by Richard W | Jan 11, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
A stable version of DropBox was recently released which fixes some issues, including web login not working in certain cases, finder overlays not updating on Snow Leopards, Lion and Mountain Lion. Besides fixing bugs, new features were also added, including new icons...
by Richard W | Jan 9, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Windows
Microsoft has recently announced that it’s retiring Windows Live Messenger on March 15, 2013 around the world and is encouraging users to switch to Skype. As part of Windows Essential suite, it is one of the most popular IM client on the Internet, and has been the...
by Richard W | Jan 8, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Web
Mozilla has just released the latest version of Firefox browser for Windows, Mac, Linux and Android devices. As expected, it was released with the IonMonkey JavaScript complier which it says provides faster JavaScript performance for web games and other long lived web...
by Richard W | Jan 7, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
Few days ago we showed you how to create encrypted directories and folders in Ubuntu 12.10 using EncFS. We told you that EncFS uses FUSE library and Linux kernel modules to provide the filesystem without special requiring permissions. To read our previous post on this...
by Richard W | Jan 7, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Mechanig, another Ubuntu Unity configuration / customization tool has just been released, and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install and use it to configure hidden settings in Ubuntu. Many users still don’t know where some important settings are in...
by Richard W | Jan 5, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
Don’t remember your password to sign into Ubuntu anymore? Well, you’re in luck because this brief tutorial is going to show you how to use Ubuntu recovery mode to sign with limited system’s service and unlock your account, change your password and your username. It’s...
