Archive for December, 2009
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How to mount CD or DVD (iso) images in Linux
Mount CD or DVD (iso) images in Linux
If you download a CD or DVD image from the Internet and you want to see what it contains, you can do so without burning it to CD or DVD. You can do this by mounting the iso file to a directory. You have to create a mount [...] -
Gmail Drive–Use your gmail account as a drive
Gmail is built on the idea that email can be more intuitive. And it comes with a whooping 7 GB or more of storage space. These acres of storage space make it a great medium for storing files. To do this you will need a software. This where GMail Drive comes in.
Gmail Drive allows you [...] -
KOffice–An alternative office suite for Linux
KOffice is an office suite of applications that comes with the KDE desktop. The KOffice package has the basic applications you would expect in an integrated office suite: a word processor (KWord), spreadsheet (KSpread), a presentation creator (KPresenter), and a diagram drawing program (KChart).
If you are using Fedora Core Linux, you can get RPMs for [...] -
GSM Encryption Cracked
A German security researcher and his team of collaborators have cracked GSM encryption and released an encryption codebook. This significantly reduces the amount of money and technical expertise required to tap on to a GSM-based mobile phone call. It is time for an upgrade.
Law enforcement agents and cyber criminals have been able to crack GSM [...] -
Browsing the Web in Linux
Most Linux distributions come with many web browsers, which you can use to browse the web. You can always install the browser of your choice on Linux, either from source or from binary. It is also possible to run Internet Explorer on Linux using WINE.
Here are some popular browsers that are available on Linux:
Firefox:
The Firefox [...] -
Apple tablet “delayed” because of glass problem
According to a new article on DigiTimes, A Taiwanese company known as Innolux is supplying touch panels for Apple’s tablet. In the future another company called WinTek will become a second supplier.
Apparently, Apple has been seeking solutions to strengthen the glass of the 10-inch panel for the device and was forced to delay the launch [...] -
Commands for moving, copying and deleting files in Linux
In Linux, commands for moving, copying, and deleting files are fairly straightforward. To change the location of a file i.e. move a file, use the mv command. To copy a file from one location to another, use the cp command. To remove a file i.e. delete the file, use the rm command. Here are some [...]
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Free iPod Video Converter 1.34 Review
Free iPod Video Converter is a free application that allows users to convert a wide range of video files into iPod video. Free iPod Video Converter supports a number of popular video formats such as AVI, MPEG, WMV, RM, RMVB, DivX, VOB, etc.
Coming to the user interface, the UI is very simple and straightforward to [...] -
Play CDs automatically with Media Player in Windows 7
If you want, you can make Media Player to automatically open music CDs and play them in Windows 7. To do this, you have to make Media Player the default player for CDs. Here are instructions to do that:
Click the Start button and choose Control Panel.
Click Hardware and Sound.
Click AutoPlay.
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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Review
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a free anti-malware scanner that does its job very effectively. One of its main plus points is its speed. A quick scan using the software takes just 8 minutes even when other programs running in the background. (This will differ from computer to computer depending on specs, OS, etc.)
Malwarebytes also comes with [...]