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Sync Host and Guest Folders in VirtualBox

As a follow up to our seamless Ubuntu in Windows tutorials, we’re going to show you how to sync a Windows (host) folder to a folder in the Ubuntu (guest). You’ll need to have guest additions installed on the guest … Continue reading

Configuring Synergy Server on Linux

In this tutorial we’re going to explain the setup of the Synergy server on Ubuntu. If you haven’t already installed it, open Terminal and type the following: sudo apt-get install synergy

Installing Entertainer Media Center on Ubuntu

Entertainer is a relatively new media center for Gnome and XFCE desktops, currently at version 0.1 as of this writing. This tutorial will focus on the installation of Entertainer on Ubuntu with as little command line use as possible. If … Continue reading

Enable Auto Login For Ubuntu

Single user on a desktop and local security isn’t a concern? Enable autologin for Ubuntu to avoid having to type in your details at boot. Hit System, Administration, then Login Window. Go to the Security tab, check the Enable Automatic … Continue reading

Installing Ubuntu 8.04

This is a follow up to our first tutorial on creating a virtual machine for Ubuntu (See part 3 here if you know how to install Ubuntu). It can also be used as a tutorial to install Ubuntu 8.04, but … Continue reading

Run Ubuntu and Windows Seamlessly – Part 3

Now that we’ve setup Ubuntu on our virtual machine (see here if you missed setting up the virtual machine), we can go ahead and configure it to become seamless. Login to Ubuntu Login to Ubuntu as soon as it starts. … Continue reading

Run Ubuntu and Windows Seamlessly

We’re going to show you how to install Ubuntu on a virtual machine using Sun’s VirtualBox, and then setup seamless mode to allow running Windows and Ubuntu applications within the same environment (see the picture to the left). Why is … Continue reading

The Basics of BitTorrent: Using BitTorrent with uTorrent

BitTorrent is a P2P (peer to peer) protocol used for filesharing. For more basic information, you can refer to this Wikipedia article, as this tutorial will cover only how to use BitTorrent using μTorrent (uTorrent). We’re going to assume you’ve … Continue reading

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