Convert WAV and MP3 files to AMR in Linux, using Gstreamer

Fantastic! As long as you have a WAV or MP3 file, the SoX package, and the Gstreamer gstreamer-plugins-ugly package installed, you can use these scripts to convert from MP3 or WAV to AMR, and back from AMR to WAV. Perfect for creating ringtones out of sound clips or favorite songs!
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Hamachi Virtual Private Network

Hamachi is a small freeware application that creates virtual private networks (vpn) on the fly without configuration at all - well almost. You can download the application from the hamachi homepage, once downloaded install and run the software. Versions for Windows, Linux (installation guide) and Macintosh OS X exist, means everyone should be happy although [...]

How to install and configure Windows Vista RC1 on VMware Workstation and VMware Server

It seems that there are still so many out there having problems installing Windows Vista RC1 on VMware Workstation. It turned out that my workaround is not the best solution to this problem. Some readers mentioned it here. Thanks for that! In this post, I will also give some additional tips on how to [...]

Ubuntu Tricks - how to generate a list of installed packages and use it to reinstall packages

This tutorial will work for any Debian based system, but is written specifically for Ubuntu.
I’ve recently had the occasion to make a complete list of software installed on one of my Ubuntu boxes, and then reinstall it from scratch. Here’s a quick and easy way to generate a list of installed .deb packages, and [...]

Top 10 tips to survive laptop disaster: what to do if your laptop is dropped, catches fire, gets ripped off, is smashed, or just plain won’t boot

Top 10 tools to use when your laptop or notebook goes belly-up or worse:
You got that laptop so you could travel with all your data and necessary programs, right? Problem is: laptops are vulnerable to all kinds of ugly scenarios: they’re easy to steal (Digital sleuthing grows on business, home fronts) they’re fragile; they catch [...]

Top 10 FREE Linux games

Techgage has a great article on thier picks for the top 10 free Linux games. Three of which I’m horribly addicted too.
Their requirements for this?

Has to be 100% free… no strings attached.
Cannot require wine to run.
Open Source not a requirement.
Installation must be painless.
Cannot be an add-on to a commercial game.

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Howto: Linux Refresh all or an X screen Kde-Gnome desktop

Linux or UNIX desktop systems are quite stable. However, some time weird things happen like unreadable screen and confusing application causing massive screen messed up, which makes it difficult to read what is on the Linux desktop.
Generally, I have observed that most users prefer to hit CTRL+ALT+Back Space or just kills the X session. However, [...]

How-to Rename and Remove Duplicates In Your Mp3 Collection

As part of cleaning up my mp3 collection, I am going to perform two simple tasks which I never thought could be done so easily if not with the help of a freeware called The GodFather.
Description of The GodFather from the publisher’s website:
Do you own mp3 files ? How about ogg, mpc, ape, flac, aac, [...]

Torpark: Totally Anonymous And Portable Web Browsing

The good folks over at Hacktivismo, an international group of computer security experts and human rights workers, just released Torpark, an anonymous, fully portable Web browser based on Mozilla Firefox. Torpark comes pre-configured, requires no installation, can run off a USB memory stick, and leaves no tracks behind in the browser or computer. It uses [...]

Guide: Installing Anything in Ubuntu

Having problems installing something on your new Ubuntu operating system? Don’t worry, installing software, themes and other things on Ubuntu is actually very easy! This guide will help you understand with screenshots, instructional videos and to-the-point language.
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Guide: Installing Anything in Ubuntu
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