XPde: Make Your Linux Desktop Look Like XP

New users often face problems understanding the Linux desktop environment when they start using it, the problem grows to become a challenge when they have no prior understanding of Linux. Many quit using Linux after few weeks of numerous attempts to get used to the desktop environment, needless to say the desktop of XP is [...]

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Remote Boot Diskless Clients in Linux with DRBL

DRBL is a small piece of software using which you will be able to use your old hardware to remote boot into a central Linux server and perform several tasks with ease. Specially useful for large networks where lots of diskless clients can perform variety of tasks, can also be used at your home for [...]

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How To: Run Internet Explorer on Linux

Yes, this post will show you a small tool/script that will let you run IE on Linux machines. The script is called IEs4Linux and can run IE 5/5.5/6 and IE 7 in beta mode on a linux system (or any OS running Wine).
This is very helpful for those individuals who want to test their applications [...]

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8 Free Tools to Get the Most Out of Your Apple iPod

1. iPod Plug-in for Winamp » The Winamp ipod plugin is a plugin for Winamp that allows you to manage your iPod from within the Winamp media library. It supports all kinds of iPods, from the classic first generation iPods, to the iPod mini, photo, nano and shuffle and everything in between. The current release [...]

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Error Message: The Page Cannot Be Displayed

Remember this famous “The page cannot be displayed” error message that shows up in Internet Explorer and also other browsers when you try to open a website? For those of you who are technical savvy and are very comfortable with computers, this article will serve as a refresher but for those who are not so [...]

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How To: Create Your Own Linux Distribution

That’s right! It will be your own Linux distribution that you can name after yourself or any one else. If you have not heard about it already, it’s called LFS [Linux From Scratch] project that will let you create your own Linux distribution.
What are the advantages of LFS?

Learn the internals of Linux: If you are [...]

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How To: Access Linux Partitions from Windows Explorer

Have you installed Linux and Windows on the same machine? Chances are high that your system is set to dual boot in either Windows or Linux, just like mine! Would it help, if you could access your Linux partitions from within your Windows Explorer, without booting in Linux at all?
People who are still getting used [...]

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