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Free Ways to approach Ubuntu from Windows

By • Jan 13th, 2009 • Filed under: Freeware, Open-Source, PortableApps, Ubuntu, Windows

For Windows Users: Apart the rhetoric that Linux is not Windows, how can one gradually get used to this different way of conceiving an operating system? Ubuntu has many killer applications Windows users can benefit from. If you’re stuck in your Windows sphere and do not intend moving out – no problem, it is understandable, […]

VLC media player 0.9.2 – Not only a New Look

By • Sep 17th, 2008 • Filed under: Linux Packages, Multimedia, Open-Source, Ubuntu

Browse a Web Site offline with HTTrack – the Web Site copier

By • Aug 1st, 2008 • Filed under: Browsers, Linux Packages

HTTrack – Web Site copier is a free, Open Source, cross-platform(Linux, Mac and Windows) offline browser utility that permits you to download an entire website to local folder on your computer. This way you can go through the website while offline or not connected. After downloading the website; including images, it reconstructs internal links for […]

Gobuntu becomes an Installation Option in Ubuntu

By • Jun 18th, 2008 • Filed under: Ubuntu

After giving up the idea of being 100% Open Source, the Ubuntu team created Gobuntu, a derivative of Ubuntu – with the aim of providing a Linux distro that does not include any proprietary-ware. So Gobuntu “endeavors to adhere to the Free Software Foundation’s four freedoms and intends to provide a base for other free […]

How to Setup a LAMP Server on Ubuntu – Locally run and test WordPress on LAMP Server

By • May 12th, 2008 • Filed under: Linux Tips and Tricks, Ubuntu

Many think that setting up a local Web Server is costly, and can be done by professionals only. It is not true. Nowadays it easy to setup one yourself, without spending a dime and without any headache. Why would a non professional or blogger need a Web Server? You can test new WordPress themes, plugins, […]