Mar
11
Digital Forensics in Linux – Reclaiming Data Off a Failed Hard Drive.
March 11, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 5 Comments
Posted in Applications, Hands On, How To
I recently spoke with a lady who operates a Forensic Accounting consultancy. During the course of our conversation, she indicated that from time-to-time she receives requests for computer data related assistance. Namely, obtaining deleted information off hard drives or data off failed drives. Her business operates on Windows based platforms and she was wondering how [...]
Mar
10
There is Good Gaming in Ubuntu!
March 10, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 13 Comments
Posted in Applications, Editorials
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, Editorials
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, Editorials, How To
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
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” [...]
