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Clam anti-virus on Ubuntu
by Hamish Taylor   
Tuesday, 06 January 2009
There are quite a few anti-virus packages that work with Linux, such as ClamAV, AVG, Avast!, Panda, NOD32, Avira, F-Prot, Kaspersky, eScan and Sophos. I got these names from a quick Google search and it may not be an exhaustive list. Most of those packages are proprietary, some are free and open source. Many of them charge licence fees. However, this article is about ClamAV, so lets get on with it!

 
Personalising the desktop wallpaper in Ubuntu
by Hamish Taylor   
Tuesday, 06 January 2009
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to set the desktop background (also known as "wallpaper") on the popular Ubuntu distribution.

 
Dropbox on Ubuntu 8.10
by Hamish Taylor   
Friday, 02 January 2009
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to use Dropbox on the popular Ubuntu distribution.

 
The real value of Linux
by Hamish Taylor   
Friday, 19 December 2008
There will never be a "Year of the Linux desktop", but I don't think that is actually all that important. Here's why.

 
Data encryption and Ubuntu, Part III
by Hamish Taylor   
Sunday, 30 November 2008
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to encrypt emails using the popular Ubuntu distribution.

 
Data encryption and Ubuntu, Part II
by Hamish Taylor   
Thursday, 27 November 2008
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to encrypt local files using PGP in the popular Ubuntu distribution.

 
Data encryption and Ubuntu, Part I
by Hamish Taylor   
Friday, 21 November 2008
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, I want to spend a bit of time talking about data encryption, focussing on how to achieve this with the Ubuntu distribution.
 
Speed up web surfing in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid)
by Hamish Taylor   
Monday, 17 November 2008
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring one quick way to speed up your web browsing experience in the popular Ubuntu distribution.

 
Opinion: Why GNU/Linux will ultimately succeed
by Hamish Taylor   
Thursday, 13 November 2008
In the last few weeks and months, there have been some very interesting articles and discussions on iTWire about Linux, Windows and Mac OS and their relative merits. Here's my take on why I think that Linux will ultimately succeed, though don't be afraid the timeline is still pretty long!

 
Microsoft Office for *nix
by Hamish Taylor   
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring CrossoverOffice (or installing Windows applications on Linux systems).

 
Installing the Adobe Flash plugin on Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron"
by Hamish Taylor   
Monday, 06 October 2008
In a continuing series of articles highlighting that GNU/Linux is a viable replacement operating system, today we're exploring how to install the Adobe Flash plugin for the popular Ubuntu distribution.

 
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