This guide will show you how to add a watermark to a digital image using a free and open source image editor that works in Windows, macOS and Linux. …
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This guide will teach you step by step how to download files from the command line in Linux, Windows or macOS using open source (free) software – wget. Wget is a very cool command-line downloader for Linux and UNIX environments that has also been ported to Windows and macOS. Don’t be fooled by the fact that it is a command line tool. It is very powerful and versatile and can match some of the best graphical downloaders around today. It has features such as resuming of downloads, bandwidth control, it can handle authentication, and much more. I’ll get you started with the basics of using wget and then I’ll show you how you can automate a complete backup of your website using wget and cron. …
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SmartCam turns a Symbian Series 60 phone with bluetooth and camera into a webcam ready to use with your PC. It is open source software, licensed under the GPLv2 and will run on Linux or Windows. There are commercial applications that will do the same thing, but I believe in using and supporting free, open source software whenever possible. …
This guide will show you how to resize partitions and create new ones using the GParted Live CD/USB utility in Linux. …
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If you’ve tried Ubuntu on your Eee PC, or have dual-booted Ubuntu and Windows XP, and you’re still not happy – give Fedora (the custom version titled “EeeDora”) a try. This tutorial will guide you every step of the way though installing Fedora (EeeDora) on your Asus Eee PC. …
This tutorial will guide you through the steps required to install and setup Netbook Remix on your Eee PC. Netbook Remix is an alternate interface of the standard Ubuntu 8.04 desktop. It’s an interface that allows you to work more easily on a smaller screen devices (such as the Asus Eee PC).
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This tutorial will guide you step by step through installing KDE in Windows. …
This tutorial will guide you in downloading, installing and setting up Conky, a free, light-weight system monitor for X11 that lets you display system info on your Linux desktop.
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This overview details the features (with screenshots) of 10 different programs other than iTunes to manage your iPod. Tutorials are included for every program, and they’re all either free or Open Source. …
This somewhat brief tutorial will guide you in installing Wine, and then using it to install Windows applications. Though the steps and screenshots are specific to Ubuntu Linux, they will be very similar for most Linux/*nix distributions. …
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Similar to How to install Ubuntu in OS X using Parallels – a complete walkthrough, this tutorial will take you every single step of the way through installing Windows Vista using Parallels for OS X. …
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This guide will explain what lossless audio is, how to convert lossless audio files (flac, shn) to mp3, how to burn lossless audio to CD etc. Windows and macOS are both covered. …
