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Archive for February 2006

February 15th, 2006

The Free World: Tux Me!

I’ve just stumbled across a new (I think) GNU/Linux site. It’s called Tux Me and l liiiiike it! Mostly I like it because of the pretty colours - some GNU/Linux sites are just so visually unappealing - and the interesting headlines.

10 Guides for the new Ubuntu User
Blogger documenting his attempts to stop using Windows
Daily news […]

By Jon -- 0 comments

February 14th, 2006

Geeky Fun: Using Linspire’s CNR Video.

I’ve posted a quick (too quick!) video capture of me using CNR to install an application. If you’ve never seen Linspire’s application CNR repository, it might be work a look.
I’m not an expert with the video capture software, unfortunately, so the clip looks quite frantic. The entire thing took about two minutes.
The CNR just rocks. […]

By Jon -- 0 comments

February 13th, 2006

HOWTO: Cause Lilo (Bootloader) To Recognize Changes

I have to admit that I’ve never actually use the bootloader Lilo. I’ve never really had the opportunity to make a choice between GRUB and Lilo because every distro I’ve ever installed has used GRUB and since it’s never given me any problems, I’ve never considered changing it.
There are some people out there that use […]

By Jon -- 0 comments

February 10th, 2006

HOWTO: Instant Messaging in GNU/Linux: Gizmo

The last instant messaging application I’m going to look at is a relative newcomer to the scene. Gizmo has come out of nowhere and has taken on Skype head-on.

I’ve already looked at Kopete, Gaim, and Skype, so where does Gizmo fit in to this group?
As mentioned in the intro, Gizmo falls into the same category […]

By Jon -- 10 comments

February 9th, 2006

HOWTO: Instant Messaging In GNU/Linux: Skype

I’ve already taken a look at Gaim and Kopete and now it’s time to move on to Skype.

Skype is in a different class than Gaim and Kopete. Not because of any snooty caste system, but due to functionality. Unlike Gaim or Kopete, Skype is its own network and does not offer the ability to connect […]

By Jon -- 1 comment

February 8th, 2006

HOWTO: Instant Messaging in GNU/Linux: Kopete

I took a quick look at Gaim the other day, and now I’m going to take a quick look at Kopete. As Gaim has its roots in the Gnome project, Kopete is developed by the KDE team. I’ll be honest and say that I like Kopete a little bit better than Gaim these days. It’s […]

By Jon -- 7 comments

February 6th, 2006

HOWTO: Move Your Windows Files and Settings to GNU/Linux

Apparently I slept through this announcement just before Christmas. In the never-ending quest to make money out of the “operating system that will never make it into the home market”, yet another company has produced a Windows to Linux migration tool.
Versora released Progression Desktop on December 21st last year. Who launches something 4 days before […]

By Jon -- 0 comments

February 3rd, 2006

Geeky Fun: Trashing the Trash.

Now we all know what happens when you try to delete the trash bin on the KDE desktop :)

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February 3rd, 2006

HOWTO: Instant Messaging in GNU/Linux: Gaim

One of the apps that many of use and love is instant messaging. In Windows, many of us have become addicted to MSN Messenger and can’t imagine a life without it. For others, Skype has been our mainstay application and we’d lose all touch with reality if our little orange icon suddenly went dark.
Can GNU/Linux […]

By Jon -- 3 comments

February 1st, 2006

HOWTO: Find Files With Specified Text In Them.

Ok, that’s an ugly title, but you get the idea. If you want to search a big ugly text file (like a log, for example) for a certain string, a combination of grep and the pipe symbol can be a life saver.
Grep is worthy of its own entry (heck, books have been written about it), […]

By Jon -- 6 comments