FireFox is the leading Open source web browser and is my all time favorite browser. Previously I have used Google Chrome but as a blogger nowadays using the Mozilla Firefox web browser than any other software. Firefox gives you freedom and more options to configure your privacy settings. So today I will tell some useful features of Firefox because of which I am using it.
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Linux is a free and open source Operating system with powerful features.
There are many Linux distributions to choose, Choose a best one as per your requirements.This article will help you to choose a best Linux distribution for your computer.
1.Linux Mint: If you want to use a Simple Linux distribution with pre-installed softwares which are useful for your daily computing needs then go for Linux Mint.
Linux mint is the beautiful Operating system I have ever used. With the hot corner effect you can easily switch between different workspaces and multiple windows. This is why I use Linux mint over other operating systems.
Read More about Linux Mint operating system here
2.Ubuntu: Rich at graphical interface and makes your computer look lite with very less clutter. Ubuntu gives me a tablet like interface on my laptop too. I love the color combinations and simple user interface in Ubuntu
You can experience Ubuntu on your computer without installing it. How ? Ubuntu Website gives you an option to feel the Ubuntu OS on you browser itself.
Try this at Ubuntu Website
You can install Ubuntu along with Windows OS using WUBI installer
3.Zorin Os : Based on Ubuntu, Zorin OS is a multi-functional operating system designed specifically for Windows users who want to switch to Linux.
4.Puppy Linux:Do you have an old computer with really bad specifications ?? Linux will save you . Here is puppy Linux which can sit on your computer without taking a big room on it.With this you can use your old computer to run basic applications like multimedia, web browsing etc.
5.Arch Linux: If you want to learn completely about Linux go for this. This gives you complete freedom to choose whatever components you want to install on your Linux OS.
Go for this if you are seriously interested in computers and operating systems.
If you are still in a confusion to choose an appropriate Linux distribution then choose your preferences and select a linux distribution easily. This is a best place to solve your question "How to choose a best Linux Operating system ?"
There are many Linux distributions to choose, Choose a best one as per your requirements.This article will help you to choose a best Linux distribution for your computer.
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1.Linux Mint: If you want to use a Simple Linux distribution with pre-installed softwares which are useful for your daily computing needs then go for Linux Mint.
Linux mint is the beautiful Operating system I have ever used. With the hot corner effect you can easily switch between different workspaces and multiple windows. This is why I use Linux mint over other operating systems.
Read More about Linux Mint operating system here
2.Ubuntu: Rich at graphical interface and makes your computer look lite with very less clutter. Ubuntu gives me a tablet like interface on my laptop too. I love the color combinations and simple user interface in Ubuntu
You can experience Ubuntu on your computer without installing it. How ? Ubuntu Website gives you an option to feel the Ubuntu OS on you browser itself.
Try this at Ubuntu Website
You can install Ubuntu along with Windows OS using WUBI installer
3.Zorin Os : Based on Ubuntu, Zorin OS is a multi-functional operating system designed specifically for Windows users who want to switch to Linux.
4.Puppy Linux:Do you have an old computer with really bad specifications ?? Linux will save you . Here is puppy Linux which can sit on your computer without taking a big room on it.With this you can use your old computer to run basic applications like multimedia, web browsing etc.
5.Arch Linux: If you want to learn completely about Linux go for this. This gives you complete freedom to choose whatever components you want to install on your Linux OS.
Go for this if you are seriously interested in computers and operating systems.
If you are still in a confusion to choose an appropriate Linux distribution then choose your preferences and select a linux distribution easily. This is a best place to solve your question "How to choose a best Linux Operating system ?"
I am fed up with all the unwanted Facebook page suggestions and even with the ridiculous advertisements on the right sidebar which are useless and annoying me.
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So I Googled for this topic and found some solution. The solution came not only for Facebook but for blocking advertisements on other websites too.
Music is really good for health. While working on my Laptop I always prefer to run a play-list. I have used these media players and I want to share them with you.
Clementine Music Player : Simply superb ! Nice interface. You can easily add media libraries. It is very easy to create playlists here. I love the "fading duration" feature in this music player.
