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How to Install Ted: Torrent Episode Downloader in Linux

By now you are probably familiar with Ted: Torrent Episode Downloader. In fact, Michael recently covered, how to Turn Your Computer into a DVR with Ted. However, I have yet to see a guide on how to install/run Ted in Linux. Since it is written in Java, it is fairly straightforward to get running, but [...]

Use Zinc Free Internet Video Browser on Your HTPC

Do you watch a lot of network television? Do you ever miss an episode and have to search the Internet trying to find where you can watch it for free? If so, you should take a look at Zinc.

Zinc is a free Internet video browser designed to help you watch practically any content available online. Zinc integrates with Netflix, Hulu, and just about every major television network to provide unlimited video on demand. Zinc can also play your local content, which is helpful if you use Torrent Episode Downloader very often.

20 Firefox Shortcuts

Firefox is now the number 2 web browser currently in use. While Firefox only holds 25% of the market share, it is gaining more and more every day. As Firefox is my favorite browser, I wanted to share a few of my favorite shortcuts. Even if you use a different browser, give some of these [...]

Turn Your Computer into a DVR with Ted:Torrent Episode Downloader

I can’t afford the DVR my cable company offers. Plain and simple. Even if I could afford it, I wouldn’t be willing to pay for it. It just costs too much money. As a busy student and TV addict, I would often have to choose between watching that new episode of my favorite TV show [...]

How To Try The Google Chrome OS

This post will show you step by step instructions of how to install the Google Chrome OS in a Virtual Machine. I chose to use Virtualbox to show the step by step, however you should be able to use VMware if you so choose. The Chrome OS is a very basic Operating System that seems to be designed for use on a netbook. Now you can try out the OS on your current computer.

5 Cydia Apps I Can’t Live Without

The following 5 Cydia Apps can be used on either an iPhone or an iPod Touch (I am currently running the 3.1.2 OS on my iPhone). Luckily, I happen to have an iPhone 3G and Eric just happens to have an iPod Touch 2G. After careful consideration and a few debates, we narrowed down the Cydia apps on both devices to the 5 we just couldn't live without. Please note that you must first jailbreak your iPhone or iPod Touch to gain access to Cydia apps.

4 Great Sites to Visit as a New Linux User

I wanted to create a short list of sites to visit for new Linux users. I have been using Ubuntu for a few years now and I still visit some of these sites (especially when new versions come out and I have to fix some bugs).

1. http://www.linux.org/lessons/beginner/toc.html is a very detailed site to help with many of the problems people have when they are new to Linux. The twenty lessons offer info from partitioning to the 'grep command' to even X-Window Configuration.

2. http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html shows a great comparison chart of Windows programs and the Linux equivalent. Simply look for the program you would usually use in Windows and see the available Linux programs that does the same

Easily Reinstall All Programs After Fresh Install of Ubuntu

Have you ever found yourself needing to copy the exact same programs from one computer to another? Or maybe you just wanted to keep the exact same programs when you do a fresh install? I found myself needing to do this, twice, in the last month. The Synaptic Package Manager allows you to do this quite easily:

Welcome to the New WLM tips

Welcome to the new and improved WLMtips.com. As you can see, we have a new theme. Take a look around and let us know what you think! We know we’ve been gone a while; thanks to everyone who still finds this information useful. Expect new posts soon…. Random PostsMake Windows Close Crashed Programs at Shutdown (Windows Wednesday)WLM [...]

Launchy: Keystroke Launcher for Windows (Windows Wednesday)

Have you ever used Quicksilver on a Mac? Or maybe GnomeDo on a Linux system? If not, then I will explain what these programs do. They are programs that allow you to search for files/folders and even execute programs by just typing the name of that program. Type in ‘Firefox’ and it will allow you [...]