There’s now an easy upgrade path for Linux Mint 17 ‘Qiana’ users (whether they’re running Cinnamon or Mate desktops) to move up to the new Linux Mint 17.1 aka Rebecca via the Update Manager. Here are the steps to upgrade to Linux Mint 17.1: 1. Launch “Update Manager” by clicking Read More
Although some of you may think iPhones are as old as Adam and Eve, these modern era communication and computing devices have been with us for only about seven years. But much has happened (a lot of it in the U.S.) in those seven plus years – Apple sold nearly Read More
Truth be said QuiteRSS was my first RSS reader. A week or so ago, I downloaded QuiteRSS and have been using it since every day. Don’t ask me why I embraced a RSS reader so late because I don’t know the answer myself. The beauty of an RSS reader is Read More
The upgrade to my favorite Linux distribution Linux Mint 17 is getting close to release. Key Linux Mint developers have disclosed that the ISO images for Cinnamon and MATE editions of Linux Mint 17.1 “Rebecca” have passed QA (quality assurance) testing and approved for a stable release. So expect the Read More
As the number of users running Ubuntu on their desktops and notebooks expands, interest in the distro’s upgrades has also increased. The next major version of Ubuntu, version 15.04 aka Vivid Vervet is scheduled for release in April 2015. Ubuntu developers have set forth the following time line for Vivid Read More
There are several web sites that spit out your IP address when you visit one of them. The sites include DNSStuff, IP Tracker, WhatIsMyIP, WhatIsMyIPAddress etc IP Address – Command Line But what if you’re on the terminal and do not want to fire up the browser just to check Read More