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  • Put your most used folder on the Dock in OS X

    Posted April 8, 2013 - 2:25 pm

    Here's an easy way to access your most used folder via the Dock instead of the Finder. 1. Open the Finder. 2. Find your most used folder. 3. Drag and drop it onto the Dock, on the right side of the vertical line. Now you can quickly access it, without having to open the Finder.

  • Use a gesture to get the definition of a word in OS X

    Posted April 8, 2013 - 2:21 pm

    Here's how you can get a word's definition by using a gesture in OS X on your Mac. 1. Use a single tap with three fingers on the word to see the definition. 2. Note that you must have the "Look Up - Tap with Three Fingers" gesture turned on in System Preferences>Trackpad. For more, see the original article at the link below.

  • Free inactive memory in OS X

    Posted April 8, 2013 - 2:18 pm

    Here's how you can free up inactive memory in OS X. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type in the following command, then hit Enter. purge 3. Check the Activity Monitor app before and after you do this. Notice how the free memory in System Memory changes after you run the purge command.

  • Microsoft tempts XP laggards with $84 upgrade discount

    Posted April 8, 2013 - 1:15 pm

    Microsoft today kicked off a new promotion aimed at Windows XP customers, who have just one year to ditch the 12-year-old OS before it's retired from support.

  • Turn on fast user switching in OS X

    Posted April 8, 2013 - 12:58 pm

    Here's how you can turn on the fast user switching option in OS X on your Mac. 1. Go to System Preferences. 2. Go to Users and Groups. 3. Click the lock icon, and enter your admin password. 4. Go to Login Options. 5. Click the "Show fast users switching menu as" checkbox.

  • Use Spotlight in OS X as a calculator

    Posted April 8, 2013 - 12:55 pm

    Here's how you can use Spotlight in OS X on your Mac to do calculations, instead of opening the Calculator app. 1. Click the Spotlight icon in the menu bar. 2. Type in the mathematical expression you want to use. 3. Spotlight will show you the result. 4. Hit the Enter key after typing the expression to open the Calculator app.

  • Windows 8 laptops can't command Windows 7 prices

    Posted April 8, 2013 - 11:33 am

    Tepid enthusiasm for Windows 8 is bad news for Microsoft, but it's good news for laptop shoppers.

  • Ubuntu 13.04 'Raring Ringtail' drops Wubi in final beta

    Posted April 8, 2013 - 11:27 am

    Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" may have technically hit beta 1 a few weeks ago, but at the time there was no beta release to test and try out. Rather, the only variations with actual beta images to see were Edubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, UbuntuKylin, Ubuntu Cloud, Ubuntu Studio, and Xubuntu.

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    Where's the beef? Fedora releases 'Spherical Cow'

    Posted April 8, 2013 - 11:12 am

    After being delayed seven times due to reported problems with the new installer, Fedora 18 has arrived.

  • How to uninstall apps in Windows 8

    Posted April 8, 2013 - 11:02 am

    Once again, Microsoft has managed to add a level of frustration to what should be a simple task.

  • It's an ideal time to have Linux skills, SUSE exec says

    Posted April 8, 2013 - 7:57 am

    Demand is especially high for developers with kernel know-how, says SUSE's Michael Miller.

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    So you want to be a Unix sysadmin?

    Posted April 7, 2013 - 10:41 pm

    A number of people have asked recently what it takes to be a Unix systems administrator, what “core competencies” are required, and what are the best and worst aspects of the job. Here are some answers that might work once we get beyond “it depends”.

  • Master the Camera app on iOS

    Posted April 6, 2013 - 7:52 am

    An iOS device isn't perfect for every photographic need. But it can serve awfully well in many situations where you might once have needed a digital camera.

  • Windows 8.1: What's in a name (and why it matters)

    Posted April 5, 2013 - 4:00 pm

    The more information that leaks about Windows 8's expected summer upgrade, dubbed "Blue" by Microsoft, the more questions that pop up, analysts said today.

  • Tarball extract commands in Linux

    Posted April 5, 2013 - 2:36 pm

    Here are some terminal commands you can use to extract tarball files in Linux. tar xvzf file_name.tar.gz tar xvzf file_name.tgz tar jxf file_name.tar.bz2 tar jxf file_name.tbz2 For more, see the original article at the link below.

  • Install extracted tarball files in Linux

    Posted April 5, 2013 - 2:36 pm

    Here's how you can install extracted tarball files in Linux. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Go to the directory of the extracted tarball file. 3. Type in the following command then hit Enter. make install For more, see the original article at the link below.

  • Compile extracted tarball files in Linux

    Posted April 5, 2013 - 2:33 pm

    Here's how you can compile extracted tarball files in Linux. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Go to the directory of the extracted tarball file. 3. Type in the following commands then hit Enter after each. ./configure make For more, see the original article at the link below.

  • Install gksu to your Debian system

    Posted April 5, 2013 - 2:26 pm

    Here's how you can install gksu to your Debian Linux system. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type in the following command then hit Enter. sudo apt-get install gksu For more, see the original article at the link below.

  • Print all files in a directory in Linux

    Posted April 5, 2013 - 2:21 pm

    Here's how you can print all files in a directory in Linux, by using a terminal command. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Go to the directory. 3. Type in the following command then hit Enter. lpr -o landscape *.txt For more, see the original article at the link below.

  • Cancel all print jobs via terminal command in Linux

    Posted April 5, 2013 - 2:18 pm

    Here's how you can cancel all print jobs in Linux, via a terminal command. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type in the following command then hit Enter. lprm - For more, see the original article at the link below.

  • See a list of available network printers in Linux

    Posted April 5, 2013 - 2:12 pm

    Here's a terminal command you can use to see a list of available network printers in Linux. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type in the following command then hit Enter. lpstat -a For more, see the original article at the link below.

  • Install the System Printer Configuration tool in Fedora

    Posted April 5, 2013 - 2:05 pm

    Here's how you can install the System Printer Configuration tool to your Fedora Linux system. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type in the following command then hit Enter. sudo yum install system-config-printer For more, see the original article at the link below.

  • Install the System Printer Configuration tool in Cent OS

    Posted April 5, 2013 - 2:05 pm

    Here's how you can install the System Printer Configuration tool to your Cent OS computer. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type in the following command then hit Enter. sudo yum install system-config-printer For more, see the original article at the link below.

  • Install System Printer Configuration in Ubuntu

    Posted April 5, 2013 - 2:01 pm

    Here's how you can install the System Printer Configuration tool to your Ubuntu system. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type in the following command then hit Enter. sudo apt-get install system-config-printer For more, see the original article at the link below.

  • Install System Printer Configuration in Debian

    Posted April 5, 2013 - 2:01 pm

    Here's how you can install the System Printer Configuration tool to your Debian Linux system. 1. Open a terminal window. 2. Type in the following command then hit Enter. sudo apt-get install system-config-printer For more, see the original article at the link below.
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