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How to Maximize the Use of your Pen Drive

by LeVoltz on 01. Jan, 2010 in Gadgets, How-To

Nowadays, floppy diskettes are passé when it comes to portable storage. Even burning CDs don’t even come close to innovation as the current portable storage device called the usb flash drive. If you are using this pen drive that has a disk space of 1Gb and up, read the tips below on how you could maximize the use of this tiny but powerful gadget.

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Three’s a Crowd: Netbooks, Smartbooks and Google Chrome OS

by LeVoltz on 30. Dec, 2009 in Gadgets

At the recent COMPUTEX, people have been abuzz about major hardware manufacturers possibly using the Google Android as an OS – Qualcomm and ASUS plans to use it for the Smartbooks, while Acer wants to adopt it on Netbooks. If you’re wondering what netbooks and smartbooks are, this writer will provide a simple overview.

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Chrome OS: Cloud Services Discussed

by LeVoltz on 26. Dec, 2009 in Downloads

Google’s Chrome OS was recently announced for release next year. It is an open ware so programmers rejoice for customization it offers. It is specifically designed to run Google’s other application, the Google’s Chrome browser, along with other services such as Gtalk, Gmail, Google Doc, and others. The Linux is a lighter version of the popular operating systems on the market.

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Running Linux Programs on Windows

by LeVoltz on 22. Dec, 2009 in How-To

Linux is a staple brand name when it comes to computers. Over the years, it has been creating programs and operating systems that are very much in tune with the world’s need these days. Actually, there is a variety of Linux programs that I find better than its counterparts. However, this program called the Amarok music player, can not run on a Windows platform. I scoured the worldwide web to find out how I can possible use this program that is originally for Linux and have come up with a solution.

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Making a PSP compatible Movies using Avidemux

by LeVoltz on 23. Oct, 2009 in How-To

A friend of mine came to me asking, “Hey, can you convert some videos for me for my girlfriend’s PSP? It seems the converters we downloaded are either bogus or trial versions.”, with that I tried googling for psp movie converters available for UNR Karmic.

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Opening Multiple Gmail Account on the Same Version of Firefox

by LeVoltz on 10. Aug, 2009 in How-To

There is a simple trick that will allow you to open several different gmail accounts on the same instance of Firefox 1. Open ‘Run’ dialog. For Windows users, press WinKey and ‘R’. For Linux users, press the Alt key and F2. 2. Once the dialog box appears, enter “Firefox – p – no-remote”. Once you [...]

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Linux from Scratch

by LeVoltz on 12. Jun, 2008 in How-To

hi!!, came across this site called Linux from Scratch, that teaches you to build your own, customised linux from the source code. The site is very interesting and would be very useful for adventerous guys (he he). Also check the linux documentation project. The site has also documented the linux kernel.

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by LeVoltz on 12. Sep, 2007 in How-To

A few of us at BotHack just realized how BotHack has been devoid of content relating to Linux, though most of us work on *nix machines. So we have created a new category for Linux related articles and keep an eye on it cauze we are gonna flood it with tips/tricks, tech news and hacks. [...]

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Dell to sell computers with Ubuntu Linux distros

by LeVoltz on 03. May, 2007 in Extras

Dell is to provide the Ubuntu distro on its machines to customers seeking an alternative from the Windows operating system. Responding to a barrage of requests on its Ideastorm discussion board, Dell will now sell both desktops and laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed. The choice of the version is 7.04 code-named Feisty Fawn. This could however [...]

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