by Richard W | Oct 16, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Here’s an important news for VirtualBox users; a major version was released yesterday. Until yesterday, the mainline version was 4.2 for all systems. Version 4.3 is the latest mainline version and comes with many new features and performance improvements. If you’re...
by Richard W | Oct 15, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Whether you’re a new user or someone with deep knowledge working with Ubuntu and Windows, one thing that’s true is using Samba is the best way to share / access Ubuntu files from Windows. It’s also easy to setup and manage using many other third-party tools. For new...
by Richard W | Oct 12, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Security, Web, Wordpress
Whether you’re just starting out or a pro in online blogging, disaster strikes at anytime. Good bloggers will make sure their blogs are always accessible and always online. They put processes in place to recover quickly and easily after a disaster. When we’re talking...
by Richard W | Oct 12, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Many users from Windows find themselves stuck when starting out with Ubuntu. It’s a completely different from Windows and getting confortable with it may not be the easiest thing at first. Ubuntu is way different from Windows. The commands, the layout of the file...
by Richard W | Oct 11, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Security
When you compare Windows and Ubuntu, you’ll see that Windows has many advantages over Ubuntu and maybe Ubuntu has few over Windows as well. But one feature that stands out is the ability to restore your machine to a previous state. Windows has had this feature going...
by Richard W | Oct 10, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Web
For new users who are just starting out with Ubuntu and want to install Google Chrome browser, here’s the quickest way to do it. There are many ways to install Google Chrome in Ubuntu. Some prefer going directly to Google Chrome download page and getting the deb...
by Richard W | Oct 8, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
In a few weeks, Ubuntu 13.10 will be released and many folks will want to upgrade to the latest version. For new users who want to upgrade, this brief post will show you how to easily do it from Ubuntu 13.04 if you haven’t already done so. There are many ways to...
by Richard W | Oct 6, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Windows
Right out of the box, Windows 8 is configured to manage your system power consumptions in order to lower energy bills as well as improve laptop battery life. This can be done by automatically dimming the computer display screen, shutting down the hard drive, powering...
by Richard W | Oct 2, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Windows
There are many things that will make your computer run slower. Sometimes, all you need to do is make small changes to the way Windows operate to improve performance. Changes like deleting temporary data, empting the deleted items folder, and adjusting Windows’...
by Richard W | Oct 1, 2013 | Internet, Security, Web, Windows
If your computer is infected with spyware or other harmful programs, you should use spyware and antivirus scanners to find remove them. It can also be done manually via Windows’ add/remove program tool, but that’s not likely to work.. So how do you go about fixing...
