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How do I upgrade ImageMagick?

16 January 2012·1 min readArchive

To get the latest and greatest version of ImageMagick, you need to compile from source rather than using yum to update it. Don’t worry, it’s easy. Run these steps on your server: If you are not root,...

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Using Yammer with Empathy

11 January 2012·1 min readArchive

Yammer is a micro blogging site for companies, it’s amazing how information and constant updates can save money and time so this is a great solution to keep all your teams informed at all times....

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How to Install Adobe Air on Ubuntu 11.04

9 January 2012·1 min readArchive

I hope you know Adobe AIR for Linux is no longer supported. Reffer http://get.adobe.com/air/ . You can find some Archives, But you will end up with noluck. You can try this to install AdobeAir on...

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Access Points Of All Operators For DATA Cards

2 January 2012·1 min readArchive

For connecting unlocked Data cards to internet we need to specify the Access Point Name(APN) of each operator. If the access points is not given correctly then the data card will not connect to the...

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Convert Audio Files to MP3, MP4, Wav in Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty Narwhal) with Gnac

15 December 2011·1 min readArchive

Gnac Audio Converter is a portable program that lets you convert audio file into multiple formats like MP3, MP4, Wav or even Ogg. This brief article shows you how to install Gnac and begin converting...

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Best Audio Player for Ubuntu 14.04/14.10 : Clementine

22 November 2011·1 min readArchive

Clementine Clementine is based on Amarok media player, and commonly used to play mp3,ogg songs. it has a lot of sophisticated features like smart/dynamic playlists, internet streaming, ..all the...

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Replace OpenOffice with Libre Office in Ubuntu 10.10

19 November 2011·1 min readArchive

1. Remove all instances of OpenOffice. Open a terminal and type: sudoapt-get autoremove openoffice.org-* 2. Install LibreOffice via PPA sudo add-apt-repository ppa:libreoffice/ppa sudoapt-get update...

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How to Reset Ubuntu/Gnome Settings to Defaults without Re-installing

14 November 2011·2 min readArchive

As a new user, there comes a time (or there will come a time) when you are playing around with Ubuntu/Gnome, trying different themes, different engines, different window managers, etc, and all of a...

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How to enable multi-site option in wordpress 3.0

13 November 2011·1 min readArchive

WordPress 3.0 is when the big merge happens. The core of WPMU is incorporated in WordPress which means that you can now run multiple blogs from one installation of WordPress. This new feature is...

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Install ie7 and dotnet with winetricks

13 November 2011·1 min readArchive

*Software Requirement: 1.2.2-0ubuntu6 (wine1.2)* with *winetricks* Open the Software Sources menu by going to Applications->Ubuntu Software Center, then selecting Edit->Software Sources. Choose the...

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How to install ffmpeg, mplayer, mencoder, ffmpeg-php on centos 5.x

13 November 2011·1 min readArchive

In this how to i will describe how to install ffmpeg, mplayer, mencoder, flvtool2, ffmpeg-php with all supported codecs to convert / manipulate videos easily on CentOS 5.x. If you want to run sites...

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Sample Page

25 August 2011·1 min readArchive

This is an example page. It’s different from a blog post because it will stay in one place and will show up in your site navigation (in most themes). Most people start with an About page that...

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