Back when blogging was just catching on, a small PHP-based publishing system was quietly released and quickly took the blogging community by storm. WordPress, as the system was known, was an instant hit thanks to its simplicity and open-source license which allowed interested developers to extend and improve the system without hassle.

In this tutorial, we'll assume your web host doesn't have a one-click installer. Maybe you've got a bare-bones host, you've decided to host your own site, or you're simply setting up a local installation to see what…

The increasingly popular Ubuntu Linux distribution will soon be sold on the shelves in Best Buy. Will users pay $19.99 for what they can get online for free?

The answer, according to Canonical, is the ValuSoft startup support, which the company says will help consumers begin the Linux journey. "By adding a 60 day support service, ValuSoft are making it easier for consumers to install and get…

great to install xp on your vista

Dear Sir, Indeed your information is unique about how to install 2nd OS on the pre-installed Windows Vista. But unfornately i have failed to install another OS (XP) on my laptop which came with pre-installed Windows Vista. I have…

Analysts like to make waves. After all, if what they say lacks impact, then no-one pays attention.
So how about this prediction from Forrester: “Apple Inc. will become the hub of the digital home by 2013.”

3. Content providers are now very wary of doing deals with iTunes that leave them at the mercy of Steve Jobs. The music industry is doing everything in its power to break iTunes' hold. The film and TV industry won't make the same mistake

Ubuntu 8.04 was released last month with highly-anticipated features like PulseAudio, GNOME 2.22, and Wubi. Although this release is a strong incremental improvement over its predecessor, we found some serious bugs that detract from the overall user experience. Ars takes a close look to find out if Hardy Heron raises the bar.

Ubuntu 8.04, codenamed Hardy Heron, spread its wings and flew out of the nest last month. This is the second Ubuntu release to offer long-term support, which means that critical updates will be available on the desktop for three years and on…

Will everything be solar run?

That said, solar energy is on the threshold of becoming mainstream, thanks to government grants and developments in technology. Unlike the other offerings, solar is still a young enough industry to be benefiting from quantum leaps in design, and,…

The openSUSE team is proud to announce the first Beta release of openSUSE 11.0! There are many exciting enhancements and features in the new release. Among these is the incredibly fast package management (libzypp), KDE 3.5.9 and 4.0.3, GNOME 2.22.1, a beautiful new installer, installable live CDs and much more.

Confirmed - first when you type “Live-System” it say that “no image” -> simply “return” required with no text. But after system started only console is avalible -…

Create custom Windows Vista installations by adding or removing system components and automating setup options with vLite. It’s unsupported by Microsoft, but vLite is free and will delight Vista enthusiasts.

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Lifehacker outlines how to rip all the cr*pware out of your XP installation, and its so easy! Perfect for use as Virtual Machines and for Vista users who want to dual-boot into XP for better, faster gaming experiences.

When you're installing Windows in a virtual machine or on old, slow hardware, you want the leanest, meanest and fastest-running configuration possible. Most of the time, you want the best from your operating system, including all the bells…

Long-time Windows user and programmer explains why he needs to switch to Ubuntu Linux (and never the crappy Vista), the Linux apps he will use in place of Windows apps, and other general thoughts about the switch.

Universal In Linux, there are two ways to do a single task. One is using a command line and the other is via the Graphical User Interface (GUI) akin to Microsoft Windows. It’s up to the user how they would like to carry out…

Great simple tutorial, but informative with Great pics!! “…cutting up the drywall and/or removing the baseboard and cutting a channel in either the backside of the baseboard or the drywall/studs. But that seemed like too much destruction.”

Some Googling showed some other promising options. First I searched for Monster Cable. They have a line of SuperFlat wire, but it turns out to not be super flat at all. I found this stuff called Flatwire from DeCorp that looked really nice. Super…

From the page “The browsers tested here are the latest versions of Mozilla Firefox (Firefox 3.0 Beta 4), Opera (Opera 9.50 Beta) and Safari (Safari 3.1 Beta).”

I have not tested the JavaScript execution speed, HTML formatting speed and other more technical aspects. These will be tested in my future posts, probably when all these 3 browsers come out of beta. Some of you may disagree with me, but…

Running applications from a USB flash drive on a public computer is convenient but exposes you to malware and other limitations of the host PC. By installing a Windows-like version of Linux on a flash drive, you can take a complete operating system wherever you go and work in a safe, secure environment, even in an Internet cafe.

Pendrivelinux have detailed instruction on the installation for Knoppix, Pendrivelinux 2008, MCNLive Toronto, and gOS. Follow the installation steps carefully, for your choice of OS. Make sure that the batch files are executed properly, else a…

FreeBSD 7.0 now available!

The contents of the ISO images provided as part of the release has changed for most of the architectures. Using the i386 architecture as an example, there are ISO images named bootonly'', disc1'', disc2'', disc3'',…