VLC : All of my friends use this as it is very simple. In fact they learned all keyboard shortcuts for VLC and even tried them on other players and failed.
My favorite features of VLC include subtitle integration, 'always on top' and 'effects & filters'. With Always on top feature you can watch a video while working with other windows.Nice feature for multi-tasking.
Do you know that you can watch YouTube videos in VLC media player without any advertisements ?
VLC works fine on Linux, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android .VLC plays most of the file types which makes it number one media player.Even if you already have VLC in your Computer, try to get a latest VLC download.
Banshee Media Player : Banshee is my best companion.It plays all of my favorite songs for me while i blog.It perfectly fits on my Mint tray making the menu panel beautiful.
Banshee comes for Linux, Mac and Windows.
XBMC Media Center : Don't miss this ! XBMC is a good alternative for Windows media center. Read about XBMC media center features here
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Clementine Music Player : Simply superb ! Nice interface. You can easily add media libraries. It is very easy to create playlists here. I love the "fading duration" feature in this music player.
VLC : All of my friends use this as it is very simple. In fact they learned all keyboard shortcuts for VLC and even tried them on other players and failed.
My favorite features of VLC include subtitle integration, 'always on top' and 'effects & filters'. With Always on top feature you can watch a video while working with other windows.Nice feature for multi-tasking.
Do you know that you can watch YouTube videos in VLC media player without any advertisements ?
VLC works fine on Linux, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android .VLC plays most of the file types which makes it number one media player.Even if you already have VLC in your Computer, try to get a latest VLC download.
Banshee Media Player : Banshee is my best companion.It plays all of my favorite songs for me while i blog.It perfectly fits on my Mint tray making the menu panel beautiful.
Banshee comes for Linux, Mac and Windows.
XBMC Media Center : Don't miss this ! XBMC is a good alternative for Windows media center. Read about XBMC media center features here
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The mobile operating system competition is at its peak. Currently iOS,Android, Windows are ruling the market. Where as Ubuntu is on its way to join the race in this October.In between Firefox has made a simple OS which is built on web technologies[HTML5].
With Firefox Users and developers aren’t locked in to one platform, so they can access their info and use applications across multiple devices.
With FireFox OS, Mozilla is trying to bring the Open web into mobile devices too.
Most importantly the Firefox OS will reduce the price of mobile device as it is an open source OS.
you can now try FIREFOX mobile OS right inside your FireFox browser.
Watch this video to install and use Firefox OS simulator in your web browser.
I have tried this OS on my browser. It is not a revolutionary interface but still the point is its usability with minimum hardware requirements. As a web based platform it will be much easier for developers to make apps. Also Firefox OS doesn't take much memory.
So lets hope for a good mobile OS from the maker of best web browser :)
I don't know how I have missed this software till last month..(some times we will stick to old softwares as we used to them.....!!)
XBMC will turn your computer into a stunning media center. It is free and open source software available on Linux, Windows, Mac, iOS, android (....almost on every platform)
turn on XMBC and it will go full screen mode to show weather,music,videos,TV shows, RSS feeds from your favorite website.With some plug-ins you can browse the web also.You can see the details of your computer like hardware details,network details etc.
See this video to get an idea about XBMC
I am using this on my Linux Mint OS. I feel that this is a best answer to Windows Media Center available on Windows OS. As an open source project XBMC is getting a lot of support from volunteers who always try to make this more beautiful.
There are beautiful skins(themes!!) available to download for different look.
Try this awesome Open source software for free here
Actually this works as a Desktop Environment for Linux systems. That means you can directly run this media center software without logging into your OS too. Try this If you want to turn your Laptop into a Party music device :)
XBMC will turn your computer into a stunning media center. It is free and open source software available on Linux, Windows, Mac, iOS, android (....almost on every platform)
turn on XMBC and it will go full screen mode to show weather,music,videos,TV shows, RSS feeds from your favorite website.With some plug-ins you can browse the web also.You can see the details of your computer like hardware details,network details etc.
