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How to get package info (including version and dependancies) on just about anything in Ubuntu
Do you know how to find out what version of SSH is running on your Ubuntu box? How about what version of apt? Would you like to see what certain packages depend on to run? Or find the MD5 hash f...
Lost an Outlook Express Identity password? Here’s how to recover the email
Recently I had to help out a friend who, for various reasons had two Outlook Express identities on his XP machine. He had recently changed the password to his ‘important' identity and couldn't for...
How EA and Spore are causing piracy, the DasmX86Dll issues, removing SecuRom and some great DRM free alternatives
Speaking of SecuRom - I'm not quite sure why software companies continue to insist that DRM of this type (or any type) is worth it. I wonder how much money EA stuck into this? The game was availab...
Things you should never EVER type in Linux. Ever!
I feel that I need to put a warning at the top of this post because try as I might in the subject to be clear about what I mean, I know that someone will go and type/execute one of these things into t...
How to get updated world weather maps as your desktop background in Ubuntu
I also like to see what's going on with the world, particularly the weather but often find myself not in orbit so I'm unable to track worldwide weather patterns like I want to. Then a though occurred...
How to run a dedicated Steam server on your Ubuntu box - Countestrike style
For a while now Valve through Steam have had a dedicated server for Linux from which you can launch your multiplayer fragfests. I've recently started messing about with it and I've gotten Counter St...
Book Review: The Way Toys Work
Did you know that the inventor of the erector set won an Olympic gold medal in the pole vault in 1908? Or that the Slinky was named by thumbing through a dictionary looking for a word that sounded l...
Lifehacker Debunks Common Windows Tweaks
Lifehacker points out some common optimization myths and the reasons why they don't work, including clearing Windows prefetch data, registry optimization, and memory cleaners....
How to delete stuck folders and files from your trash in Ubuntu
Every now and again, I’ll find myself with some files sitting around in my trash that I can’t delete. This can be particularily problematic when I’ve got several gigs worth of stal...
Readyboost for Linux - a quick how to on getting more speed from a USB flash drive
Readyboost for Vista is a feature added to the OS where you can encourage your limping Vista install to jog a bit faster by essentially using a smallish USB drive as disk cache. There's also some Vi...
Get Google Gadgets up and running on your Ubuntu install
Not to long ago Google released their gadgets for Linux. Those fine folks at GetDeb.net have compiled an easy to use .deb file for us Debian based Linux folk to use. It’s quite simple - here...
Educational TV ROCKS!
The other week I was having water cooler chat with my co-workers. Some how the topic of PBS educational programming cropped up and I admitted that I used to love 3 2 1 Contact. This of course led us t...
Move over potato clock… build your own Multi-Touch pad
Found on New Science and Gizmodo With gas prices now over the four dollar mark (Road Warriors still plays in my head when I think about that). Seth Sandler, you’re my new hero. With merely a car...
