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Ubuntu's equivalent to temporary internet files are the firefox cache files. Read how the find these.

Download and install Google Earth in Ubuntu

Before you install a new version of Google Earth, you need to uninstall the previous one.

Microsoft fonts like Arial, Times New Roman and Verdana are not included in the Ubuntu installation CD, but installing these fonds is just a few clicks away. This makes it easier to open MS Office documents in OpenOffice.

Since Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (7.10), Compiz Fusion is part of Ubuntu. Many people have seen the rotating cube with a workspace on its sides... here is how to get that rocking cube!

If you want to switch to another language in Open Office Writer or if you want to use more than one languages within one Open Office document, you may have a difficult time finding out how to do it - especially if you are used to Microsoft Word as the procedure is slightly different.

Firefox's equivalent of temporary internet files are called firefox cache Files. This describes how to find you firefox cache files in Windows.

If your website is down, you can ping your site to see if the problem is your server. Ubuntu uses the MyTraceRoute tool. Read how to do it.

Edit the GRUB menu in Ubuntu. GRUB is a menu that allows you

Office 2007 uses file formats that are different from Office 2000, Office XP and Office 2003. Read how to open, edit, and save documents, workbooks and presentations in the file formats of Office 2007 using previous versions of Microsoft Office.

Ubuntu 8.04 “Hardy Heron” is the first commercial Linux distribution to support Sun’s OpenJDK. Unfortunately, the performance of Sun's OpenJDK is not as good as Sun Java JRE. These explains how to replace it.

Wine is a Windows compatibility layer for Linux. With Wine you can run many Windows programs on Linux. Read how to install Wine in Ubuntu...

Managing your files is one of the key tasks of your computer. This explains how to use Ubuntu's file manager Nautilus.

The users of your website prefer URLs like www.example.com/beach-resorts.html to URLs like www.example.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=1. Rewriting a URL in a way that it becomes descriptive will probably improve your ranking in search engines like Google, Yahoo or MSN. This howto describes how to rewrite URLs for SmartSection 2.13, a content management module for XOOPS, XOOPS Cube and ImpressCMS.

Quickly replace Compiz by Metacity as your active Windows Manager.

Convert a temperature in Celcius to Fahrenheit.

This is what you can do against spammers who abuse your XOOPS site.

The best strategy for using a webcam in Ubuntu is finding out if a webcam works with Linux before you buy it, even though many webcams will just work when you simply plug them in your machine. In case you did already buy a webcam, read how to get it working in Ubuntu.

Install and use your printer in Ubuntu

SmartSection is a great module for content management that can be used in XOOPS, XOOPS Cube or ImpressCMS. Unfortunately, it shows the module name "SmartSection" in your page title. This has negative impact on the ranking of your site in search engine ranking for relevant keywords. Read how to get rid of the module name in the title tag.

It took me a while to find out how to run Google SketchUp 6 with Wine on Ubuntu Hardy Heron. The reason is that you have to install OpenGL with Wine first and you have to resolve some bugs. In fact, installing SketchUp with Wine isn't that difficult, as long as you know what to do. Here is a simple howto for installing Google SketchUp 6 with Ubuntu Hardy Heron.

Unfortunately, PDFCreator and PrimoPDF do not work for Windows Vista yet. Here are some free alternatives: FreePDF and CutePDF!

Make a list of installed packages and use this list to restore or clone your Ubuntu installation This works best within the same distribution, so from Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon to Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon or from Ubuntu Hardy Heron to Ubuntu Hardy Heron.

The HTTP 404 or Not Found error message is a HTTP standard response code which means that the web browser was able to communicate with the server while the server could not find or return what was requested. Instead of an error message, you may wish to redirect your visitors to your site's homepage with .htaccess.

Convert a temperature in Fahrenheit to a temperature in Celcius.

SmartSection is a popular content management module for XOOPS, XOOPS Cube and ImpressCMS. If you want to create a copy of SmartSection 2.13, you can use the manual found in the file clone_info.txt which you receive when you download and extract SmartSection. Unfortunately, this is not an option of you can't run commands on your server. Here is a way to clone SmartSection manually.

A lot of software is installed by default in Ubuntu. Here is how to install more.

Print the content of your screen to a .png, .gif .bmp or .jpg file

A how-to is an informal, often short, description of how to accomplish something. You can keep your howto's simple by using the following guidelines...

Increase the usability of your XOOPS site by showing a "Please login to comment" message below your articles to people who are not logged in on your site.