See this video to get an idea about XBMC
I am using this on my Linux Mint OS. I feel that this is a best answer to Windows Media Center available on Windows OS. As an open source project XBMC is getting a lot of support from volunteers who always try to make this more beautiful.
There are beautiful skins(themes!!) available to download for different look.
Try this awesome Open source software for free here
Actually this works as a Desktop Environment for Linux systems. That means you can directly run this media center software without logging into your OS too. Try this If you want to turn your Laptop into a Party music device :)
But finding free and open e-books is still an issue. So Geeky Brains is giving a list of websites where you can download free E-books
1.project Gutenberg : it is the number one open e-book resource available on the web.Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and still working in this project to make e-books open. More than 40,000 e-books are available for free download. there are many options to download the e-books like e-pub, kindle,html formats.
You can also download your e-book into dropbox directly(need more dropbox space for free ?)
You may also try ManyBooks which is basically working from the database of Gutenberg. It gives more options for downloading the e-books in different formats
2.OpenLibrary : One web page for every book ever published. This site is especially for classic book lovers. The user interface is good with a digital reader feel in the browser itself. It can read the text aloud for you.
3.BookYards : Try searching for your book here. you will get some good downloads and resources here.
4. Daily Lit : Choose a book here and read it directly in your mailbox. The Daily Lit team will send your book in parts to your mail so that you can read it on your workstation or mobile.
good idea. Isn't it ?
5.Get Free eBooks : scroll down and see right side panel for categories. You will find some latest collection here.
6.e-book directory is a good website which gives download links to various e-books for free.This is not an illegal website as it provides homepage link for each book to download.
7.The Online Books page : over 1 million books are listed here for free. Some of the banned books are also included in this site.
8.Questia : you can browse for some free books here.
9.ObookO : Sign in and download your favorite e-book in epub format.Scroll down and see on the left panel to choose your desired category.
10.FeedBooks : Although all the books are not free here, still there are thousands of books which we can download for free.
11.Bartleby : You can get fiction, non-fiction and reference e-books for free.
Let us know if you have some good resources for free e-books. We will update here, along with your name.
[Update]: As commented by one of the reader I am adding 2 more website for free e-books .
Thanks to Liz for suggesting these eBook resources to our readers :)
AS A BOOK LOVER YOU MAY TRY : making an e-book from Wikipedia articles
or Read a webpage like an e-book
Most of the people don't use Linux as they feel it is hard to use. Initially even i felt the same but now i am in love with Linux.
I have used different flavors of Linux operating systems including Ubuntu,Fedora,Linux Mint. After testing all of these operating systems I felt very comfortable with Linux Mint.
ADVANTAGES OF LINUX MINT :
1.Ready to use operating system : With built in softwares and plug-ins we can directly use the operating system once it is installed.
I have used different flavors of Linux operating systems including Ubuntu,Fedora,Linux Mint. After testing all of these operating systems I felt very comfortable with Linux Mint.
ADVANTAGES OF LINUX MINT :
1.Ready to use operating system : With built in softwares and plug-ins we can directly use the operating system once it is installed.
- Usually no other Linux operating system gives built in media players where as Mint gives some good options like VLC media player,Banshee media player,Rhythm Box,Gnome Media player, Brasero media player etc and some more media players.
- There is Firefox browser integrated with in the mint Operating system so you don't need to download any other browser as Firefox is the most secured web browser to browse the web.
- No need of installing any drivers for audio and wireless as they all work fine with Linux environments. The advantage of Mint is Wireless connectivity is very fast compared to any other OS including Windows and other Linux OS.So You can start browsing from the next second you log into your OS. Also there is an advantage of Firefox browser in Mint. It starts without any delay in MINT.
- You will get some useful set of softwares along with the OS. The list includes GIMP image editor, Libre Office suit, ThunderBird e-Mail client, Bit torrent client etc
Writing a piece of code is almost same as dealing with your girlfriend.Most of the times you will get an error, then you start debugging it.Sometimes you may get the output first time of compilation itself(never happened to me except for those boring 'hello world' shit !).
How many times you have handled your girl friend without any confusion ? How many times you have implemented a logic with understanding it properly ?
