by Richard W | May 28, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
This simple tutorial is going to show you how to activate ‘Open in Command Prompt’ in Windows 7 or ‘Open in Terminal’ in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). When these features are enabled, you should be able to open any folder in the terminal or command console in both...
by Richard W | May 27, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to turn off automount on media insertion in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). Both systems come with features that automatically mount media or devices upon insertion. It’s also known as...
by Richard W | May 26, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
This brief guide shows you how to format and erase all data on an external drive in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). Almost all internal or external drives have some type of a filesystem or data on it. Whether it’s a USB thumb or flash drive,...
by Richard W | May 26, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
Wine 1.5.4 has just been released and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install it in Ubuntu 12.04. Wine is an open source application which lets you install and run programs designed for Microsoft Windows systems in Linux systems. Not all your Windows...
by Richard W | May 25, 2012 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
This brief guide shows you how to configure static IP addresses from the command line or console in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). Both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 have easy-to-use desktop tools to configure network settings, and most people do use...
