Amazon S3 is a useful web service that allows you to store files for cheap. In Ubuntu (desktop), you can easily access Amazon S3 via the various software, such as S3Fox or Dragon Disk. However, in a server situation, you won’t have the luxury of using a desktop software. In this tutorial, we will show … Read more
If you are using multiple OSes and wish to transfer files from one computer to another via an external hard disk, you will want to format the hard disk to exFAT format since it is widely supported by most OS and doesn’t come with the 4GB per file restriction. We have previously shown you how … Read more
Searching your files can be an easy, or difficult task, depending on how you organize your files and documents. If you are constantly searching high and low for that particular file and your file manager is not helping you out with its terrible search function, you probably need a more advanced search tool. Recoll is … Read more
In KDE, the default file manager is Dolphin, which is a decent application and does its job well. However, if you are looking for a more powerful and useful file manager, you won’t want to miss out on Krusader. It is an advanced twin panel file manager that provides all the file management features you … Read more
If you are connected to a broadband network and are wondering how fast your Internet connection really is, here is a way to test your Internet connection speed with a simple command. In Linux, open a terminal and type the following: wget -O /dev/null http://speedtest.wdc01.softlayer.com/downloads/test10.zip What this command does is to download a 10M file … Read more
Have you ever wanted to find out more information about your Linux system, but are not sure where you can obtain those information? You may want to find out what distro you are using (if you are using a friend’s laptop), the desktop manager, the theme it is using, the kernel information etc. This information … Read more
After written thousands of Linux articles, one of the complaints that I always heard about Linux is that you have to use the command line to install applications. Most people don’t like Windows, but they were afraid to move to Linux because of the command line. In Windows, they can install an application by double … Read more
No matter how well you take care of your computer, sometimes, it will just crash and you often have to pull off the plug to restart the computer. When such crashes happen, there is a chance that your filesystem will get corrupted or damage. It is advisable to do a filesystem check regularly to make … Read more
Gnome and KDE may be the preferred desktop environment for most Linux users, but for those who prefer something that is not resource intensive, XFCE is a great alternative. XFCE is lightweight, fully customizable and is almost like the good old Gnome 2.x that everyone misses. If you are planning to switch to XFCE, this … Read more
If you have used the terminal in Linux (or Mac), you will know that it does not show anything when you type a password. The lack of a feedback system means that you won’t know if you have typed a password, or have entered the correct number of characters. Here is how you can make … Read more