People think that coding is complicated. Watch this amazing video once to cross check your opinion.
"Code is poetry"
if(you understand it);
Happy Coding :)
Want to learn a course online for free from Harvard, Stanford, MIT etc. Then read this post : OPEN ONLINE UNIVERSITIES
How many times you have handled your girl friend without any confusion ? How many times you have implemented a logic with understanding it properly ?
People think that coding is complicated. Watch this amazing video once to cross check your opinion.
"Code is poetry"
if(you understand it);
Best websites to learn programming for free
- Learn Street : A best place to learn Javascript, Python, Ruby. I liked this website as it has an interactive user interface with a terminal on left side and instructions on right side. This is what I call 'making hands dirty' which shapes your programming skills.There is a garage with existing projects where we can join and improve them. over all this site is cool for the beginners.
- P2PU : It is simple group study kind of learning. At P2PU people work together to learn a particular topic by completing tasks, assessing individual and group work.Sounds good...Right ! Then sign up at P2PU
- Codecademy : Codecademy is a team of hackers working hard to build a better way for anyone to teach, and learn, how to code.
- Code Racer : I have never seen a site like this. Like multi-player gaming, here is Multi-player coding. Awesome place to try coding on HTML, CSS, iOS.
- .Code School : Code School is an on-line learning platform that teaches a variety of programming and web design skills. Courses range from beginner to advanced levels and the user can earn rewards and badges as he completes each class.
- learnpython.org This is a free interactive Python tutorial where you can learn the basics and important concepts of Python
- W3Schools : one of the best place to learn web technologies. The list contains HTML | CSS | JAVASCRIPT | JQUERY | XML | ASP.NET| PHP |SQL learn through interactive 'try it' editor on the browser itself
- StackOverFlow : Ask any of your programming doubt here. It will be solved by the experts for free.Sometimes reading other's questions increase your curiosity towards programming.
- programr.com :Programr is the world's online playground for programmers. Its is a good website with simple interface.
- CODEPLAYER : Learn HTML5, CSS3, Javascript and more
- Mozilla Web developer Forum : Sit on the shoulders of Mozilla, Learn to create websites using HTML, CSS, Javascript.
- HTML5 ROCKS : The name itself says that its all about HTML5, the all new web technology.
- GENERAL ASSEMBLY : Its all about user experience design, product management etc. According to them "General Assembly transforms thinkers into creators through education and opportunities in technology, business, and design".
- Google Developers Courses : try this once for Android and other mobile and web development courses.
- CodingBat is a free site of live coding problems to build coding skill in Java and Python. The site design is quite simple without any distractions. This site will be useful if you know some basics of Java and Python. Then you can practice coding here.
- ADUNI : Site Looks crazy with raw html pages, but really good for concentrating on the content. You can a lot about programming basics here.
- CODE.org : a non profit organization which is trying to teach coding for everyone.
Happy Coding :)
Want to learn a course online for free from Harvard, Stanford, MIT etc. Then read this post : OPEN ONLINE UNIVERSITIES
Can you imagine a mobile phone without a SIM card in it ? No
In a similar way a Computer without Internet connection is unimaginable.
In countries like India many people are still unable to connect to the web.Compared to the western countries Asian countries have less resources towards Internet access.
The reasons for less resources for web access are
According to Cisco
in order to serve all these mobile devices we need a huge network infrastructure.
click on the banner to know more
What OPEN WIRELESS NETWORK ?
The idea may looks crazy for many people, but there is a good intention of making the knowledge on the web available to every one at every place.
Imagine a world in which, neighborhood by neighborhood, people stop putting password locks on their Wi-Fi networks and instead share their Internet connections with their neighbors, giving everyone in their community access to a fast and open Internet.
Lets hope for a better future web :)
In a similar way a Computer without Internet connection is unimaginable.
In countries like India many people are still unable to connect to the web.Compared to the western countries Asian countries have less resources towards Internet access.
