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Fastmail and Zoho are good alternatives.

Most users don't realize that Kubuntu is smaller, faster, and lighter on system resources than is Ubuntu with Unity.

IMO it is much nicer to use as well. I have it on all my laptops, servers, and...

There is a new Netflix-desktop app that runs under Wine in Ubuntu. It is available from a Launchpad repository here:

https://launchpad.net/~ehoover/+archive/compholio

mail-notification is a bloated, Gnome-only utility. It is not suitable for KDE (nor anything but a full Gnome environment).

I have been having the same problem for some time (including in Oneiric), but the problem for me occurs at the 3.8 GB mark on regular DVDs (DVD-R type) as well, not just on D/L DVDs.

I never had...

I have been having the same problem for some time (including in Oneiric), but the problem for me occurs at the 3.8 GB mark on regular DVDs (DVD-R type) as well, not just on DL DVDs.

I never had...

If you don't require shrinking, you can just copy the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders from the DVD to the hard drive and then burn them (using Brasero or K3b or Gnomebaker) to a new DVD.

Well, you...

I'm not sure why no one mentions mencoder.

I love mencoder. It uses many ffmpeg libraries, but is far faster and more efficient, IMO. I tend to get some strange artifacts with ffmpeg from time to...

I hadn't realized that the iPhone only represented 16% of the smartphone market. Google Android #1 and Nokia Symbian #2, each have double the market penetration, about 32% each, of iPhone.

With...

Can be, but WPA2 doesn't accept hex? Ok, I see your point. WPA2 has a 63 character limit, whereas hex keys can be 64 characters. I hadn't realized there was a difference.

So using a hex key...

May or not may work, but try using a hex key instead of a passphrase. I have some routers that only like hex keys.

If you can't find out the hex key from the router, there are online tools that...

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I loved the advice about editing the Partition Table, also, something I have been trying to figure out for a long time (but certainly not something to be undertaken by amateurs).

I recently...

That may give a false sense of security, but, like spam, lists of malicious sites are worthwhile.

A friend hosted her business with a web hosting company that was well-known in the region and...

I got a USB wireless adapter at the corner store for about $30. I got a USB ethernet (wired) adapter for $10. Does your PC not have USB ports, either?

Having said that, I have transplanted hard...

What eventually becomes easier and the most reliable is to refer to printers by an IP address, not by name. (Naturally, your firewalls must not block access to the printer port anywhere along the...

I know I'm late to the party. The last version of (K)Ubuntu in which I used xRandR was Karmic. I stopped using XRandR as of Lucid.

My nVidia card drivers now have their own settings module (for...

I often get flamed when I suggest this, but try using Wicd instead of Network Manager.

Remove all the network-manager related modules (such as gnome-network-manager is you are using Ubuntu),...

Heh-heh, you're right. I had forgotten that I had done that. Cheers.

Handbrake is available is a package. No need to download and manually install unless some development or cutting edge version is desired.

sudo apt-get install handbrake

or use Synaptic Package...

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Try the solution of reinstalling Grub "to the MBR" (which will reset the Grub2 settings in the partition as well) using the LiveCD. A possibility is that be the MBR or the Grub settings...

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Yes, the new HP computers I've seen have 4 partitions, and the discussions did relate to the HP. However, it has been noted that HP generally puts 4 primary partitions instead of the more desirable 3...

All NAS drives require security management, and you shouldn't ignore or be put off by it. It is a networked device, after all, and not everyone secures their network properly.

At the very minimum...

Usually, IME, has to do with Network Manager.

Try removing all the network manager components (including gnome-netowkr-manager if you are using Ubuntu) and installing WICD instead. I have never...

Got any security?

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