Category Archives: Software

How to Share Files Between Linux Systems

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in Linux tutorials, Software

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In today’s world, most of us have more than one computer device in the house. There is often at least one desktop PC and several laptops connected to the home network. And more recently, tablet computers have been introduced to … Continue reading

Haiku: A New Kind of Operating System

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in News, Releases, Reviews, Software

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I have been having an absolute blast of a time testing out a new operating system for this article. It is called Haiku. It is not a Unix or Linux based operating system, but rather an operating system based upon … Continue reading

Popcorn Maker 1.0 launched by Mozilla

Written by anuradha.shukla on . Posted in News, Software

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For those with a penchant for entertainment technologies Mozilla continues to provide innovative software. Its latest such release is aimed at those creative people who want a robust platform that allows them to create interactive videos, for free. Yes, the … Continue reading

Linux File System Test for USB Media

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in Reviews, Software

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So you got yourself a shiny new USB drive and are not too sure what file system to format it with. Sure, FAT is great for compatibility reasons with other operating systems, but there are better options for Linux users. … Continue reading

Xenix: The Microsoft Unix That Once Was

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in News, Software

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One would not normally associate Microsoft with Unix. While Microsoft’s interest(s) in Unix may remain minimal in recent times, history tells a very different story.

Cinnamon 1.6.6 released, Minor bug fixed

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Linux Mint, News, Releases, Software

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Only a couple of dates after Cinnamon updated to  version 1.6.5 (on this November 5th) , project leader Linux Mint Cinnamon announced another quick update i.e. Cinnamon 1.6.6. The update has nothing note-worthy or distinguished from its previous release, however … Continue reading

How to Install NetBSD in VirtualBox

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in Linux tutorials, Software, Unix Tutorials

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NetBSD can often be the forgotten Unix distribution. Forgotten to the popularity of FreeBSD, OpenBSD, PC-BSD and others. In truth, NetBSD has been around a very long time.

NVIDIA 304.64 has been released! A look at new features and Instalation instructions

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in Linux tutorials, Releases, Software

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NVIDIA 304.64  is finally out fixing number of issues and bugs. The posts introduces you to its new features and details installation instructions.

Opera 12.10 Feature Round-up

Written by Ayesha .A on . Posted in opensource, Releases, Software

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Opera software shortly released Opera Browsers latest version Opera 12.10. The browser upgrade might not be densely feature packed but apart from handful of decent features upgrade, the best thing is that the new release offers something for everyone, may … Continue reading

Ubuntu 12.10 ‘Quantal Quetzal’: Our Final Thoughts

Written by Chris Jones on . Posted in Linux distributions, News, Reviews, Software, Ubuntu

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There’s another new, fresh and exciting Ubuntu release out in the wild. As you read this, we can all now accept the great pleasure of what Ubuntu 12.10 ‘Quantal Quetzal’ has to offer.