The reasons for less resources for web access are
- High price for 3G networks
- undeveloped network infrastructure
- more charges by internet service providers
According to Cisco
Over 100 million smart-phone users will belong to the "gigabyte club" (over 1 GB per month) by 2012 and the number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the world's population in 2012.
in order to serve all these mobile devices we need a huge network infrastructure.
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What OPEN WIRELESS NETWORK ?
- It is simple. Sharing the Wifi over your neighbors. You need to remove the password for your wireless router and make it available to your neighbors.
- Its very simple. If you share something to others, they will also do the same for you. Imagine a world with free wifi available 24X7 every where. If you share your wifi at your home then you may access free wifi provided by some other guy like you, at a coffee shop. On one day free internet access will become ubiquitous. This is the dream of OPEN WIRELESS MOVEMENT.
- First of all make remove your wifi router password, and give an SSID name(network name) to it as "openwireless.org". This will suggest the users to visit the website of OPEN WIRELESS MOVEMENT
- You can join the mailing list here
The idea may looks crazy for many people, but there is a good intention of making the knowledge on the web available to every one at every place.
Imagine a world in which, neighborhood by neighborhood, people stop putting password locks on their Wi-Fi networks and instead share their Internet connections with their neighbors, giving everyone in their community access to a fast and open Internet.
Lets hope for a better future web :)
I was born in a village where it takes 4 hours to travel just 40 miles. I started my schooling in a shed where we used to sit on the floor filled with sand. There were hardly 2 teachers who taught me to read, write and basic maths. There is no scope of Computers or Internet at that time (especially at my place....even now !)
But the world is changing now(again..... not my place!!) . The Web is changing the way of education. You can now sit in your home and listen to your favorite programming class directly from Harvard university(or any of your favorite one).
Geeky Brains Blog is always trying to find informative and useful web content. Now we are introducing you the concept of "Open Online Learning" in order to make education simple and open for all.
Here is a list of resources which are teaching online without charging a penny.
Udacity : Attend classes from top ranked universities in the world. You can track your progress after signing up (for free!)
Coursera : Coursera has tied up with world class universities to make the quality education available to every one at free of cost.
Khan Academy : A non-profit organisation founded by Salman Khan(not the BollyWood star !!) with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education for everyone.
EDX : A beautiful website with wonderful video-classes inside it.
TED Edu : This is from my favorite TED.com's product. Again this has a pretty awesome interface.
Academic Earth : While writing this post I am listening to a class on "Making dynamic websites" by David J. Malan from Harvard University. Why don't you try this ? There are many other courses also available.
MIT Open cources : Go to topics and explore your favorite filed of study.
Stanford Online : Some good videos on Computer networks and other classes. Register yourself here for free.
Yale University Open Cources : For the physics lovers and other arts fields this site is worth to visit.
Code Academy : This is not a University kind of thing but its all about coding. I have completed 20 sessions on Html within 2 hours without any break. The login page itself says about the website(yeah! it has a beautiful black terminal instead of login prompt)
Course Hero : learn from other people with Study guides, lecture notes and practice problems. More than 7 million study documents are stored here.
Open learning Initiative : This is from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Good to spend some time to learn something here.
With all these Online resources we can learn what we need at right time at any place(and at any age !)
We are trying to update this post soon with some more resources. So please follow us on our Facebook page to get important updates
Be curious and be creative :)
[update] : If you want to learn coding online for free then read BEST websites to learn programming for free
But the world is changing now(again..... not my place!!) . The Web is changing the way of education. You can now sit in your home and listen to your favorite programming class directly from Harvard university(or any of your favorite one).
Geeky Brains Blog is always trying to find informative and useful web content. Now we are introducing you the concept of "Open Online Learning" in order to make education simple and open for all.
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Udacity : Attend classes from top ranked universities in the world. You can track your progress after signing up (for free!)
Coursera : Coursera has tied up with world class universities to make the quality education available to every one at free of cost.
Khan Academy : A non-profit organisation founded by Salman Khan(not the BollyWood star !!) with the goal of changing education for the better by providing a free world-class education for everyone.
EDX : A beautiful website with wonderful video-classes inside it.
TED Edu : This is from my favorite TED.com's product. Again this has a pretty awesome interface.
