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Defining The Linux Kernel And Its Usage
The Linux Kernel is the center of what makes the Linux and Unix operating systems. The kernel is the foreman or mediator over all your programs and hardware components.
As the core of the operating system, the kernel has access to certain services that interact with the systems hardware which no other program has direct […]
Choosing A File Manager To Use
Most computer users today are spoiled by the richness of the graphical user interfaces or GUI. In Linux, we have dozens of desktop environments that compete against each other for dominance. Right now, GNOME seems to be winning. However, accessing servers remotely using the same desktop environment puts a heavy demand on the network connection. […]
Basic Information That Internet Service Providers Must Give Users
The wireless networks are now overtaking Ethernet connections; I have to step on my soapbox for a minute. As more and more people become connected by broadband, the internet becomes a bigger mess. Why you ask? Well, the reason is too many computers with always-on access have no firewall or anti-virus protection.
I’ve got a real […]
What To Do If Linux Refuses To Boot
This deals with what action is to be taken (during a reboot) after a power failure or an incomplete shutdown of a Linux system due to any reason. This problem seems to be very common since many newcomers install Linux and get all the various softwares/hardwares working under Linux and suddenly one day the power […]
Video Editing Tools For Linux
I use iMovie and iDVD on my Mac for basic video editing. On Linux, however, there are lots of software to choose from. Robin Miller gives us a run-down as to the state of video editing in Linux and it looks like it still has a long way to go before it can compete against […]
Tips On Recovering Lost Data
Here are a few tips I found that could be useful:
Let’s get to the important part first - if you’ve just lost your data, skip past this introduction and go directly to our first tip, so you can start your rescue operation. If not, a few minutes spent now might help you a lot in […]
New Releases For Linux Flavors
Red Hat released its “Core”-less Community Linux distribution, Fedora, now on version 7. You can get the distribution via Bit Torrent, direct download or doing a network install.
This is also the first release that comes in different sub-versions or spins, GNOME and KDE desktop environment based bootable live images that can be installed to […]
Linux Operated Devices: Now In The Market
The OpenMoko-based FIC Neo1973 is “the World’s First Integrated Open Source Mobile Communications Platform”, the smartphone is expected to compete against the Windows Mobile, Palm, Symbian and now OS X operating systems on mobile phones. Based on the initial specs, it will be released with EDGE, like the iPhone, instead of the faster 3G […]
