Best Software for Linux Video Editing
There is a limited amount of video editing software available for the Linux operating system, particularly if you are striving to keep it free and …
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Create a Linux Home File Server with Samba
If you have multiple computers at home you know sharing files can be a real pain. It doesn’t have to. With the help of Linux and Samba, sharing …
Continue ReadingKontact: KDE's Personal Information Management Program - Introduction, Summary View, Mail
If you are looking for a personal information management (PIM) software, don’t look elsewhere because Linux has excellent choices: Kontact and …
Continue ReadingCan I Run My Windows Programs on Linux?
With more and more people seeking an alternative to Windows the question of whether popular applications based on Windows can run on Linux is an …
Continue ReadingCommunity Support and Evaluation of Linux Mint
In two previous articles about Linux Mint, I described the distro and how it differs from its ‘parent’ distro, Ubuntu. In this article, I …
Continue ReadingHow to Dual Boot Linux and Windows 7 - Shrink a Linux Partition to Install Windows 7
Are you a Linux user wondering about all the Windows 7 hoopla? No matter what you think about Microsoft, nobody will mind if you try it out in secret. …
Continue ReadingHow to Install OpenOffice.org on a Debian-based Linux Distribution - A Newbie's Guide
Screenshots of Installing Open Office.Org 3 on Ubuntu or another Debian based Linux distribution. This guide has detailed steps for even Linux …
Continue ReadingLinux Office Suites: KOffice Part 2 Review : Kivio
You did not think one office suite would offer you this much, did you? We have discussed the main applications of word processing, spreadsheets, …
Continue ReadingMint vs. Ubuntu: What is the Difference Between Linux Mint and Ubuntu?
In a previous article I described downloading and installing the Linux Mint distro, spun off from Ubuntu in 2006. This article describes the main …
Continue ReadingThe Linux Mint Distribution - Popular and Elegant
New Linux distros are created for many reasons, but ‘elegance’ is rarely among them. Linux Mint is the exception. Mint is a relatively new …
Continue ReadingGnome Office: An Overview and Review : Abiword
Remember that we always say that “Linux is about choices”? We prove this once again by showing that you are not limited to one program for your Office …
Continue ReadingIBM Lotus Symphony: A Review of the Linux Version
IBM is the new and the strong kid on the block. The giant arrived with an office release in 2007, which was not anticipated. Let’s see how …
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