New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. How to install VLC 1.1.4 in ubuntu 10.04 VLC media player is a media player, streamer, and encoder for Unix, Windows, Mac OS X, BeOS, QNX, and PocketPC. It can play from many inputs like files, network streams, capture device, desktops, or DVD, SVCD, VCD, and audio CD. It [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. How to install Torrent Search 0.9.0 in ubuntu Torrent Search is a torrent searching application developed in Python, and using GTK+ for its graphical interface. Torrent Search is available under Linux and Windows. Link to the original site
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. Convert eBooks in Linux Say you just bought an Amazon Kindle or a Barnes and Noble Nook. You want to convert your eBook collection to .EPUB or .MOBI format. For this, install Calibre. The application not only provides you with a graphical way to manage your eBook collection, but [...]
Whether you want to display an interactive map of local farmers’ markets on your blog or you’re trying to put together a clickable map displaying branch offices on your corporate Web site, there’s a good chance Polymaps can help you get the job done. It’s a free, open source JavaScript library for making dynamic maps [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. Smuxi -User-friendly and cross-platform IRC client for sophisticated users for GNOME/GTK+ Smuxi is an irssi-inspired, flexible, user-friendly and cross-platform IRC client for sophisticated users, targeting the GNOME desktop. Smuxi is based on the client-server model: The core application (engine) can be placed onto a server which is connected to [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. BAR – Backup application What is BAR? From application author BAR is backup archiver program. I developed this program after I could not find a simple to use archiver program to create compressed and encrypted archives of my files which can be stored on a cd or dvd. While [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. Basket – A Multi-Purpose Note Pad For KDE Basket Note Pads is a multipurpose note-taking application for KDE. Business people can use it to keep track of important tasks and notes. Writers can use it to organize their thoughts. Students can use it for note taking. And generally anyone [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. Gitso – Frontend to reverse VNC connections Gitso is a frontend to reverse VNC connections. It is meant to be a simple two-step process that connects one person to another’s screen. First, the support person offers to give support. Second, the person who needs help connects and has their [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. Install VLC 1.1.1 in Ubuntu 10.04/9.10 using PPA VLC Media Player is a long-time open-source favorite, and the latest version is also the first to be out of beta development. It’s not the only option for free video playback, but it’s one of the best, and the feature updates [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. Improve Your WordPress Performance With W3 Total Cache If there is any plugin that can improve the performance of any WordPress blog by a great deal, it has to be W3 Total Cache. This is a well-designed cache plugin used by many popular sites, as well as this Make [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. Boot-Up Manager (BUM) – Graphical runlevel editor The scripts located in /etc/init.d are part of the bootup sequence of every Debian-like distro. Very often Ubuntu’s documentation and guides have suggested – in order to deactivate init scripts – to change the permissions of the scripts in /etc/init.d, making them [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. 5 Best Linux Software Packages for Kids Even when computers were first being introduced, engineers realized how useful they could be to teach children. There have been multiple games and even entire programming languages developed specifically for kids. Linux’s developer-friendly tendencies have made it an obvious choice as a [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. How to Upgrade Your WP Blog to Multi-Users Blog Network With WordPress 3.0 In the past, for those who wanted to set up a WordPress multi-users site, the only solution is to use WPMU. Unfortunately, setting up a WPMU site can be difficult and tricky. Furthermore, migrating your existing [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. How To Install Ailurus 10.05 On Fedora How To Install Ailurus 10.05 On Fedora Ailurus is a small GPL application which helps install some nice software, clean yum cache, backup yum, etc. Currently Ailurus is available for Fedora 11, 12 and 13. This simple tutorial will explain how to [...]
New tutorial added to HowtoMatrix database. Wxcam – Simple webcam application for ubuntu desktop wxCam is a webcam application for linux. It supports video recording (in an avi uncompressed and Xvid format), snapshot taking, and some special commands for philips webcams, so you can also use the program for astronomy purposes. It supports both video4linux [...]