If you need certain actions perform everytime your computer starts, or at a specific time of the day, then you need a program that will do that for you. Windows has ‘Tasks Scheduler’ that can start and stop tasks based on pre-defined settings easily. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to schedule tasks in Ubuntu Lucid Lynx quickly and easily with gnome-schedule.
This brief tutorial will show you how to quickly add or change Samba Workgroup Name in Ubuntu Lucid. When you need join or share files and folders with machines in a particular workgroup, then you will need to change samba workgroup name in Ubuntu to conform to the workgroup you wish to join.
This brief tutorial will show you how to change your computer name or workgroup in Widows Vista or Windows 7 easily and quickly. If you bought new computer that had Windows already installed, then your PC probably has a random name given to it. To change that name to something or your choice, I’ll show you below.
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If you love Windows and all the programs that come with it, but also a fan of Linux, then you might want to try this Linux package called PlayOnLinux. PlayOnLinux allows you to install some of the most popular programs/software that were designed for Windows in Linux Systems. Programs such as, Internet Explorer, Photoshop, Office Apps, and some popular games software. Although the quality and functionality may vary, it allows you to get by just fine running those programs.
This brief tutorial will show you how to uninstall programs or packages in Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid quickly and easily. This tutorial is geared towards new users who need help uninstalling packages in Ubuntu. If you can uninstall programs in Windows, then you should be able to do the same in Ubuntu without pain.
If you’ve installed a Linux Operating System on your workstation, you should consider yourself lucky. Lucky in that most of the threats online today are not directed towards folks with Linux Operating System like Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE or other Linux distributions in circulation today.
If you’ve been watching, you’ll notice that most of our tutorials on application launchers have been done in Linux systems. Today, we’ll show you how to install and configure RocketDock in Windows. RocketDock is an animated application launcher that allows you to quickly and easily launch applications with style.
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If you like the application launcher in Mac PCs called Dock and want to same for your Fedora Desktop, then this tutorial will show you how to customize Fedora to look a bit like Mac Desktop. To make Linux PCs to look a bit like Mac, you’ll need a package called Cairo-Dock. Cairo-Dock is an animated launch bar for Linux Desktops that’s comparable to Dock in Mac and Rocket Dock for Windows PCs.
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This brief tutorial will show you how to customize Ubuntu Linux to look almost like Windows 7. This is good for people who want to try Ubuntu but don’t want to learn a whole new way of doing things. Now you can move to Ubuntu without the learning curve that is involved when using a different operating systems.
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We have written a lot on file sharing between Windows and openSUSE in the past. This is another complete tutorial to that will show you how to share files/folders and printer between all editions of Windows and openSUSE.
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Sifting through some of the most popular blogs online, you’ll find countless articles about removing viruses, spyware or malware from one’s computer. It may appear that I am just beating on a dead horse here with this blog, but my approach of removing these nasty programs is quick and easy.
Posted in How-To Tips, Security, Windows Tags: Function key, Internet Explorer, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Safe Mode, Security, Spyware, Windows XP View CommentsWe have covered a lot on file sharing between Windows XP, Vista, 7 and Ubuntu Karma, and now Lucid Lynx. This is another complete tutorial on sharing between Ubuntu and Windows, and with it, we will try to explain in simple-to-understand steps how to share files and folders between all editions of Windows and all versions of Ubuntu.
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