Mar
10
There is Good Gaming in Ubuntu!
March 10, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 8 Comments
Posted in Applications, Experiences
I received a couple email messages over the weekend, that in essence, suggested Linux is a terrible platform for gaming because Linux does not support gamers. Additionally, hardware support issues were also raised. While I’m sure there are a myriad of opinions, I couldn’t help but pause on a couple of them. Particularly as I [...]
Mar
9
Cool Ubuntu Projects on Launchpad.
March 9, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in Applications, Experiences, News
For those not familiar, “Launchpad is a free software hosting and development website. We make it easy to collaborate across multiple projects.” More information about Launchpad is here: Collaboration, project management and code hosting for free software https://launchpad.net/+about One thing I like about services such as these, is that I often find interesting (and usable) [...]
Mar
8
Windows User? Do You Wubi?
March 8, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 10 Comments
Posted in Applications, Experiences, Installation
Earlier this week we were discussing if Ubuntu Linux needed antivirus software. (If you missed the post, it is here: Does Ubuntu Linux Really Need Antivirus Software?) During the course of the discussion, one of our readers (from TechCollective) suggested we try out “Wubi”. If you’ve never heard about it: “Wubi is an unofficial Ubuntu [...]
Mar
7
Are You Keeping Your Ubuntu Linux PC Secure?
March 7, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 2 Comments
Posted in Applications, How to..., Installation
Lately, there’s been a bit of discussion here about Ubuntu (and Linux as a whole) security. Suffice it to say, some of the input from readers about Linux virus issues has been very informative. (You can read the post and the comments here: Does Ubuntu Linux Really Need Antivirus Software?). Some of my “Windows Weenies” [...]
Mar
6
Easily Use Cron to Backup Thunderbird eMail in Ubuntu Linux
March 6, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 5 Comments
Posted in Applications, How to...
Continuing on from yesterday’s email adventure: Thunderbird Has Lost my eMail in Ubuntu! a prudent preventive measure (I suggested later in the day) is to make sure you always have a current backup of email! There are a few of ways this can be simply handled: 1) Manually copying (duplicating) the “/.mozilla-thunderbird<The Account Profile Name” [...]

