We never can get enough of them, but our computers are sometimes overflowing. Software applications are everywhere, but how to…
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Will GNU/Linux ever be able to replace Microsoft Windows on your PC desktop? My own experiements trying to prove or unprove this idea.
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If you have an old collection of PC MS-DOS games that has been sleeping at the bottom of a drawer,…
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Some GNU/Linux lovers like to optimize their Linux kernel with many recompilations. This is not absolutely needed, but a quite…
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Your good old laptop PC went back to meet its maker and you can’t accept the idea of dumping it…
Continue ReadingLinux: Free e-books to download
If you are interested in GNU/Linux and want some useful e-reading, you should jump to this list of free ebooks…
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When you have a computer with multiple partitions on the same disk or several disks with different partitions, things start…
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A good 2-part tutorial from C|net. Dual-Boot Windows and Linux, Step 1: Get Ubuntu Dual-boot Windows and Ubuntu Linux
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Rip DVDs in Linux the (Semi-)Easy Way
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You install your PC some time ago, it may be necessary to clean it up a little in order to…
Continue ReadingFree software shooters, for Linux
If you are a gamer (as in video games), if you like the challenge of confronting other players in FPS…
Continue ReadingLightzone is back for Unix/Linux
Do you remember my newsbit about LightZone for Linux? Unfortunately, you may also have noticed that some time later, LightCrafts…
Continue ReadingUse your iPhone to access the Internet from your PC laptop
Thanks to LifeHacker, and if you have the following, you will be able to use your iPhone to access Internet…
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A backup, this is nearly nothing. But it can help you, it can save you, when disaster will strike. Since…
Continue ReadingMore than 1 GB of RAM on Linux
It may come as a surprise to some of you, but with the newest PC equipped with more than 1…
Continue ReadingControl Linux from afar
When you have one computer under GNU/Linux, it is common to have it as a second machine to run experimentations…
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The Linux kernel is trying to be the best contender in the race against electrical power use. In this context,…
Continue ReadingOne Tera-byte of RAID data storage in a box
RAID storage is a good way to ensure a good security for your data: Two or more discs are used…
Continue ReadingMad with Linux
Mad is the only adjective you want to use with the guy. and probably about Linux, since Saikee installed no…
Continue ReadingFaster, faster, faster Linux
Linux.com published a good post giving three ideas about how to optimize your GNU/Linux distribution performance.
Continue ReadingA faster OpenOffice
Rather than downloading a pirated copy of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), I keep repeating that you should try a…
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