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Three Easy Ways to Try Ubuntu Without Breaking Anything

So, you’ve heard about this Linux thing and want to learn more about it? Perhaps you have heard about its inherent security and near-impermeability to malware. Perhaps you’re still on 2000 or XP and don’t want to shell out the cash for a newer Windows OS. Hey, the economy is tough, I know. [...]

A Reference for the VI Text Editor (aka VIM)

If you’ve done any programming at all on the command line (in Linux or OS X, or using Cygwin on Windows), you have probably heard of VI and the other powerhouse command-line editor, eMacs, and the epic battle between them long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away… The goal of this article [...]

Content Management Systems (Prelude to MODx): Part I

Introduction to Web Sites, CMS’s, and MODx

MODx lets you take control…

Some of you may remember the little article I wrote a while ago about content management systems where I shared a bit about MODx. What is MODx? (pronounced like “modular”… and it’s eXtendable… get it?) It’s a content management system (CMS), [...]

How To: Post to Blogger from Your Mobile Phone

One really cool feature of Google Blogger is the ability to quickly create a post directly from your mobile phone. With Mobile Blogging, all you have to do is send a text message from your cell, and Blogger will automatically post the text (and photos!) that you send. Neat!

With mobile blogging, imagine the [...]

Weekend Fun – Play Tribes 2 Online For Free with TribesNEXT

If you want to blow off a little steam this weekend, consider playing Tribes 2 for free. Sure, it’s an old game by today’s standards (released in 2001), but it’s still fun, especially if you are into first-person-shooter (FPS) games.

Tribes 2 was opened to the public for free download in May 2004. [...]

Set Windows as the Permanent Default OS when Dual-Booting with Ubuntu

Ubuntu Linux is a great operating system, but one potential annoyance is how it automatically sets itself as the default OS when installed as a dual-boot with Windows. Fortunately, it’s easy to switch it back by editing GRUB (GRand Unified Boot Loader).

To modify GRUB, first boot into Ubuntu, then launch a Terminal (Applications [...]

Turn Windows Server 2008 into an Excellent Workstation – Part II – Third Party Software

Welcome to the second part of our series on turning Windows Server 2008 into an excellent workstation. If you missed it, please see Part I – The Basics as well as how to get Server 2008 for free (students only).

In this post we will take a look at some third-party software and its [...]