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When not writing articles for How-To Geek, Mr Linux is coding in Java, Ruby, Bash, SQL and anything else which comes to mind. Mr Linux unfortunately cannot link to his blog. However, when the time is right he will use it as the means to control all thought and opinion.

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Prevent Explorer from Freezing With Large Zip Files on Vista

This article was written by Daniel Spiewak, a great software developer and friend of the How-To Geek.

Mr Linux Oct 29th, 2007

Fix AVI Playback Bug in QuickTime 7.2 on MacOS X

Apple recently released a new version of QuickTime (v. 7.2) sporting a number of new features and enhancements. Among the many enhancements – which include (finally) full screen support in the unregistered version …

Mr Linux Jul 13th, 2007

Keyboard Ninja: Launch any Application Without the Mouse

Don’t get me wrong, I think the mouse was probably the greatest innovation in computing since the silicon chip, but for a power user it’s really the slowest form of input. Taking your hands off the keyboard to reach for…

Mr Linux Jun 24th, 2007

Linux QuickTip: Downloading and Un-tarring in One Step

Most of the time, when I download something it’s a file archive of some kind – usually a tarball or a zip file. This could be some source code for an app that isn’t included in Gentoo’s Portage tree, some documentation for an…

Mr Linux Jun 22nd, 2007

Disable Hybrid Sleep Mode in Windows Vista

Windows Vista has a neat new feature for laptops called “hybrid sleep”. Actually, Windows Vista has a neat new feature for laptops called sleep too, so I’m getting ahead of myself a bit.

Mr Linux Apr 22nd, 2007

Use Your Mac Mini as a Media Server Part 2

In the first part, I ran through the basics on how to connect and configure your Mac Mini as the heart of your entertainment center. In this next article in the series, I had been planning on going into detail on how to store…

Mr Linux Apr 19th, 2007

Use Your Mac Mini as a Media Server Part 1

Apple has been pushing the use of the Macintosh as the heart of one’s media center for a long time now, but more specifically since the release of the Mac Mini. With its compact size, low price and FrontRow, it’s the perfect …

Mr Linux Apr 10th, 2007

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