This two-day introduction to Linux broadens attendees horizons with a detailed overview of the operating system. Attendees learn how to effectively use a Linux system as a valuable tool. They get familiar with the architecture and various components of the operating system, learn both graphical and command line tools, and learn to do basic networking. This class is scheduled for January 28th - 29th, 2010. Read More

Today we have Keith Curtis joining us for a discussion on Linux. Curtis spent 11 years as a Software Design Engineer at Microsoft before examining Linux and the open source side of things, which resulted in a change of perspective and a published book.
"I knew very little about free software when I left Microsoft. I think any of my fellow former employees who bothered to learn what all I did would conclude that free software is superior, and that its biggest challenges are ignorance and a slight lack of execution. I say “slight” because the free software army is already an army of millions". Read More

The new version 1.0 from OpenOffice.org Thumbnail plugin has been released. OpenOffice.org Thumbnail plugin is a plugin for KDE file managers (Dolphin and Konqueror) to preview OpenOffice.org files (OpenDocument Format) as Thumbnails. You do not need to install OpenOffice.org for it to work (it only uses KDE API). Read More

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue #176 for the week January 10th - January 16th, 2010. In this issue we cover: Ubuntu 10.4 Lucid Lynx Alpha 2, Ubuntu Developer Week, Ubuntu User Day, new Ubuntu Women leadership, and Free Culture Showcase. Read More

If you are an geeky user who keeps installing various software and updates then with the passage of time you will feel that your system is messed up. Ubucleaner is a shell script which lets you clean your Ubuntu system by removing the ... Read More

There are a lot of IT professionals who are trying to make their resume look better by taking Linux Administration classes. In fact, 80% of the people taking classes from us are Windows administrators who are trying to protect themselves from losing their job or who are out of work trying to find a job, as the jobs they see available are looking for Linux skills. So, I thought I would provide some tips that may help those in this situation in regards to what to do to prepare yourself for these new job opportunities. Read More

This article is part of the on-going 15 example series where 15 examples will be provided for a specific command or functionality. In this series, earlier we discussed about find command, crontab examples, grep command, history command, ping command, and wget examples. In this article, let us review 15 examples for Linux top command that will be helpful for both newbies and experts. Read More

LinuxCertified Inc, a leading provider of Linux training and services, announced its next Embedded and Real-Time Linux Development class to be held in San Francisco Bay Area from January 20th - 22nd, 2010. Read More

Google's Android market is bursting with great applications. We look at some of the best for your phone.

Google's Android mobile phone operating system is popping up everywhere and is getting better with each new release. But even though it is pretty good now, a few extra applications can take it to the next level. We look at some of the best applications available from the Android market. Read More

Here's a list of 10 commands which may come handy when using the command line in Linux:

Search for all files modified in the last N days containing a specific text in their name

find DIR -mtime -N -name "*TEXT*"

For example:

find ~ -mtime -5 -name "*log*"
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