An installation of Linux after windows, places Linux on the top of the grub list and Windows at the end. That also initializes with Linux in selection and our workstation boots into Linux if allowed automatically. Here are some easy steps to change this and put Windows as the default as well as the first OS in the list.

The Ubuntu Developers week will be of special interest to developers as there will be discussion on Django – the python web framwork and ways to use it to deliver good websites, a lot on sofwares and secure software development, packages and repositories and new hacks and mods unveiled by key Ubuntu gurus.

LinuxAppFinder lets you find Linux alternatives for any Windows or OS X software. You can also request a software through the forums if you don’t find what you need.

Today, I will talk about the most widely used application, the terminal. These three applications let you have Quake and Unreal Tournament style terminals.

Ever wanted to create a video tutorial in Linux? You have tried every software on the internet and it does give results but far from good? Check this out, RecordMyDesktop.

Recover data from damaged media (hard disk with bad sectors or scratched optical disks) using Roadkil’s Unstoppable Copier.

Cron jobs are basically scheduled tasks for Linux based OS, that are supposed to run at certain intervals, users can manually add cron jobs to their system by using the command “crontab –e” and editing the file to add new cron job.

Prey is a free open source software which can help you recover stolen laptops. Prey automatically e-mails a wide range of information including the picture of the thief from a stolen laptop.

Fedora the popular Linux distro has finally released Fedora 11 an update over Fedora 10 which was just released around 7 months ago, this new release includes several changes to Fedora Desktop

Surprise yourself with a list of songs from your favorite genre and those that match in frequency. GJay is a smart playlist creator, which will search your collection of songs, gathers information about each song using the frequency ‘fingerprint’ methodology and beats per minute and create a smart playlist of songs that match in frequency and beats.

In September last year, Mark Shuttleworth, the man behind Ubuntu, announced Ubuntu 9.04 aka Jaunty Jackalope. And here you have it. The latest Ubuntu build hits the street. When it was announced, Shuttleworth stated that Ubuntu will soon surpass Mac OSX and 9.04 will be the first step towards this goal. Though there hasn’t been [...]

Linux commands are not that easy, however there are websites which come up with brilliant tutorials that make learning Linux that more easier, just like our Linux Tips have been useful in the past, the Geek Stuff has been coming up with useful tips and tricks that would help make you a better Linux user. [...]

Viewing your IP configuration in Windows is quite easy and you can do it with a simple command like ipconfig, you can also view all connected applications and services using ipconfig /all. Linux on the other hand also has a similar command that shows you the IP configuration of the machine. To view the IP [...]

Many good softwares are either too costly or simply unaffordable, but that does not mean every good software out there requires you to shell out absurd amounts of money. There are 100s and 1000s of softwares that are completely free and perform as good as if not better than their paid counterparts. This is the [...]

I asked a couple of months earlier if PuTTY can get any Snazzier? I am going to have to take that back and admit that it just did. And more. PuTTY is one of the most loved tool for anyone connecting to a Linux or Unix server from Windows. It helps to easily save connection [...]