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Juergen's Linux Blog December 2005 Archive

By Juergen Haas, About.com Guide to Linux since 2003

Great Linux Music Player: amaroK

Saturday December 31, 2005
If you have been looking for a good music player for Linux, you may want to take a look at amaroK, a feature rich, state-of-the-art audio player for Linux. One ... Read More

Tutorial: Using Email on Your Linux Desktop

Sunday December 25, 2005
An Internet experience is not complete without the usage of email. In this tutorial we shall be describing two commonly used email software for Linux users: Evolution and Mozilla Mail. ... Read More

Free Voice Calls Over The Internet

Saturday December 24, 2005
Mandriva 2006 comes with Skype's free voice calling over the Internet. The software is integrated into Mandriva 2006, so that the functionality will be ready for use upon installation of ... Read More

Tool For Transferring Personal Data From Windows To Linspire Linux

Friday December 23, 2005
Through a collaboration with Versora, Linspire is offering a tool for transferring a user's working environment from Windows to Linux. Versora's Progression Desktop for Linspire, a version of the Linux ... Read More

Linux Tutorial: The Shell

Sunday December 18, 2005
With the modernization and creation of a lot of newer GUI-based tools, the shell is becoming increasingly un-required to perform many tasks. But the shell is a very powerful place, ... Read More

Keep Control Of Your Computer's Internet Activities

Friday December 16, 2005
You may have noticed that over the years your computer has been increasingly taking on a live of its own. While the utility of computers derives from their ability to ... Read More

Linux/Unix Commands vs. Shell Commands

Friday December 16, 2005
There are two kinds of commands that come with a Linux / Unix operating system: Shell Commands and Linux/Unix Commands. Here is a comparison of the two. Read more...

FreeNX: Free And Fast Remote Access To Linux Computers

Thursday December 15, 2005
FreeNX is a client-server system that allows you to use the computer you are sitting at as a terminal to work on another (UNIX/Linux) computer somewhere else on the internet. ... Read More

Accessing the Internet from Your Linux Desktop

Sunday December 11, 2005
This is a step-by-step user guide on some of the more common methods in which a Linux desktop can gain access to the Internet. Read more…

autopackage: Eliminating Dependency Issues

Thursday December 8, 2005
One of the obstacles that often stops people from moving to Linux is the cumbersome installation procedures of software packages. On Windows you typically double click on an installation file ... Read More

Linux Tutorial: Multimedia

Sunday December 4, 2005
The Linux desktop is capable of supporting a wide range of audio and video features and facilities. These include the playing of audio CDs, audio digital files, VCD and DVD ... Read More

Hibernate: A Persistent Storage Service For Java

Saturday December 3, 2005
Software applications often require that data are stored in a database so that they don't get lost after the program shuts down. Databases typically store information in a "relational" form, ... Read More

Simple Backup Solution

Friday December 2, 2005
If you have been looking for a simple, inexpensive (free), yet flexible backup program, you may want to check out Simple Backup Solution (SBS). The simplicity and ease-of-use of SBS ... Read More

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