Federico Kereki, and posted on the ultimate Linux portal, Linux.com. Chances are good that whatever your hardware, Linux will run … Continue reading →

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Linux Distro Chooser

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Not sure which Linux distribution is for you? Here’s the polishlinux.org Linux Distro Chooser. Answer ten questions, get five suggestions for Linux distributions that just may meet your needs. Polishlinux.org is another nice portal/blog site, with articles geared toward new … Continue reading →

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bash Tutorial

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Peter Loshin

If you want to become a Linux power-user, you need to know how to do bash scripting. You could go out and buy a book about it, but there are plenty of resources online for learning, including this bash tutorial. … Continue reading →

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Introduction to the Command Line

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Have you seen the Free Software Magazine? It’s a nice "free online magazine about free software", and a good place to get some how-to advice. In particular, there a handy pair of articles about the Linux command line: A beginner’s … Continue reading →

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