This is the UNIX operating system that the computer in TRON legacy is running, it appears to be an operating system that is created by Sun Microsystems, like Solaris. The name of this operating system which is a play on the name of the Solaris UNIX operating system. The user flynn is trying to login … Read more
I am back, I had a huge problem with my domain name and I lost it as the registrar I got it from is not responding to my E-Mails about renewing it as it has expired and I wanted to renew the domain, but I have not been having any luck contacting them. I ended … Read more
Russia is planning to create their own Linux-based operating system to replace the insecure and crash prone Windows operating system. This on the back of the Red Flag operating system from China. India have also announced that they are planning to create their own super secure operating system to use in deference to the malware … Read more
Gnome have re-named the Gnome Control Centre, to System Settings which conflicts with the KDE application of the same name, therefore if you have KDE & Gnome installed simultaneously, you will have two menu entries with the same icon and the same name that are totally different. This does not help Linux at all when … Read more
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http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/09/linux-top-command-used-in-tron-trailer/#dsq-new-post. In the Tron legacy film trailer at 1:12, you can see a terminal displaying the output of the top(1) command, a traditional UNIX command to display the list of running processes. It is funny that the machine is only showing 9 days of uptime though, it should be longer than that. This is like … Read more
The Alpha 1 released ISO of the Ubuntu Linux distribution has been released into the wilds, bringing with it new features including the 3.0-3-generic Linux kernel and many other software updates including Firefox updated to version 5 and NetworkManager updated to version 0.9. This is an alpha release and not recommended for day-to-day usage, but … Read more
China are still using the venerable and dust covered Internet Explorer 6.0 browser even after all of this time, I guess the great firewall of China and the censorship in the communist regime precludes any real advancement in software updates in that country. But Windows XP is ten years old and well past it`s use … Read more
I am just testing the website again in Internet Explorer 8.0. The drop shadows on the DIV layers does not work, but everything else seems to be all good, IE 8.0 is about the lowest version that will still work with my website, some of my visitors still use Internet Explorer 6.0; that will not … Read more
I have tried out the old Doom.exe in Dosbox and I had to patch the Doom.exe to the Ultimate Doom version to be able to get access to all the episodes and I copied the Doom2.exe v1.9 to the folder with the other files and then after getting help in this thread, I was able … Read more
The best thing about using Linux instead of using Windows, is that when you install a new piece of hardware on your machine or plug-in a USB device and set it up, there is no juggling CD`s and searching the Internet for updated drivers to get the hardware working, for the most part; it will … Read more
According to a Source in the Department of Homeland Security, many hardware components imported into the United States are infected with malware and spyware and pose a great risk to the health of any Windows computer they are plugged into. This is reported to have been carried out by unknown foreign powers, putting the computing … Read more
This is how to hide the circle of friends you are in from public view. The Google+ feature you really need. This feature is disabled by default, but you can re-enable this setting easily by following this simple tutorial. 1. Go to your Google Profile and click Edit Profile. 2. Click the little globe icon … Read more
I have finished my C++ CGI script. The script is for Apache and any other Internet server software that can run C++ CGI scripts. I am very happy with the performance of this program compared to a Perl script, and it is much more streamlined than a lot of other C++ CGI scripts I have … Read more
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To playback video in mplayer in different sizes, just use this command: 4.4 Fri Oct 05 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ mplayer -vf scale=960:720 Listening\ to\ the\ radio\ in\ Syria.\ This\ guy\ is\ very\ chill.-ncMhr.mp44.4 Fri Oct 05 jason@Yog-Sothoth 0: $ mplayer -vf scale=960:720 Listening\ to\ the\ radio\ in\ Syria.\ This\ guy\ is\ very\ chill.-ncMhr.mp4 This is … Read more
The largest social networking website on the planet, Facebook will introduce Skype video chat into its social networking service that will enable the 750 million users of the popular website to connect with friends via video and not just with the wall posts and the pokes that have been the mainstay of Facebook. The agreement … Read more
Updated the website design once again, I implemented resolution based scaling for the main content div layer, the website will fit in a 1116 pixels wide browser window now, and I probably could tweak it even further. I had some feedback that the website was requiring too wide a browser window, so now that is … Read more
I am enjoying using Linux now that there is even more malicious software attacking Windows 7. Sure that operating system is good, but it is very annoying to have to constantly update Windows with security patches and update virus definitions all of the time, we should be free of this by now, if Microsoft could … Read more
Are you still wanting to use Skype now? Even after this sorry tale has surfaced, telling of Microsoft cuddling up to the Homeland Security department and putting a legal back-door in Skype allowing the government to listen to all voice traffic through the Skype system. You should never use Skype for anything that requires secrecy … Read more