Here is a quick news for LibreOffice users. Version 3.5.4 has been released, and with increased performance. LibreOffice is an alternative productivity suite to Microsoft Office which is gaining followers, not just among Linux users, but Windows as well. This …
Opera introduced Speed Dial while back and most modern web browsers, including Google Chrome now have it. By default, it is disabled in Firefox. This brief tutorial is going to show you how to enable it.
Speed Dial is a …
This simple tutorial is going to show you how to activate ‘Open in Command Prompt’ in Windows 7 or ‘Open in Terminal’ in Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). When these features are enabled, you should be able to open any folder …
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to turn off automount on media insertion in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). Both systems come with features that automatically mount media or devices upon insertion. It’s also …
This brief guide shows you how to format and erase all data on an external drive in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). Almost all internal or external drives have some type of a filesystem or data on …
Wine 1.5.4 has just been released and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to install it in Ubuntu 12.04. Wine is an open source application which lets you install and run programs designed for Microsoft Windows systems …
This brief guide shows you how to configure static IP addresses from the command line or console in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). Both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 have easy-to-use desktop tools to configure network settings, …
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to kill or stop a program or process that is hung and won’t respond to your keyboard or mouse command in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). There are …
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to easily change your computer workgroup name in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). Remember changing and joining a particular workgroup allows you access to resources that belong to …
By default, both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) are shipped with the administrator or root account disabled. It is disabled because of security reasons. Now, this brief tutorial is going to show you how to turn on that …
This short tutorial is going to show you how to turn on single click to open items in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). When this feature is turned on, all you’ll need to do is click once …
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to perform the same task in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). These systems may be different but are almost similar in functions. Almost anything you do in Windows …
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to enable the feature that always show hidden files and folders in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). Both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 have files and folders that …
This brief tutorial is going to show you how to enable advanced file sharing in both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin). Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04 may be different in many ways, but are almost similar in many …