Archive for April, 2010
USN-933-1: PostgreSQL vulnerability
Referenced CVEs: CVE-2010-0442 Description: =========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-933-1 April 28, 2010 postgresql-8.1, postgresql-8.3, postgresql-8.4 vulnerability CVE-2010-0442 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Ubuntu 9.04 Ubuntu 9.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by [...]
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View the Real Links Behind Shortened URLs in Chrome
When you encounter shortened URLs there is always that worry in the back of your mind about where they really lead to. Now you can get a “sneak peak” at the real links behind those URLs with the View Thru extension for Google Chrome. The URL Shortening services officially supported at this time are: bit.ly, [...]
27Apr2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Stupid Geek Tricks: Compare Your Browser’s Memory Usage with Google Chrome
Ever tried to figure out exactly how much memory Google Chrome or Internet Explorer is using? Since they each show up a bunch of times in Task Manager, it’s not so easy! Here’s the quick and easy way to compare them. Both Chrome and IE use multiple processes to isolate tabs from each other, to [...]
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How To Rip an Audio CD to FLAC with Foobar2000
Foobar2000 is a great audio player that is fully customizable, is light on system resources, and contains a lot of tools and features. Today we show you how to use it to rip an audio CD to FLAC format. Note: For this tutorial we’re going to assume this is the first time you’re ripping a [...]
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How To Switch Back to Outlook 2007 After the 2010 Beta Ends
Are you switching back to Outlook 2007 after trying out Office 2010 beta? Here’s how you can restore your Outlook data and keep everything working fine after the switch. Whenever you install a newer version of Outlook, it will convert your profile and data files to the latest format. This makes them work the best [...]
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Recover Data Like a Forensics Expert Using an Ubuntu Live CD
There are lots of utilities to recover deleted files, but what if you can’t boot up your computer, or the whole drive has been formatted? We’ll show you some tools that will dig deep and recover the most elusive deleted files, or even whole hard drive partitions. We’ve shown you simple ways to recover accidentally [...]
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Update Metadata and Cover Art in Windows Media Player 12
If you use Windows Media Player 12 in Windows 7, you may notice some of your media is missing information when displayed in the library. Today we look at how to edit and update metadata and cover art in WMP 12. By default, Windows Media Player will pull metadata, such as the title, artist, album, [...]
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Move the Status Bar Web Address Display to the Address Bar
Is the ability to see the addresses for weblinks the only reason that you keep the Status Bar visible? Now you can hide the Status Bar and move that address display to the Address Bar in Firefox. Before Here is the normal “Status Bar” address display for the weblink we were hovering the mouse over [...]
27Apr2010 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Canonical’s Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Desktop Edition features three years of support, an online music store, a new look and social network integration Long-term support (LTS) version of popular desktop operating system generally available on 29 April read more
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Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server Edition
Canonical’s Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Server Edition features the ideal deployment platform for Linux server workloads and cloud computing Long-term support (LTS) version of popular server operating system generally available on 29 April read more
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