Sometimes you want to change your partition layout after you’ve been using your system for awhile. One great too for this job is GParted. In this tutorial I’ll show you how to resize partitions using the GParted Live CD. [click to continue...]

Disk Usage Analyzer is a Gnome utility for analyzing disk usage. It displays statistics about your disk usage in an intuitive, easy to use graphical interface. [click to continue...]

I’ve been looking for a wardriving application for my N95 ever since I got it. I mean hey, it has WiFi and a built-in GPS, so isn’t it the perfect portable wardriving hardware? Luckily today I came across the application I’ve been looking for. It’s called Barbelo. [click to continue...]

I like to be able to access files on my desktop computer from my laptop while I’m on the road. Luckily Linux has this feature built in. In this tutorial I’ll be using the SSH protocol because it provides far more security than FTP. I strongly advise using SSH because it transmits user names, passwords, and all data through an encrypted tunnel whereas FTP is highly susceptible to third party snooping. [click to continue...]

ePSXe is my favorite Playstation One emulator. The only problem with it is that it is not as easy to set up as most emulators. Luckily, it’s still easy once you know what to do. Follow the steps outlined in this tutorial and you’ll be playing PSOne games in no time! [click to continue...]

Yep. Leave a comment below and use the email address you want me to send the brightkite invite to in the E-mail field of the comment form (not in the body of the message). The first ten get invites, then I’ll just disable comments or delete this post. Cheers!

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This tutorial will guide you through downloading YouTube videos and other media using Download Helper. It also covers conversion of downloaded media to iPod, Nokia N95, or other portable media players. [click to continue...]

This tutorial could (perhaps should) also be called “How to create custom keyboard shortcuts in Gnome” - as that’s essentially what it is.

There are a number of keyboard shortcuts available in the Gnome Desktop. I like to add a few custom shortcuts for opening applications that I use regularly. Here’s how I do it. [click to continue...]

This tutorial will walk you every step of the way through creating a ringtone from one of your MP3 files, using the free and open-source software Audacity. Audacity is an Audio Editing tool available for Windows, OS X, and Linux. Though this tutorial uses Windows for the exact steps, Linux and OS X users should be able to follow along as well. [click to continue...]

DownThemAll is another one on my list of must-have Firefox extensions. With DownThemAll you can easily download all images or links on a web page, or a customized subset of them. [click to continue...]

Filemenu Tools is a free program for Windows that can add lots of functionality to your right click menu. You can look at a chart of features and download it here. Possibly the best part about this application is that it can also remove menu entries you don’t want! [click to continue...]

Codeweavers is offering a copy of CrossOver for Mac (or Linux) for free - today only! The programs normally retail for $40, but will be available free of charge (one license per customer) until midnight CST.

via Switching To Mac

Sometimes you end up somewhere with your laptop where you just can’t find any open WiFi. Luckily you have a Nokia N95 and a USB data cable. I’m going to show you how to tether your N95 to your laptop via USB the quick and dirty command line way, as well as the prettier GUI way. In these examples I am running Fedora 9 and Gnome. [click to continue...]

Sometimes you end up somewhere with your laptop where you just can’t find any open WiFi. Luckily you have a Nokia N95 and a Bluetooth adapter. I’m going to show you how to tether your N95 to your laptop via Bluetooth the quick and dirty command line way, as well as the prettier GUI way. In these examples I am running Fedora 9 and Gnome. [click to continue...]