Linux is Confusing. These Articles Should Help

Use VirtualBox to Test Linux on Your Windows PC

Curious about a new distribution of Linux but not wanting to do a full install or use a Live CD/DVD just to try it out? Now you can enjoy all that Linux goodness by running it “Live CD” style inside of VirtualBox....

Akemi Iwaya Jul 7th, 2009

Try Out a New Operating System the Easy Way with VirtualBox

Frustrated with seeing all the new wonderful looking Windows 7 and Linux systems and having no easy way to try them? Now you can enjoy all the new operating system goodness in a virtual environment with VirtualBox. VirtualBox...

Akemi Iwaya Jul 1st, 2009

Update Portable Iron Browser the Easy Way

So you have been enjoying all the goodness of portable Iron Browser, but what about when the newest version is released? Now you can have two methods to quickly and easily update your portable browser....

Akemi Iwaya Jun 18th, 2009

Add Google Gadgets to your Desktop

One of the new trends in computing is the use of desktop gadgets which are small applications that run on your desktop. If you like desktop gadgets for work or play today we will check out the ones available from Google and...

Brian Burgess May 18th, 2009

Geek Fun: Play Alien Arena the Free FPS Game

Alien Arena is completely free cross-platform First Person Shooter based on the Quake III engine. Today we’ll take a look because geeks love cool games and free cool games are even better!

Brian Burgess May 1st, 2009

Geek Fun: Frets on Fire

If you cannot get enough of Guitar Hero while playing on your home console then Frets On Fire is a great way to get a similar experience on your computer. Frets on Fire is a cross-platform Open Source project....

Brian Burgess Apr 10th, 2009

Easily Change Audio File Formats with XRECODE

Have you ever ran into the problem of having music files that are not compatible with your portable or software music player? If so, today we will take a look at XRECODE, a powerful free utility for converting almost an...

Brian Burgess Apr 6th, 2009

Help Keep Children Safe Online with KidZui

A great tool to help you keep your kids safe online is KidZui, a kid-themed browser that boasts over 1 million kid friendly websites, photos, and videos. Today we’ll take a tour through how it works....

Brian Burgess Feb 23rd, 2009

Stupid Geek Tricks: Watch Movies in Your Linux Terminal Window

In these days of high definition videos everywhere (even YouTube), only the truly geeky would decide to watch their movies in ASCII text in a terminal window. The surprising thing is that some videos are even fairly watchable...

Lowell Heddings Feb 22nd, 2009

Saving Flash Videos In Linux

This guest article was written by Nate from The Geeky Life blog, who is also one of our most prolific forum members. Thanks!

Lowell Heddings Jan 29th, 2009

Geek Review: Get Web Email Offline With Yahoo Zimbra Desktop

Have you ever wanted to get your webmail on your desktop? Yahoo’s Zimba Desktop does just that, and a lot more with web-based access to your Gmail, Yahoo or even Exchange mail… but as desktop application that even...

Brian Burgess Dec 3rd, 2008

How to Install Windows Applications on Linux Using Crossover

Transitioning from Windows to Linux often leaves you scratching your head, wondering what software to use for common tasks. Sure, Linux has alternative software, but sometimes you just want to install a Windows application th...

Lowell Heddings Nov 6th, 2008

Weekend Fun: Record Internet TV on the Three Major Platforms with Miro

Continuing with our series showing different ways to watch television and other video programs online, this week we bring you Miro. Think of Miro as a TiVo for your computer which will download and save Internet programs. ...

Brian Burgess Oct 3rd, 2008

What is trackerd and Why Is It Running?

If you’ve looked at the running processes on your Ubuntu box and wondered why there’s a process named “trackerd” that is overusing the CPU, you are in luck, because that’s exactly the topic we&#8...

Lowell Heddings Oct 1st, 2008

Change Your Forgotten Windows Password with the Linux System Rescue CD

So far in our series we’ve covered how to reset your Windows password with the Ultimate Boot CD, but if you are a little more technical you might want to simply use the excellent System Rescue CD, which is based on Linu...

Lowell Heddings Sep 30th, 2008

Reset Your Ubuntu Password Easily from the Live CD

Our last article on how to reset your Ubuntu password easily through the grub menu was quite popular, so I’ve decided to make a series on all the different ways to reset your password on either Linux or Windows… today...

Lowell Heddings Sep 25th, 2008

Reset Your Forgotten Ubuntu Password in 2 Minutes or Less

If you’ve ever forgotten your password, you aren’t alone… it’s probably one of the most common tech support problems I’ve encountered over the years. Luckily if you are using Ubuntu they made it incr...

Lowell Heddings Sep 22nd, 2008

Geek Reviews: Using Dia As a Free Replacement for Microsoft Visio

The retail price of diagramming software Microsoft Visio 2007 ranges between $550 to $259 depending on if you choose professional or standard, which is a lot of money for somebody on a budget. Since we love to write about rep...

Brian Burgess Sep 4th, 2008

Geek Repair: Create Your Own Ultimate Recovery CD

If you’ve ever had booting problems, spyware or viruses, you’ve likely attempted to boot from the Windows CD and run some repairs… but sometimes that’s just not enough. Sure, you can easily backup your...

Lowell Heddings Aug 26th, 2008

Create a Shortcut or Hotkey to Mute the Speakers on Linux

After writing about how to create a shortcut or hotkey to mute the speakers in Windows, I got a couple of requests for how to do the same thing in Linux, which turns out to be really simple if you are running the latest versi...

Lowell Heddings Aug 15th, 2008

Use Ubuntu Live CD to Backup Files from Your Dead Windows Computer

If you’ve ever asked for help with your Windows computer that won’t boot anymore, you’ve probably been told to “Backup all your data and then reinstall”… but if you can’t boot, how ca...

Lowell Heddings Jul 13th, 2008

Disable Ctrl+Alt+Backspace from Restarting X Windows on Linux

If you’ve used Linux for any amount of time, you’re already familiar with the Ctrl+Alt+Backspace shortcut key combination that restarts X Windows immediately… but have you ever wondered if there is a way to ...

Lowell Heddings May 31st, 2008

Mysticgeek Makes The Linux Switch – Kubuntu

I have played with various distributions of Linux for the past 5 years. I would dabble in Red Hat running a web server, install Mandriva (Mandrake at the time) in a dual boot with XP, and actually build a kiosk for a tech s...

Brian Burgess Apr 15th, 2008

Reload the Gnome or KDE Panels Without Restarting (Linux)

If you do a lot of tweaking to the panels in Gnome or KDE, you’ve probably run into an instance where you enabled a plugin or changed a setting and need to restart to see the effect (or maybe you locked something up). I...

Lowell Heddings Mar 18th, 2008

A Quick Look at gOS – But Don’t Call It Google

I thought I would take a break from Microsoft and cover the much talked about gOS. This is the Operating System included on Wal-Mart’s $199 PC’s. Although there are a lot of Google applications included, gOS is ac...

Brian Burgess Mar 14th, 2008