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Opera 9.24 is a cross platform browser. This describes how to install it on Ubuntu.

Install Adobe Acrobat Reader on Ubuntu and get it running.

Do this every now and then when you have been installing and uninstalling applications on Ubuntu: Check which packages have been installed that are no longer needed and clean up your computer!

OpenOffice.org is a high quality, free and open-source alternativ to Microsoft Office Suite. It runs on Windows, Mac and on Linux distro's like Ubuntu. Here are some tips to make Open Office faster.

Sometimes when you install new packages, you get the annoying message "Media change: please insert the disc labeled ‘Ubuntu 7.10 _Gutsy Gibbon_ - Release i386 (20071016)’ in the drive ‘/cdrom/’ and press enter". Get rid of it!

Are you bored with your computer name in Ubuntu? Read how to change the name of your computer.

Ubuntu Studio is an official derivative of the Ubuntu Linux distribution, which is explicitly geared to general multimedia production. You can install the Ubuntu Studio theme in your regular Ubuntu installation.

By enabling Automatic Login, Ubuntu will go straight to the desktop without requiring a login.

Ubuntu puts your display to sleep after you haven't touched your keyboard or mouse for a while. Although it saves energy, it is quite annoying if you are watching videos. Read how to stop this.

The Ubuntu file browser does not show hidden files or folders by default. Read how to view hidden files and folders without changing the file browser settings.

The Ubuntu file browser does not show hidden files or folders by default. Read how to view hidden files and folders in the Ubuntu file browser.

Two ways to remove a user in Ubuntu.

It's very easy to enable DVD playback in Ubuntu, but you need to install some packages. Read how to do it!

If you insert a CD, a DVD or a portable music player in Ubuntu, the odds are high that Ubuntu starts playing music or video files automatically. Read how to disable this.

Ubuntu has a nice login and logout sounds, but in case your work in a library: here is how to disable it!

No noise and no mercy in the library! For librarians and other people working in quiet areas, read here how to turn off the system beep in Ubuntu.

After installing Ubuntu or after connecting a new monitor, you may wish to change the screen resolution. Ready how to do it.

Create MP3 files from CD in Windows Vista. By converting your files to MP3, you can play your music in other devices like Apple's iPod or MP3 players.

In Windows XP, you had to use Google's screensaver to create a screen saver from your own photos and videos, but in Windows Vista this feature comes out of the box. Read how to use it.

In case you use other software to protect your computer against spyware, you may wish to disable Windows Defender. Read how to turn off and turn on Windows Defender.

You may want to switch off the Windows Firewall when it prevents a program to reach the internet, but switch it on as soon as possible for the safety of your computer and your data. This howto describes how to disable or enable Windows Firewall in Vista.

A corrupt file in Windows Vista may be a pain in the neck: you scanned for virusses, you defragmented your disk, you cleaned your computer from spyware and still your computer is not acting normally... It may be helpful to run the System File checker!

Clear the list of Recent Items under the Start button in Windows Vista.

Hide the Recent Items list in the start menu of Windows Vista.

Windows Vista automatically defragments drives. However, if you install a large program, if you are to move large amounts of data or if you are to partition your drive, it is wise to defragment Vista this way.

This howto describes how you can easily find music files on the internet with Google.

In the past, the command prompt was the operating system. You can still use the command prompt to resolve a number of issues that cannot be handled in Windows. Read how to get to a MS-DOS command prompt in Windows NT, 2000, XP and Vista.

If you boot a computer on which Ubuntu is installed, one of the first things you´ll see is the GRUB menu. GRUB is a boot loader package and allows a user to have several different operating systems on their computer at once, and to choose which one to run when the computer starts. The default timeout is only 3 seconds, read how to change it.

If you update Ubuntu, new items may be added to your GRUB menu. The GRUB menu is the menu that you see when you boot a computer on which Ubuntu is installed, it allows a user to have several different operating systems on his computer at once, and to choose which one to run when the computer starts. This howto describes how to clean up your Ubuntu GRUB menu.

In Ubuntu, software programs are called packages. Most packages are stored in software archives ("repositories") and are available for installation over the internet. Before you can install packages from a repository, you must add this repository to your software sources. Four important repositories are Main (officially supported software), Restricted (supported software that is not available under a completely free license), Universe (community-maintained, i.e. not officially supported software) and Multiverse (software that is "not free"). This howto describes how to add these repositories.