September 24, 2008 · Monitoring · 5 comments

This guide is made using code from sources (valid also using tarball with latest code, like 2.0). It was made using Ubuntu 8.04 server.

Official PandoraFMS website is: http://pandorafms.org

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September 23, 2008 · General · 44 comments

Currently It seems that the current 32 bit editions of Ubuntu can only take advantage of 3GB (sometimes a little more) of physical memory. Desktops and gaming rigs using 6 and 8 GB of RAM are ubiquitous now.I am having a ubuntu desktop with 5GB RAM and i want to use all the available memory for gaming.

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September 22, 2008 · General · 14 comments

Skype is software that allows users to make telephone calls over the Internet. Calls to other users of the service and to free-of-charge numbers are free, while calls to other landlines and mobile phones can be made for a fee. Additional features include instant messaging, file transfer and video conferencing.

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September 20, 2008 · General · 107 comments

We have already discussed how to install google chrome using wine .Chromium is an open-source browser project that aims to build a safer, faster, and more stable way for all Internet users to experience the web. The Chromium codebase is the basis for Google’s Chrome browser.
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September 19, 2008 · General · 15 comments

My daughter's school requires her to use one of two microsoft fonts (office 2007) called ‘APA' or ‘Turabian'. I wish to print a list fonts used by OpenOffice by name in their respective fonts.  This will allow my daughter's teacher to select the font that she will accept.  I could do this in mc-Word but can not find a similar process in oo-Word.

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