May
29
Ubuntu Linux Help is Now on Twitter
May 29, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in News
Just a quick not to all of you… UbuntuLinuxHelp is on Twitter! I’ve created a twitter account for the blog at twitter.com/UbuntuLinuxHelp If you’d like me to follow you, please send a twitter message and I’d be happy. If you follow me back, I’d be even happier. Also, I’ve made som updates to this blog: [...]
May
28
Asus Slaps Linux in the Face? – Not!
May 28, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 5 Comments
Posted in News
I read an article on Techgeist that had a blurb about Asus backing Microsoft with the Eee PC. From their site: “Linux just got a major slap in the face today from Asus. One of the highlights of Linux going mainstream was the wildly popular Asus Eee PC preinstalled with a customized Linux distro geared [...]
May
27
Why is Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) Not LTS?
May 27, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 2 Comments
Posted in Experiences
It’s not LTS, because it’s not time yet… A short post: “Why is Jaunty not an LTS release, shouldn’t I just stay with Hardy?” That’s a question I received from one of my clients. For those not familiar, “LTS” means “Long Term Support”. Indeed 8.04 (Hardy) has a longer support life than 9.04 (Jaunty), in [...]
May
21
Top 10 Linux Video Applications – NOT!
May 21, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 8 Comments
Posted in Applications, Experiences
I recently read a Digg post “10 Free Apps that Turn your Ubuntu into a Video Studio” and it annoyed the heck out of me! Maybe I’m being too critical, but I don’t see 10 top video applications in Linux (I’m an Ubuntu user). In fact, I don’t even see ten productive, functional, Linux based [...]
May
20
Easily Manage Duplicate Files and Save Storage Space
May 20, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in How to...
Have you ever had several copies of the same file on your PC? I tend to make duplicates of files before I edit them, this is especially true with graphic or video files – even config files for that matter. That way, when I make serious mistakes, I can always go back to square one. [...]

