Installing Picasa in Ubuntu

Picasa is software from Google that allows you to easily organize, edit, and share your photos for free. I've had a few new Ubuntu users ask me to write this articles as they had been using Picasa for a while in Windows and had trouble...

Wednesday, 15 July 2009 | 305 hits | Read more

Installing Google Chrome in Ubuntu...kinda

First off, I love the Chromium Browser...in Windows and finally now in Linux. This installation is for Ubuntu, but you can do the yum thing in non-deb flavors. First you need to edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file sudo gedit...

Wednesday, 15 July 2009 | 360 hits | Read more

Wanna Crack Windows Passwords from a Flash Drive?

This is a fedora bootable usb tutorial that will use ophcrack w/ rainbow table to crack Windows XP passwords, download the other rainbow tables, including the Vista tables if you want more flexibility. You'll need at least a 4gb flash...

Monday, 13 July 2009 | 343 hits | Read more

Ubuntu Media Server How-To Guide

First, load Ubuntu 9.04 on the machine you are going to use. I am using an old Compaq SR1303WM with a 500GB HD. You will need about 512MB at least and the processor really doesn't matter, I'm using a 1.8GHz Semperon and it doesn't use over 20% the...

Monday, 13 July 2009 | 290 hits | Read more

Java Programming: Input and Output (Part 2)

This article is about using inputs and outputs in Java Programming to make your programs more useful and interactive for the user. Inputs and Outputs are very important to programming because it allows the user to influence how the program functions...

Saturday, 04 July 2009 | 192 hits | Read more

Java Programming: Introduction (Part 1)

This is the first of what will be an ongoing Java tutorial, introducing various aspects of Java. Although I am the original author, I encourage others to submit information about Java as well - even as an addition to this series of articles....

Monday, 29 June 2009 | 402 hits | Read more

Quick Copy & Paste

In the *nix's, there's another way to copy and paste rather than the traditional right-click>copy, right-click>paste (or CTRL+C, CTRL+V). You can also copy and paste by highlighting what you'd like to copy and middle-clicking where you'd...

Wednesday, 25 February 2009 | 597 hits | Read more

Interactive Gentoo Install

About Gentoo Gentoo is considered a Linux distribution for advanced users partly due to its difficult and lengthy install that requires the user to be comfortable using the Linux command line. This article will assist you with the install by...

Sunday, 11 January 2009 | 1156 hits | Read more

How-To Install Software in Some Major Linux Distributions

  Introduction This article will list all the major package managers used in popular Linux Distributions and explain each one's basic text-based commands and where their configuration files are located. Many of these package...

Monday, 01 December 2008 | 757 hits | Read more

Linux Filesystem Structure

  The Linux filesystem structure is very different than that of Windows and can be confusing to newer Linux users. This article will explain some of the basics to understanding the Linux filesystem stucture. Some of the most noticeable...

Monday, 01 December 2008 | 415 hits | Read more

New to *nix? ^Featured

New to *nix? In this article, I hope to help many users who are curious about *nix, but are unsure of what to expect when using it. I’ll explain some of the most common topics, complaints, concerns, and joys of most new *nix users. Also,...

Friday, 31 October 2008 | 1808 hits | Read more