Academic Earth : While writing this post I am listening to a class on "Making dynamic websites" by David J. Malan from Harvard University. Why don't you try this ? There are many other courses also available.
MIT Open cources : Go to topics and explore your favorite filed of study.
Stanford Online : Some good videos on Computer networks and other classes. Register yourself here for free.
Yale University Open Cources : For the physics lovers and other arts fields this site is worth to visit.
Code Academy : This is not a University kind of thing but its all about coding. I have completed 20 sessions on Html within 2 hours without any break. The login page itself says about the website(yeah! it has a beautiful black terminal instead of login prompt)
Course Hero : learn from other people with Study guides, lecture notes and practice problems. More than 7 million study documents are stored here.
Open learning Initiative : This is from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). Good to spend some time to learn something here.
With all these Online resources we can learn what we need at right time at any place(and at any age !)
We are trying to update this post soon with some more resources. So please follow us on our Facebook page to get important updates
Be curious and be creative :)
[update] : If you want to learn coding online for free then read BEST websites to learn programming for free
Here comes the Ubuntu Mobile.
Yes! you just read "Ubuntu Mobile" not Ubuntu laptop.
After seeing iOS, Android, Windows Mobile OS you might have feel that a mobile device is different from a computer. Keeping this in mind the Ubuntu team has done a great job. Look at the smooth and fluid navigation of Ubuntu mobile. I am just loving it.
After seeing this video I have dropped all my plans to buy any other mobile(Although this device is not coming in this year ). Oh my god ! look at the finger sensitivity of Ubuntu Mobile.Especially the Ubuntu font is attracting my eyes(I am a typography lover )
I love the concept of workspace switching in Ubuntu(in that case, any other Linux distro.) and now Ubuntu has injected this idea into their mobile OS too. This is quite brilliant.
The best thing you are going to like from Ubuntu OS is the news that you can convert your Android into Ubuntu mobile. This might be like installing Ubuntu OS on your Windows pre installed Laptop !!!
So finally the freedom of choosing Operating systems is coming into Mobiles also.
Let us see whether this idea going to work or not ? Ubuntu team has yet to decide on its hardware counterparts for the devices. Most probably Samsung will grab this deal too.
For more details visit ubuntu.com/devices/phone
Here comes the list of things to do after installing Ubuntu in your PC
1. Install Ubuntu-Tweak : this is an application designed to configure Ubuntu easier for
everyone. It provides many useful desktop and system options that the
default desktop environment doesn't provide.
Just download it and make your Ubuntu as you wish.You can download themes,set default applications etc.
For the people who converted from Windows to Linux, This app helps to tweak some settings like window settings.
2.Remove Shopping lens from search results : While the Search panel for Ubuntu is a cool option some times you may get irritated with online ads from amazon (they are funding Ubuntu !).
So if you dont want any ads disturbing you then go to settings menu and choose privacy options to disable the shopping lens.
3.Get all the media codecs : Due to some license problems Ubuntu can't give inbuilt media codecs in the OS image. But later you can install third party media codecs. To get them please refer to Ubuntu restricted extras
4.Install Cairo-Dock to make your Ubuntu beautiful and browse what ever you want very quickly
4.Install Cairo-Dock to make your Ubuntu beautiful and browse what ever you want very quickly
5. Install XBMC media center for Ubuntu. Learn more about XBMC media center.
Or You can install one of these best open-source media players
Or You can install one of these best open-source media players
forget to tell ! first of all check for updates.
Get all the drivers: Ubuntu can search for drivers based on your hardware.Go to settings menu and choose additional drivers. It show you the required drivers to activate.
Then install required software s like Chromium browser, Multiget downloader, Bleachbit system cleaner etc.(Keep reading this blog. I will update a full list soon)
Enjoy Ubunu :)
Why should you use Linux Mint, the best operating system ?
Get all the drivers: Ubuntu can search for drivers based on your hardware.Go to settings menu and choose additional drivers. It show you the required drivers to activate.
