Comparison: Ubuntu 12.04 vs Windows 8 [Review]

While Microsoft still hasn’t announced a release date for Windows 8, rumour has it that it’ll hit the shelves later this year. For the record, this will be the third straight time a major Windows version is launched close to the release of arguably the world’s most popular Linux...

Ubuntu 12.04 [Review]

Canonical has released Ubuntu 12.04. its fourth long-term support (LTS) release. Unlike standard Ubuntu releases, which come every six months and integrate majo՜ new technologies, the focus of any LTS release is to provide a secure, stable platform that businesses and demanding home users can rely...

AppThemes Jobroller 1.6 doesn’t send emails

Problem: AppThemes Jobroller 1.6 doesn’t send emails installed on GoDaddy Linux hosting. Solution: Install WP-Mail-SMTP Plugin for wordpress Go to plugin settings and set theses values: From Email Email wich will show as From Mailer Send all WordPress emails via SMTP. SMTP...

VectorLinux 7.0 [Review]

Ever since Mike Saunders forgot to include it in a distro Roundup in issue one of Linux Format Slackware has a had a loyal following. In some ways it’s the purest form of Linux, as its development team (we say team, but really it’s the work of one man – Patrick Volkerding) tends not to...

Install the new features HUD (Head-Up Display) in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Precise Pangolin [How To]

Mark Shuttleworth has made a clear and present users of Ubuntu evolution of a new menu called HUD (Head-Up Display), as an alternative to an application menu designed especially for Unity, which should solve many of the current problems with the existing menu, fully satisfying users in usability. This new...

FreeBSD 9.0 [Review]

What’s New in FreeBSD 9.0 This article provides an overview of some of the new features available in FreeBSD 9.0. FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE introduces many new features which benefit FreeBSD users, application developers, and companies that use or base their products on FreeBSD. This article provides an...

[Review] Ubuntu TV

Company Canonical has presented the first prototype of Ubuntu TV In passing in these days of international Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas company Canonical has presented the first working prototype platform Ubuntu TV, oriented for use on a TV and set-top boxes. The first devices based on Ubuntu TV...

Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin [Review]

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS here is the new settings and system design improvements Canonical, with an announcement via his official blog, has started to show its users some samples on the features and innovations that we see implemented in Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin. A few days ago, the same company had announced...