by Richard W | Jan 29, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux
A minor update for Skype was recently released for Linux systems, including Ubuntu that fixes issues with PulseAudio 3.x and 4.x audio noise, resolves crash on Ubuntu/Debian 64-bit systems due to missing libasound2-plugins:i386 and others. If you currently using Skype...
by Richard W | Jan 28, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Security, Web, Windows
There are many ways bad guys can attack and install unwanted programs on your computers. If you truly want to protect your PCs online, you must close these many avenues that someone can use to install malicious programs on your machines. Whenever you purchase a new...
by Richard W | Jan 27, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Linux
For those just starting with Ubuntu, there are many new things to learn and many of the Linux tutorials online are not intended for beginners. Here, we take a different approach. Most if not all of our tutorials are for beginners. This post is also a beginner’s post...
by Richard W | Jan 23, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Linux, Windows
The Public folder is a useful way to share files on your computer. Whether you’re using a Windows machine or another modern OS, the Public folder offers a convenient way to make other people view files you shared with them. Files that are put in the public folder are...
by Richard W | Jan 19, 2014 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Although Ubuntu 14.04 isn’t scheduled to be released anytime soon, those that like to try bleeding edge software and OS can now do an in-place upgrade to Ubuntu 14.04 from 13.10. Ubuntu 14.04 is scheduled to be released tentatively on April 17th 2014 but you don’t...