Then install required software s like Chromium browser, Multiget downloader, Bleachbit system cleaner etc.(Keep reading this blog. I will update a full list soon)
Enjoy Ubunu :)
Why should you use Linux Mint, the best operating system ?
We are in a digital world where an operating system is synonymous to human brain. Each Human being thinks in his/her own way. Similarly the Operating systems interpret its tasks in different ways. It is important to choose a wise operating system as per your needs.
Some people who have migrated to Linux from Windows initially feels that Linux is not good as Windows.But this is a wrong perception.The problem is that they will compare Linux with Windows in every aspect.This will finally create a feeling against Linux.
If Windows is the real boss in Operating systems then all the top 10 super computers might have used Windows which is not happening. Linux is leading the super computing field without any competition.
So what's wrong with desktop mode Linux ? Nothing ...but the fact is we are lazy to understand some simple things in Linux. Just because of this reason we are paying a lot of bucks for using an Operating system.
Ok . may be you are still a fan of Windows . But let me try to give some alternatives present in Linux which will definitely fulfill your requirements .
1. Internet :
a). Most of the Linux distributions come with a pre installed Mozilla Firefox browser. As I have previously told it is the best secure browser. You also have Chromium browser which is known as chrome browser in Windows.
b). You can use Skype in Linux. Similar to Outlook in Windows Linux have a free e-mail client called Thunderbird mail.This is a simple to use email client with tabbed browsing.
2.Networking is quite simple in Linux. If you have installed the proper drivers then you can easily create WIFI-Hotspot. Remember in Windows there is a long procedure to create wifi hotspot. Previously I have used Connectify in Windows. But believe me you can simply do this in Linux within 3 steps.
3.Media players : This is one of the reason people don't like Linux. Windows has their own media player pre-installed inside windows OS. Coming to Linux all the codecs are not pre-installed because of some license issues. But you can download them from Ubuntu software center easily. If you want to install a Linux operating system pre installed with all codecs go for Linux Mint. I am currently using it without any issues.RythmBox is quite good.By the way we have VLC available in Linux platform as well. Of course VLC is an open source project :)
4.User Interface: Most of the people like Windows or Mac as they think they are user friendly. But I love Linux since it is most customizable than any other OS. You can use a number of desktop environments. Desktop environment is just like your theme in Windows OS but with a lot of powerful features.
I am currently using Linux Mint Maya edition. Besides I use Ubuntu desktop environment also. You can even choose a number of desktop environments like Mate,Gnome shell,Xface etc.(this list is big...!)
If you love multi tasking then you will love the concept of workspace in Linux environments.
5. Applications :Ubuntu store is very good place to find most of the apps. For programmers and students Linux is a paradise. It has a lots of free applications in every computer language.
6. Don't you like a virus free operating system? Yes, Linux is almost virus free(but not 100%). You dont need to install any anti virus programs and scan your system frequently. Get the latest updates from Linux repository to protect your PC.
7.Graphics : Linux has a variety of graphics editor applications. The list contains GIMP, Inkscape, Kolour paint, Blender etc.
at last I would like to say that Linux is the only operating system in which you can customize any piece you want.
Unlike in Windows where the OS controls the user, here in Linux the user controls the OS.
If you still don't want to try Linux, Then wait for some more posts from this blog.We will make you try Linux.Keep coming here guys :)
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Some people who have migrated to Linux from Windows initially feels that Linux is not good as Windows.But this is a wrong perception.The problem is that they will compare Linux with Windows in every aspect.This will finally create a feeling against Linux.
If Windows is the real boss in Operating systems then all the top 10 super computers might have used Windows which is not happening. Linux is leading the super computing field without any competition.
So what's wrong with desktop mode Linux ? Nothing ...but the fact is we are lazy to understand some simple things in Linux. Just because of this reason we are paying a lot of bucks for using an Operating system.
Ok . may be you are still a fan of Windows . But let me try to give some alternatives present in Linux which will definitely fulfill your requirements .
1. Internet :
a). Most of the Linux distributions come with a pre installed Mozilla Firefox browser. As I have previously told it is the best secure browser. You also have Chromium browser which is known as chrome browser in Windows.
b). You can use Skype in Linux. Similar to Outlook in Windows Linux have a free e-mail client called Thunderbird mail.This is a simple to use email client with tabbed browsing.
