If you are new to Linux than most likely you are going to have to get to know a new file manager. Coming from Windows you will have known the Explorer file manager. If you are migrating to a GNOME desktop you will need to get to know the Nautilus file manager. This is a [...]

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There are many reasons why you would want to employee the aid of an application to clean up after yourself (or your users). Following this advice can save space, retain your privacy, clean up your clipboard, and clear your histories (from various applications.), and deletes cookies. Sweeper is a KDE utility included with KDE 4.2, [...]

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The ability to burn CDs is one of those issues that often perplexes many new users (to any operating system). For Windows users it’s about finding software to do the job. For OS X users it’s about knowing where to add a burnlist. For Linux users it’s just knowing that your operating system can in [...]

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The Beagle indexing tool takes searching your computer to another level. Beagle uses background indexing so searching is updated in real time and as files are created. Even email is indexed upon arrival, IM chats are indexed as they occur, and web pages are indexed as they load. Beagle not only searches the text of [...]

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I like my tools to be efficient. Part of efficiency is opening quickly, not sucking up all of my systems’ resources, and saving in various formats. When considering office needs one of the first tools that pops into my mind is word processing. Naturally the masses will first turn to either MS Office or OpenOffice. [...]

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Connecting to wireless networks in Linux has, for a long time, been a nightmare. Until recently wireless was often a deal breaker in Linux (especially with laptops.) But things have changed. Now more cards than ever are supported as well as more protocols. And with the GNOME Network Manager Applet, connecting to a wireless network [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Hardware, Knowledge, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Advanced, Tutorials Basic

Ever since the inception of GNOME and KDE there has been confusion among new Linux users which is which and which is best to use. The former question is fairly simple to answer. The latter question, however, is a bit more complex due to user-specific needs/wants. With that in mind let us begin by illustrating [...]

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For those of you considering a migration from Windows to Linux I have a very simple piece of advice that will make the migration much easier. That advice: Choose the right distribution. Let me begin at the begining, or at least the best starting point. The Linux operating system is built with a number pieces. [...]

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