Firefox Plugins You`re Not Using (and Should!) in Miscellaneous | | | | Rating:  / 2
2010-02-03 | | | | | According to many different statistics, Mozilla Firefox is the most popular Web browser among US-based Internet users. This single browser commanded a nearly 50% share of online users in 2009 (w3schools, November), numbers consistent with the last few years. But are you taking full advantage of everything the Internet’s most-used browser has to offer? Find out more about the many Firefox plugins you’re not using -- and should! Discuss (1) |
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Working with MP3 ID3 Tags in FTP Server Using PHP in Miscellaneous | | | | Rating: / 3
2010-01-20 | | | | | Editing ID3 tags for MP3s -- such as you would find on an online music site, for example -- may seem to be no big deal. If you've ever had to edit lots of them at the same time, however, it's a different story. Fortunately, there's an efficient way to do it that consumes less time and resources than you might fear. Best of all, even a beginner can do it. Discuss (1) |
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How Switching to Linux Can Make Your Computing Quicker, Cheaper and Easier in Miscellaneous | | | | Rating:  / 2
2010-01-13 | | | | | With an increasing number of prominent groups, like the London Stock Exchange, The City of Munich and a handful of Brazil's government ministries switching off of Windows and onto Linux, you may be wondering if it is time to make the switch. There must be something to it, right? Right! Today, we are going to take a look at how switching to Linux can make the computer-based section of your life quicker, cheaper and even easier. You read that right, Linux can even help you to make your life easier than it was with Windows. Discuss (2) |
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Set Up Your Home Office on Linux: a Guide for Windows Users in Miscellaneous | | | | Rating: / 1
2010-01-06 | | | | | After a lot of careful consideration you have decided to switch over from Windows to Linux. There are any number of good reasons to do this. You're ready to take the next step and actually get your office up and running. You've come to the right place; keep reading. This article will walk you through the process. Discuss (1) |
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Putty File Transfer Commands in SSH Protocol in Miscellaneous | | | | Rating: / 2
2009-12-30 | | | | | Using SSH (secure shell) protocol during file transfer can decrease the chances that your web server's security will be compromised. There are a variety of SSH clients available. Putty, an open source SSH client, offers a number of advantages. This article will explain how to use it. |
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Setting Up Ubuntu for Your Home Office in Miscellaneous | | | | Rating: / 1
2009-12-23 | | | | | Setting up a home office can be a daunting task. It can also be an expensive one if you are pricing it with all of the needed software for Windows. Of course, for every problem there is a solution. In this case your solution is a version of Linux known as Ubuntu. Today, we will look at how to set up your home office with Ubuntu. In just a few hours you will be up and running. |
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Installing Mint Linux in Miscellaneous | | | | Rating: / 1
2009-12-16 | | | | | Do you have an old computer you'd like to bring back into service? You might want to install Linux on it. If all the stories you've heard about this open source operating system's user-unfriendliness make you pause, consider getting it in the Mint flavor. This article explains Mint's advantages and shows you how to install it on your computer system. Discuss (1) |
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Crucial Traits of Awk in Miscellaneous | | | | Rating: / 1
2009-12-09 | | | | | If you're tired of the way that new programming languages often force you to learn everything all over again, you'll like awk -- especially if you know C. Awk borrows heavily from C, as you've no doubt realized if you've read the previous article in this series. This article wraps things up by presenting awk under GNU Linux. |
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Understanding Awk in the UNIX Shell in Server Administration | | | | Rating: / 3
2009-12-02 | | | | | So what is awk, and what does it have to do with UNIX? Plenty, as you'll soon learn. It is a tool that helps you get certain tasks done in the UNIX shell. But it's no mere tool; it's so developed that it's a programming language in its own right. Keep reading to learn how to make the most of awk. |
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Stream Editor in the UNIX Shell in Server Administration | | | | Rating: / 1
2009-11-25 | | | | | Making a change sometimes takes a great effort coupled with a great sacrifice. At other times, though, it simply calls for a little adjustment of what we already have. The stream editor does just this. Since inside the UNIX shell, the universal language spoken is the text stream, with the help of this tool you can make some easy and fast modifications to the shell. If you are interested in what you can change and how you can change it with the stream editor, you will have to read this article. |
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Processes in the UNIX Shell in Server Administration | | | | Rating: / 1
2009-11-18 | | | | | In the world of computers, as in life, you may have a countless number of tasks (or programs) you want to run at the same time. However, you have only a limited amount of time (or central processing units) to put to work on the process. So how is it that any modern operating system manages to balance its priorities with ease? Finding out the answer to this question will be the central objective for today. |
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Migrating from Windows to Wine in Server Administration | | | | Rating: / 1
2009-11-11 | | | | | In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice, but in practice, we all know better. When one tries to apply a theory, anything that can go wrong, will. Last week I presented Wine. This tool/compatibility layer ensures that Windows applications will run smoothly under UNIX-based operating systems. That's the theory; today we'll see how much difference there is between theory and practice. |
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Wine: Not Another Emulator in Server Administration | | | | Rating: / 2
2009-11-04 | | | | | "Wine Is Not another Emulator." This is the recursive acronym hidden in the name of an application to which someone might direct you if you wanted to know how to run your Windows applications under a Linux distribution. However, what is hidden under the hood of this small kit you downloaded to make it happen? Keep reading and we shall find out. |
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