Computer Tips & Tricks

15 Most Interesting Linux Facts

Linux is one of the world's most powerful and popular operating system. Linux operating system was developed by Linus Benedict Torvalds at the age of 21. At present there are more than 300 flavors of Linux available and one can choose between any of them depending on the kind of applications...

Linux or Windows Hosting? Which Server Software Do I Choose?

What do you drive? Airline pilots know the question to be a reference to the type of aircraft they fly. For Web developers it might refer to the hosting platform they operate—Linux or Windows Server? Each of these hosting platforms has its own pros and cons. In some cases, the type of...

How to Install VLC 2.0 on Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

In this article I will show you how to install VLC (VideoLAN) 2.0 media player in Ubuntu 11.10. VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. I am using VLC player in...

Download Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) Beta 1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS is super-fast, easy to use and free, the Ubuntu operating system powers millions of desktops, netbooks and servers around the world. Ubuntu does everything you need it to. It'll work with your existing PC files, printers, cameras and MP3 players. And it comes with thousands of...

Download Comice OS 4: The Mac-Looking Linux

Comice is the french word for Pear. I don't believe that this is a new distro, just Pear renamed into Comice. :) Pear OS is a Mac OS X looking Ubuntu-based operating system introduced last year. Currently Comice OS 4 is distributed only as a 64-bit ISO image burnable on a DVD media or USB...

Richard Stallman’s Visit to Chennai on February 6th 2012

Richard Matthew Stallman is the founder of the Free Software movement, the GNU project, the Free Software Foundation, and the League for Programming Freedom. He also invented the concept of copyleft to protect the ideals of this movement, and enshrined this concept in the widely-used GPL...

[FUN] How To Fix Any Computer?

Today I came across a funny picture while surfing net . The funny picture is on how to fix any OS (Windows, Apple and Linux) based on the troubleshooting problems experienced by users across the globe. How to Fix Windows? Read more articles on Windows Xp, Vista and Windows 7 Tips &...