February 21, 2009 · Networking · 61 comments


Have you ever needed to wirelessly network a Windows PC's directly to a Ubuntu machine?  In other words, you lack a router, switch, or other networking mechanism, each PC has a wireless device and you need to trade a file or play a network game?  Read on.

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February 18, 2009 · General · 7 comments

Elements is a plugin for Compiz Fusion 0.7.4 which integrates all the features of the popular Snow, Autumn, Fireflies, and Stars plugins, plus an all new feature, Bubbles. Written from the ground-up with only open source software, Elements is designed to be free, fast, and fun. It's also fully customizable. You want flower petals falling in spring? Draw the petals and use them with the Autumn feature. Want to have toasters flying towards you at warp speed? Take a picture of your toaster and use it with the Stars feature. Feel really adventuresome? Take a look at the code and make it your own. Elements is completely free and released under the GNU General Public Licence (GPL).
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February 15, 2009 · General, Security · 26 comments

Recovering Your forgotten username and password

If You just installed Ubuntu and forgot what password you selected during the installation process or one of your friend gave you ubuntu computer without giving username and password.This tutorial will help you to recover username and password
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February 12, 2009 · News, Security · 2 comments

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
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February 10, 2009 · General · 4 comments

Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference has been released and available for download from the official (authors') website. This guide is written by Keir Thomas and he claims that it is a totally unique and concise guide for everyday Ubuntu user.

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