All articles from: October, 2008

Upgrading to Ubuntu 8.10 Desktop in 8 easy steps

Ubuntu 8.10 named Intrepid Ibex has been released by Canonical on October 30, 2008. To upgrade from a previous version of Ubuntu to the latest namely version 8.10, you need not download and burn an ISO image of the distribution. You can do it right from within Ubuntu in just 8 steps. The following steps [...]

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Run Nautilus file manager sans GNOME desktop

Nautilus is the default file manager in GNOME. It has a lot of useful features at the same time is very user friendly. This tip is for those Linux users who are using an alternate window manager or desktop such as Xfce, Openbox, Fluxbox, Blackbox and so on but would like to use Nautilus as [...]

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3 Minute Chocolate Cake in a Mug

I love to eat cakes. Who doesn’t right ? But it is even more enjoyable if you can make it in just 3 minutes. The trick lies in microwaving the cake at 1000 watts, but only for 3 minutes.

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10 Immunity boosting foods for Meat eaters and Vegetarians

In an earlier post, I had listed 9 most heart friendly vegetarian foods. Now here are 10 other fruits and vegetables which boost our immune system.

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Build a firewall in Linux using IPTables

Here are a couple of very informative videos which explain the basics of building a firewall in Linux using IPTables. These videos are more useful for a system administrator than for the end Linux user as it involves using the command line.

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Free Crossover Office software for Linux and Mac

Codeweavers is giving out a free copy of its flag ship products namely Crossover office Pro and Crossover games for the Linux and Mac platform. Crossover software allows you to install and run your favourite Windows software natively in Linux.

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Teach your kids to solve math problems the fun way

How do you instill interest and imagination in your kids’ minds while teaching them to solve math problems ? Here is a fun way of doing just that.

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Killall – Terminate misbehaving processes by name

There is a time tested way of terminating hung applications or processes in Linux. That is right, you use the kill command. But to do that you need to figure out the process ID of the misbehaving process because the kill command needs the ID of the process you wish to terminate.

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Review of an Indian Roadster Bicycle – Avon Cycle

With fuel prices spiralling upwards and no end in sight, I finally threw in the towel and bought a bicycle. But my decision on the type of bicycle to buy was not a spontaneous one. Rather, I did some research on the net, studied the types of bikes that are available in the market; pondered [...]

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Ubiquity – Intelligent web for Internet users

Ubiquity is the dream project of Mozilla foundation – the creators of the world famous web browser, Firefox. The aim of the project is to harness the web in an intelligent way such that all the useful, albeit disconnected elements on the web can be mashed up together and brought right at the finger tips [...]

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