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Friday, April 9, 2010

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10 Simple Google Search Tricks - Google Docs

10 Simple Google Search Tricks -By SIMON MACKIE of GigaOm Published: April 2, 2010

10 Simple Google Search Tricks

Use the OR operator

This can be useful if you’re looking at researching a topic but you’re not sure which keywords will return the information you need. It can be particularly handy in conjunction with the “site:” operator. For example, you could try this search: GTD or “getting things done” site:webworkerdaily.com

Exclude specific terms with the – minus operator.
You can narrow your searches using this operator. For example, if you’re looking for information about American Idol but don’t want anything about Simon Cowell, you could try: “american idol” -cowel

Search for specific document types

can search the web for specific types of files using the “filetype:” operator. If you’re looking for PowerPoint files about GTD, for example, you could try: GTD filetype:ppt

Search within numerical ranges using the... .. operator.

Say, for example, you want to look for information about Olympic events that took place in the 1950’s, you could use this search: Olympics 1950..1960

Use the “site:” operator to limit searches to a particular site.

I use this one all the time, and it’s particularly handy because many site’s built-in search tools don’t return the results you’re looking for (and some sites don’t even have a search feature). If I’m looking for WWD posts about GTD, for example, I could try this search: GTD site:webworkerdaily.com

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Sunday, March 28, 2010

AVG Rescue CD

The AVG Rescue CD is a powerful must-have toolkit for the rescue and repair of infected machines. It provides essential utilities for system administrators and other IT professionals and includes the following features:

Comprehensive administration toolkit
System recovery from virus and spyware infections
Suitable for recovering MS Windows and Linux operating systems (FAT32 and NTFS file systems)
Ability to perform a clean boot from CD or USB stick
Free support and service for paid license holders of any AVG product
FAQ and Free Forum self-help support for AVG Free users

Download Rescue CD (for CD creation)

Download Rescue CD (for USB stick)

Key technologies

Anti-virus: protection against viruses, worms and Trojans
Anti-spyware: protection against spyware, adware and identity theft
Administration toolkit: system recovery tools

The AVG Rescue CD is essentially a portable version of AVG Anti-Virus supplied through Linux distribution. It can be used in the form of a bootable CD or bootable USB flash drive to recover your computer when the system cannot be loaded normally, such as after an extensive or deep-rooted virus infection. In short, the AVG Rescue CD enables you to fully remove infections from an otherwise inoperable PC and render the system bootable again.

Apart from the usual AVG functions (malware detection and removal, updates from internet or external device, etc.), the AVG Rescue CD also contains the following set of administration tools:

Midnight Commander - a two-panel file manager
Windows Registry Editor– simple registry editor for more experienced users
TestDisk - powerful hard drive recovery tool
Ping - to test the availability of network resources (servers, domains, IP addresses)
Common Linux programs and services– vi text editor, OpenSSH daemon, ntfsprogs etc.

Free of charge

The AVG Rescue CD is a free-to-use product that anyone can download. This also covers any new program versions and virus database updates. If you have any other paid AVG license, you are also entitled to receive our full technical support.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Linux Migration Guide: Installation Tips

linux Migration Guide: Installation Tips

Thursday, 18 June 2009 07:03 Dee-Ann LeBlanc

While all Linux distributions are different, they ultimately all go through a similar install process. Rather than walking you through this process step-by-step like you could find in the distribution's documentation, this page addresses the issues you're most likely to encounter and recommendations for solving them.

There will be many cases where the distribution installer offers to make decisions for you. If you aren't sure, go with its recommendations. More often than not, the default options are fine.

Multi-Booting

For a lot of people, there might be one Windows program (or game) they just can't do without. Others would just like the security blanket of knowing they can return to their Windows installation if they need to. In these cases, by far the best option is to leave Windows running on one computer and install Linux on another. However, most people aren't made of money and don't have spare computers just lying around.

If you can't manage a second computer, then the next best scenario is adding a second hard drive to your existing computer. Doing so allows you to dual boot, which means that you can install Linux on the other drive and have a menu that comes up when you start the computer, asking whether you want to use Linux or Windows. Don't worry though if you don't have the room or funds for an additional hard drive. You still have one more option.

The third option is to resize how much room Windows gets on your hard drive, and install Linux in the space you've freed up.

Those who go with the first option can install on their new Linux box with impunity. Choosing option two means you just need to add the second hard drive, make sure you know which drive the second drive is, and then install. The installer will let you choose the hard drive to put Linux on. Just in case, back up your important data first, whether you're going with option two or three.

Speaking of option three, if you're going with this choice, you have some reading to do. It's best not to just jump in and start, make sure you understand what you're getting into first! Really it's not all that hard. However, you don't want to have to go back and reinstall Windows afterwards. That's just an assumption.

