More Useful Open Source Applic...

Mar 29, 2011 by

In 2008, I wrote the popular post “Top 100 of the Best (Useful) OpenSource Applications”...

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Google Earth and Chrome –...

Feb 11, 2010 by

Ruud emailed asking, “How do I install Chrome and Google Earth? I’ve tried using apt-get, but the packages are not found....

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20 Useful, Common Linux (Ubunt...

Jun 20, 2009 by

I recently was asked by a new Ubuntu user (also involved in web, graphic design, etc.), what some of the more common day to day...

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Ubuntu Updates Versus Disk Spa...

Jun 16, 2009 by

One of our readers “Garry” writes: “I restored ubuntu 8.04 and it wanted to do 188 updates and then 294 updates. The...

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10 Things to do After Installi...

Jun 15, 2009 by

My primary reason for using Ubuntu Linux, is that I find it a far more productive, cost effective and customizable system. Everyone...

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Building a Web Developer / Des...

Mar 24, 2009 by

Recently I posted “Build a Web Developer PC and Enable Most Media Playback Using Ubuntu Linux” and received a few messages...

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Quick Fix for the ‘Size ...

Mar 17, 2009 by

This is just a short “quick fix” post. For those who need it, here’s a quick fix when you get an error message like...

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Build a Web Developer PC and E...

Mar 16, 2009 by

For those of you who follow my other blog, you’ll know that my last Windows PC had a major failure again. You can read some of...

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