by Richard W | May 15, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
Here’s one feature Windows users probably already know about – using Disk Cleanup, Windows user can reduce the number of unnecessary files on their hard drive to free up disk space and improve performance. This feature has been there since Windows XP and it’s great to...
by Richard W | May 14, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Web, Windows
Firefox Web Browser was updated to version 21.0 today and chances are you’re not currently running it. The latest version brings support for more social provider for its Social APIs. Some providers you can now add to Firefox include Cliqz, Mixi, msnNOW and others....
by Richard W | May 14, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
How can one find out his/her system’s information in using Ubuntu? This question came in yesterday from one of our readers. She wanted to know if it was possible for her to view her system’s information like what you have in Windows that shows you the size of your...
by Richard W | May 13, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
Manually running the same tasks over and over again with your computer can be tiring and sometimes boring. That’s why some programs and tools were created by system administrators to automate repetitive tasks. For example, remembering to shutdown your computer every...
by Richard W | May 9, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Here’s the hottest new about Ubuntu today if you haven’t already heard. Support for Ubuntu 10.04 and 11.10 along with 8.04 Server edition have reached their end of life. All version of 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) and 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot) and the server edition of 8.04 (Hardy...
by Richard W | May 9, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Web, Windows
If you know anything about bittorrent and how to download movies and pirated software online, then you may have probably heard of uTorrent. It’s one of the most popular bittorrent clients available and mostly supported on Windows and Mac OS X systems. For Linux,...
by Richard W | May 9, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Windows
The Document Foundation (TDF) has just announced the third minor release of the LibreOffice 4.0 family line for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems, including Ubuntu with signed packages to meet or pass OS X Gatekeeper security without user intervention. This release...
by Richard W | May 9, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Windows
Some power users have complained about why Canonical, the parent company of Ubuntu removed the nice Users and Groups management tool that was in previous versions of Ubuntu. Remember that? The GNOME Users and Groups tool that came with Ubuntu to easily manage user and...
by Richard W | May 8, 2013 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
Is is it still possible to open files and folders as administrator in Ubuntu 13.04? That was a question from one of our readers on this site. Is it possible? Can you easily enable it? Does your old method work? Quite honestly, I don’t know. I really haven’t used...
by Richard W | May 8, 2013 | Windows
Microsoft has just released its own tool called Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel that lets you mount virtual CD-Rom drives in Windows XP, Vista and 7. It’s a handy tool that you’ll definitely need if you are going to by using ISO images in Windows. It’s also useful for...
