I’ve been running UBUNTU for quite some time now and have only recently started gaming on it. Much to my chagrin, my gamepad didn’t get detected automatically. I had to configure it, but first I had to detect it. Here is a guide to show you how to setup your Gaming Devices in UBUNTU. [...]
Want to have a little more anonymity while you work. When you have a Windows 2003, XP, and 2000 computer (particularly when joined to a domain) the username of the last person who logged in will always be displayed in the User name field. Here is how to blank that feature out. [...]
Tired of the same boring old icons in Windows? Change them! Microangelo has released an updated version of their On Display application that allows users to modify and alter the default system icons in Windows Vista. [...]
Hard drive partitioning is the act of dividing of a hard disk's storage space into independent parts called 'partitions’. Every hard drive in use in a computer has at least one partition, whether you're running Windows, Linux or an Apple operating system. The most versatile tool I have found for Partitioning drives in Linux is GParted. [...]
Ripping Audio CD’s or DVD’s to a nice compact size is becoming more and more important for legal movie buffs not just for hackers and freeloaders. Most Linux Traditionalists have used command line programs such as Mencoder or Transcode, but it is time to join the 21st century and use a GUI Ripper in Linux. And in walks AcidRip. [...]
Songbird is a media player built on Mozilla technology that some people have described as the Firefox of media players. The reason for this is because of the growing number of plugins and feathers (skins) that can be applied to the player. It is a full featured, customizable music experience! [...]
If you've been running Linux for any length of time you probably find yourself regularly having to open a terminal window to issue a couple of commands to get things working properly. There is a neat little utility that will give you Quake, Unreal Tournament or MOHAA terminal capabilities, a scaled down, transparent window to issue commands. [...]
Fluendo’s Elisa is a free software media center application that can play your DVDs, video files, music, and pictures. It is basically Windows Media Centre for Ubuntu, only better. It is designed for extensibility so Elisa has the potential to do much more. As of the latest release it does not handle video signals or television, although both are slated to be included in future releases when they are built. [...]
Flock is a new browser that is geared towards making sharing photos and media easy, simplifying blogging. Staying stay up-to-date with new content from your favourite sites, and searching the Web with the most advanced Search Toolbar available today is a breeze. [...]
Torrents are on everyone’s mind these days. Either you love them or hate them, but either way you want to use them. Here is the complete guide on how to use Torrents in Linux and how to install and optimize various torrent clients under Linux. [...]