The process for setting up dual booting is very similar across distributions, so a resource for one works pretty well as a resource for most until you get into the distribution's installation instructions.

Some excellent materials that will help you prepare your system are:

How to dual boot Linux and Windows
A video on how to set up dual booting
Creating a Dual-Boot Windows XP and Ubuntu Laptop
The Windows Dual Boot HOWTO from Ubuntu.

GNOME or KDE?

As discussed in Choosing a Linux Distribution to Replace Your Windows Desktop, GNOME and KDE are the two major choices for your Linux GUI. Some people swear by one or the other, but really, it's a personal choice as to which you prefer. Often you have the option of installing both of these desktops. If you have the space, installing both lets you experiment and decide for yourself.

Another option is to try both GNOME and KDE in a bootable distribution before you install. Out of Fedora, Kubuntu, Mandriva, openSUSE, and Ubuntu, only Kubuntu doesn't come with GNOME, and Ubuntu doesn't come with KDE. The others come with both unless you download a GNOME- or KDE-only version.

Updating as Part of the Installation

No operating system or program is 100% secure. Even if it manages to be for five minutes, the next minute someone may find a vulnerability that they can exploit. It's imperative that you keep everything up to date, so start this good habit by allowing the installer update your newly-installed system unless you don't currently have Internet access. The cool thing is that by updating, you'll have all of the latest versions of any other software as well.

Getting the Apps You Want

Not every distribution installs the equivalents of popular Windows applications, such as Flash or Adobe Acrobat. Here's how to find and install the apps you'll need to make your Linux installation nice and polished.

Installing Acrobat Reader

You don't need Adobe's Acrobat Reader in order to read PDFs in Linux. There are a number of programs that come by default with your installation that will do the job. However, some PDFs come with features that you can only take advantage of with Acrobat Reader, so at some point you might decide that you want it.

To install Acrobat Reader in your distribution:

Fedora - See the Unofficial Fedora FAQ.
Kubuntu and Ubuntu - See the Acrobat Reader Installation Ubuntu Tutorial
Mandriva - Purchase the Mandriva Linux PowerPack, or go to Adobe's download section.
openSUSE - Use your package manager. Acrobat is in the Misc. Proprietary Packages section.

Installing Flash

Depending on your distribution, you may need to download Adobe Flash Player or it may come on the installation media. Mandriva Club (paid) members will find Flash available in the Commercial packages section of their package manager. Everyone else will need to use these resources:

Fedora's FedoraFAQ
Kubuntu, use Ubuntu's UbuntuGuide
Mandriva (unpaid) users can get Flash from Adobe's Flash site
openSUSE users will find the Flash player in their package manager, in the Misc. Proprietary Packages section.
Ubuntu's UbuntuGuide

Installing Java

Java is a popular programming language because you can write code without worrying which operating system you're dealing with. Some Java applications run from your desktop, while others run in your Web browser. A key bit of information is that you're looking for the Java Runtime Environment, otherwise known as the JRE.

To install Java in your distribution:

Fedora - See the FedoraFAQ for a quick explanation.
Kubuntu and Ubuntu - See the Java Design Concepts writeup
Mandriva - Open up the Mandriva Linux Control Center and search for "java." Install the latest version of the OpenJDK Runtimme Environment.
openSUSE - See the openSUSE document on Installing Sun's java on SUSE Linux.

Listening to MP3s

Plenty of people like to listen to music. Today a lot of the music either comes in MP3 files, or we put it into MP3 files. No matter how it gets there, we want to be able to listen! The problem is that the MP3 format is patented, which legally complicates a lot of things.

Mandriva users can listen to MP3s out of the box. Everyone else needs to do the following:

Fedora - See the FedoraFAQ.
Kubuntu - See the Kubuntu FAQ for how to add MP3 support.
openSUSE - See the openSUSE Restricted Formats document.
Ubuntu - See the Ubuntu Restricted Formats document.

Handling Graphics Cards

It is becoming more and more unusual these days for any Linux distribution to have problems with the graphics hardware on a PC. However, if you want to use all of the special features provided by that hardware, you will need to get the driver provided by the hardware manufacturer.

Installing ATI Drivers

If you're using an ATI graphics card, here's how to get the drivers for your particular distribution:

Fedora's FedoraFAQ
Kubuntu's ATI Driver hOWTO
Mandriva's Wiki
openSUSE's ATI Driver HOWTO
Ubuntu's ATI Driver HOWTO and the UbuntuGuide

Installing nVIDIA Drivers

If you're using an NVIDIA graphics card, here's how to get the drivers for your particular distribution:

Fedora - See the FedoraFAQ .
Kubuntu and Ubuntu - See the nVIDIA Binary Driver HOWTO.
Mandriva - See the Mandriva documentation about making more applications available and then search for the nVIDIA driver once you have added more software repositories.
openSUSE - See the openSUSE nVIDIA documentation