Dec
7
Font Management for Ubuntu Linux
December 7, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 6 Comments
Posted in Applications
As someone whose business also provides web development and graphic design, among other services, it was a real treat to bump into this font management gem (a few hours ago) “Fonty Python”. As the name implies, it’s a python based application used to manage fonts – Great if you have a lot of fonts that [...]
Dec
1
Some Things Linux Can Do, That Windows Won’t.
December 1, 2009 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 65 Comments
Posted in Editorials
I had an interesting chat with a friend today, part of which dealt with the differences between Windows and Linux (hence this post). In a nutshell, he was trying to grasp why I really preferred Linux. He wanted to get into the meat and potatoes of the issue – Why Linux? Funnily, on the spot, [...]
Apr
15
Linux is Good for the Elderly
April 15, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 15 Comments
Posted in Editorials
Some time ago, my father switched to Linux (Ubuntu). I think in some of the contributing factor to his switching was my excitement. I remember when I first tried Linux, it was an earlier version of Red Hat (with the blue install screens). At that time it was a real pain in the behind, and [...]
Mar
17
4 Free Ways to Thank Bloggers
March 17, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in Editorials, How To
I’ve been struggling with how to keep the Ubuntu Linux Help blog successful (and alive). One issue I’ve had to deal with is server costs. Finding money to keep this blog going is difficult and it would be easy to shut-down the blog. But… I truly believe that it provides value to the Linux (and [...]
