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Ubuntu Unity: Making the desktop seriously efficient again
Contrary to the popular opinion, Jack Wallen has found Ubuntu Unity to be one of the most efficient desktop designs on the market.
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DIY: Let Webmin handle all your UNIX administration tasks
Jack Wallen thinks Webmin is still one of the most powerful administration tools you'll find for a UNIX environment. See what the admin tool has to offer.
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DIY: Create a distribution or backup of your Debian-based desktop/server
Jack Wallen thinks Remastersys should be one of your go-to tools if you have a production environment where Linux is deployed as servers or desktops.
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Five tips for restoring an unbootable hard drive
When you're dealing with a system that won't boot, you need to fall back on some diagnostic skills and recovery strategies. Jack Wallen shares his field-tested approach.
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Editing PDFs in Linux made possible with PDF Studio
Looking for a good PDF Editor for the Linux operating system? Jack Wallen has finally come across a tool that just might fit the bill. Read on and see what Jack thinks of PDF Edito...
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Quick Tip: Shrink the size used by Windows 7 System Restore
Jack Wallen shows you how to shrink the maximum size allowed for System Restore so that you can get back space on a hard drive when space is at a premium.
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DIY: Image your drives for free with Clonezilla
Clonezilla makes disaster recovery possible, even for shops with little to no budget for such a process. Jack Wallen walks you through the steps of how to use Clonezilla for imagin...
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Quick Tip: Add Open with Notepad to the right-click menu
Jack Wallen shows you how you can apply a simple Windows registry hack that will add a new right-click menu entry for opening files in Notepad.
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Kill and trap rogue processes in Windows with Daphne
It can be very frustrating when a program crashes or refuses to close. A free utility called Daphne can relieve some of that frustration with improved process management in Windows...
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How do I add drive icons to either the Taskbar or the Quick Launch Bar in Windows 7?
Jack Wallen explains how to add a shortcut to a specific system drive to the Quick Launch Bar in Microsoft Windows 7, making access just a click away.