Software

Performance on Linux. Just how far *can* we go?

As the title suggests, Linux and performance in the same sentence makes for an interesting topic of discussion. Everyone knows there is a multitude...

Tunlr: Watch Hulu, Netflix and More Anywhere in the World

Most people may have heard about tunlr. If you haven't yet, then this will help you a bit. Tunlr is a DNS service that gives...

Sandboxed Gentoo

Introduction This article is a guide on installing Gentoo in another Linux distribution (Arch, in this case). Look at it like a BSD Jail. It's...

Install Moodle Learning Managment System on CentOS 6

Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a...

rollApp: A Firefox Extension for Viewing and Editing 100+ Types of...

rollApp is an extension for FireFox browser that let's you view and edit doc, xls, pdf, zip, rar and other 100+ types files directly...

State of OpenIndiana

When Oracle announced it was discontinuing the development of OpenSolaris, there was shock among the free Unix community. OpenSolaris was...

Useful Commands for Linux Users – Episode 6

Using the command-line in your everyday activities more than the GUI sometimes shows the geek you are. If you haven't read the Episode 5...

Deadly Linux Commands

In every society there is always the good and the bad. The bad are working day in day out to harm the works of...

How to Disable/Change Default PDF Viewer in Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox browser comes with a PDF viewer/PDF plugin by default. Here is a simple tip to disable default PDF viewer in your Firefox. Method...

Haiku: Package Manager – Doing Things Right

The Haiku community is living a very peculiar moment these days.  They are witnessing the creation of its Package Manager. Generally considered as the...

Networking in Python, Sockets

The key to networking in Python is the socket module, which provides a library for making network connections using Python. The socket module is used...

Larry Page, “Dear Google Users”

Internet media has reported that the NSA, the secretive United States Government Organization, has direct access to servers of some of the biggest web...

Linux and Windows Weighed Up

I was introduced to the Linux world two years ago and I was amazed by its performance. I did not know much at that...

NetBSD 6.1 Released

While we've all been deluged with new Linux releases lately, there's a particular Unix release that flew...

Setup Social Publishing CMS (Content Managemnet System) Using Pligg

Pligg is an open-source CMS social publishing software that encourages visitors to register on your website so that they can submit content and connect...

How to Install Viber in Linux using WINE

With Viber, the mobile-to-mobile free call app, announcing a much awaited multi-platform version it is free calls all the way for users who have...

VLC: How to Download Subtitles Using VLSub

First off you need to install VLC. Go to videolan.org and follow the instructions there. Why VLC? Because it's one of the best media...

Meet Puppy Linux

Many geeks know about Puppy Linux and use it for their daily needs, but there are many others that have not heard about Puppy....