by Richard W | Oct 28, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Want to run Microsoft Office 2010 in Ubuntu 12.10? Well, this brief tutorial is going to show you how. In Linux systems, including Ubuntu if you want to run programs designed for Windows you must install and use Wine. Wine lets you run many Windows’ programs in...
by Richard W | Oct 6, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Here’s a quick tutorial that shows you how to dual boot Ubuntu 12.10 (Quantal Quetzal) and Windows 7. The thing about dual booting two OSs is that you can use both on the same computer without spending another dime for a different hardware. Another important...
by Richard W | Jul 17, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Skype has just released a fix for its software for multiple desktop clients, including Linux. This fix is designed to resolve the issues surrounding Skype crashing during IM sessions, and in some cases IM being delivered to a different contact. So, if you’re...
by Richard W | Jul 16, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
If you just got a new Windows 7 computer and Internet Explorer is your default web browser along with Bing, as your default search engine provider, then brief tutorial is going to show you how to change that. Bing is ok, but not as good as Google Search. So, this...
by Richard W | Jul 11, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
In Windows 7 there’s a feature called Offline Files which works with Sync Center to make network files and folders available offline when you’re not connected. This feature is cool when you want to access network resources while offline. It is enabled by...
by Richard W | Jul 11, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Windows
Recently, it’s been a pain trying to delete old snapshots of my Ubuntu guest machines using VirtualBox. It turns out that VirtualBox creates a second VDI image when you create snapshots and deleting that snapshot to revert changes to the Ubuntu guest machine...
