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Five WordPress Plugins Every Site Should Have

Five WordPress Plugins Every Site Should Have
December 31, 2012 No Comments »

WordPress is a CMS (Content Management System) that is used by millions of websites and blogs all over the world such as CNN, NY Times, OMG! Ubuntu! and of course RefuGeeks. What makes it so popular is the versatility that comes with it. You can theme ... Read More »

The Internet and The World Wide Web – What’s The Difference?

The Internet and The World Wide Web – What’s The Difference?
November 25, 2012 No Comments »

A few days ago I was discussing the Internet with a friend of mine (yes I know, I’m a total geek) and it came up in conversation that the Internet and the World Wide Web are in fact two completely ... Read More »

How To Get Ubuntu To Work With UEFI

How To Get Ubuntu To Work With UEFI
November 19, 2012 No Comments »

UEFI is a topic of hot conversation at the moment with the release of Windows 8 and it’s requirement to have UEFI enabled devices for Microsoft certification. Lucky for me none of my devices are UEFI enabled, well not until ... Read More »

Get A Real Start Menu In Windows 8 With StartIsBack

Get A Real Start Menu In Windows 8 With StartIsBack
November 12, 2012 7 Comments »

I’ve written about Windows 8 quite a lot in the past and on day 6 of my week with Windows 8 I explained how you can make Windows 8 work a little more like a traditional Windows desktop. Within that ... Read More »

Two Great Icon Sets That Every Ubuntu User Should Use

Two Great Icon Sets That Every Ubuntu User Should Use
November 3, 2012 4 Comments »

Part of the reason why most of us love Ubuntu is the level of personalisation that you can do with it. There are many thing you can change from themes to wallpapers to icon sets. In this article I’ll be ... Read More »

How To Add A Minimise Button In Elementary OS Luna

How To Add A Minimise Button In Elementary OS Luna
October 23, 2012 9 Comments »

Yesterday I announced that I have been testing Elementary OS Luna. So far I’m really loving it but as with most things, nothing is perfect and the lack of a minimise button on windows was really starting to irritate me. ... Read More »

How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10

How to Upgrade from Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10
October 21, 2012 1 Comment »

Ok, so you’re a long term Ubuntu user that normally upgrades to new versions rather than going through the hassle of a re-install. On previous releases you get the option within your update manager to upgrade to the latest version ... Read More »

How To Automatically Mount A Network Share In Ubuntu

How To Automatically Mount A Network Share In Ubuntu
October 8, 2012 8 Comments »

Mounting a shared drive in Ubuntu can be quite a confusing process. With many of us having multiple machines and NAS drives at home, auto mounting network locations is becoming a very common requirement in most homes and offices. I ... Read More »