Debian AMD64 label for its version of x86 64bit platform operating system often leads to misunderstanding that the installer only supports AMD CPU only. In fact the label was meant to support Intel based x86-64 bit CPU as well (such as the Core Duo processor) in addition of AMD machines. Why Debian use ‘AMD64’ ? […]
I’m supposed to post this post last month while the issue was still hot, but it seems that this post has been evading me for quite some time until now. Last month a friend of ours decided to get his first laptop, after browsing the internet and satisfied with our peers’ recommendation, he settled on […]
Here’s the way to configure Ubuntu to autostart your favorite application upon startup (like Microsoft Windows ‘Startup’ folder). This how to assume you are using the default GNOME windows manager. From the Desktop, Go to System > Preferences > Session, Select Startup Programs, click “New”, and type in the command of your favourite application. Close […]
In this post I’ll show you how to configure commercially available Skype USB phone to use with your Ekiga softphone. What do you need a USB Skype phone Ekiga (with registered account) Some Explanation on Skype USB Phone If you have spend your time doing surveying and window shopping, you may already come across one […]
Downloading software from repositories can be a long and daunting task especially when you are downloading from a repository server which is far from your location. It even can turn out to be an annoying experience when your downloads keeps timing out because of the bad connection between you and the mirror server. Thus it […]