Ok, after googleing and looking for answers I didn’t really find anything that worked for changing the default icon for Gnome. Some articles suggested changing lines in gconf editor. Some articles suggested changing about 5 different system icons and see which one works for you. After my own trial an error I found depending on which version of Gnome you have there are different ways to go about this. Read more »

Sometimes when moving to the linux world we miss a few things that windows had to offer. A lot of times it is because we simply got used to them. Microsoft’s true type fonts are one of those things. Besides just the comfortability factor the other reason to install the MS true type fonts is for better internet browsing. Often times web designers forget to check what their pages look like in Linux with Linux’s default font package sometimes leading to some weird results. Since Microsoft has released these fonts for free we might as well save the headache and just install them. Read more »

Top 20 Linux Apps for 2007 - A great list of Linux apps you might need. I personally don’t like Amarok, but that is because I don’t like a “media managment” type music player. I like the simple playlist random play style. Read more »

OK, ever want to send a file to someone in a very sneaky way? Or want to files on your sever cleverly disguised as a jpeg? Here is a way for you to bind these files in windows so that it looks like a normal jpeg image. If you open it by means of a double click, it will open in your default image viewer. If however, you open the jpeg with WinRAR the file will act as a compressed archive! Read more »

Recently I purchased a Sandisk Cruzer micro 4GB flash drive which I use for storing some of my favorite applications and files. Immediately after using it for the first time it came up with this annoying interface that was geared towards Windows only. Knowing that I hate any software that excludes other operating systems. I tried formatting the drive in Linux and Windows only to find the U3 program was still there taking up space and annoying the hell out of me. After doing some searching I found that you can remove the U3 software that comes bundled. When I heard this news I was thrilled. Read more »

Ok, here is my 10 reasons why I have Mircorosft Windows in no particular order and my suggestions on how to cope with them. Now don’t get me wrong I like windows for playing my games. I do use Linux as my main operating system; however, it is inconvenient to reboot into windows just to play games. So, sometimes I find myself using windows for weeks at a time. Out of my recent frustrations I thought I would post my top reasons for hating windows. Read more »

What do you do after a fresh install of Windows XP? Certainly there needs to be some things that have to be setup before you can actually use the internet. There are programs to be installed, configurations to be done and preferences to set. Here is my list of things I do after a fresh install of Windows XP. Read more »

Ever downloaded something that has a weird 32 digit number/letter combination next to the download link? Or a link called md5? These numbers are a sum of the programs bits using the md5 algorithm. What the md5 algorithm does is make calculations based on the bits that make up the program. If one bit is in the wrong place altered or changed in the program the resulting md5 number/letter combination, also known as a hash, will return a completely different combination. It is kind of like a fractal. If you add or subtract the tiniest amount of data the entire result is thrown off completely. Read more »