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| some of the web applications I use in Linux |
2.Networking is quite simple in Linux. If you have installed the proper drivers then you can easily create WIFI-Hotspot. Remember in Windows there is a long procedure to create wifi hotspot. Previously I have used Connectify in Windows. But believe me you can simply do this in Linux within 3 steps.
3.Media players : This is one of the reason people don't like Linux. Windows has their own media player pre-installed inside windows OS. Coming to Linux all the codecs are not pre-installed because of some license issues. But you can download them from Ubuntu software center easily. If you want to install a Linux operating system pre installed with all codecs go for Linux Mint. I am currently using it without any issues.RythmBox is quite good.By the way we have VLC available in Linux platform as well. Of course VLC is an open source project :)
4.User Interface: Most of the people like Windows or Mac as they think they are user friendly. But I love Linux since it is most customizable than any other OS. You can use a number of desktop environments. Desktop environment is just like your theme in Windows OS but with a lot of powerful features.
I am currently using Linux Mint Maya edition. Besides I use Ubuntu desktop environment also. You can even choose a number of desktop environments like Mate,Gnome shell,Xface etc.(this list is big...!)
If you love multi tasking then you will love the concept of workspace in Linux environments.
5. Applications :Ubuntu store is very good place to find most of the apps. For programmers and students Linux is a paradise. It has a lots of free applications in every computer language.
6. Don't you like a virus free operating system? Yes, Linux is almost virus free(but not 100%). You dont need to install any anti virus programs and scan your system frequently. Get the latest updates from Linux repository to protect your PC.
7.Graphics : Linux has a variety of graphics editor applications. The list contains GIMP, Inkscape, Kolour paint, Blender etc.
at last I would like to say that Linux is the only operating system in which you can customize any piece you want.
Unlike in Windows where the OS controls the user, here in Linux the user controls the OS.
If you still don't want to try Linux, Then wait for some more posts from this blog.We will make you try Linux.Keep coming here guys :)
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This simple tutorial will give you an introduction to Terminal (command line) in Linux. This will help you if you are a newbie in Linux.With this you can start working(playing) with command line.
Terminal can be opened from accessories. I suggest you to use the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+T for opening a Terminal.
- Remember that giving "sudo" infront of any command will let you do it in root mode (similar to run as admin concept in Windows) . we will use this when ever we need to install some softwares or updates. sudo apt-get install update
sudo apt-get install name-of-any-sofware
The 1st command is used to update your Linux software. This update is similar to Windows update.2nd command is used to install any software directly from linux repository servers. - How to shutdown the PC after some time (auto shutdown). To do this in Windows PC you have to follow a long procedure. But in Linux you can do this by a simple command. sudo shutdown +minutes
Here replace minutes with your desired time gap(in minutes only) after which you want to shut down the PC.
Run this command and see the magic. Thats the power of Terminal in Linux :) - want to open calender without touching mouse?.Then just type cal in Terminal . You will like it :)
- "cksum" is an interesting command to know whether a file has modified or not . type cksum, give a space and write file name. It will give you checksum and number of bytes.
- Do you use Ctrl+f option to search (in any OS). This can be done by "fgrep" command. fgrep geeky file1.txt
This will search for the word geeky in the text document named as file1 and print the line which contains the word. - I want to create a new file. I have 2 options. Go to desktop right click. click on create new document.select empty document. or simply I will type touch filename.ext
Here ext is the file extension
Ok.You have tried it. So remove the same file as shown below.
rm filename.ext - Now here comes an interesting one.
How is it looking? cool ...:) isn't is ?
To try this you give the command
figlet your-name
But the command line will say that you dont have figlet installed. so type
sudo apt-get install figlet
Now try again to see your name as above. - Some times you may forget your Linux version details. Then you can try this command.
cat /proc/version - If you want to know which application is taking more memory and CPU you can try.
top
It will give you a lot of details. - If any application is hanged then try
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