Software review – Mandriva Linux
Back in the 1990’s I used to use Mandrake Linux as my preferred distribution. Back in the day it had
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WatkissOnline – Stewart's Blog
Various ramblings from an IT professional
Linux
Email Protocols – POP3 vs IMAP and SMTP
In an earlier post, about using Thunderbird to filter spam emails, I mentioned that IMAP has many advantages over POP3. I then skirted over the subject and never really explained either protocols. Here is a quick overview of how both work and why you may choose one over the other. I’ll also explain a little about SMTP and what that means.
Read MoreSoftware review – Thunderbird email client version 3
Version 3 of the Thunderbird email client was released at the end of 2009. I’ve recently upgraded some of my
Read MoreFotoInsight – Linux friendly online photo processing and photo gifts
Photo gifts are a popular way of creating personalised presents for relatives. Although some photo gifts can be ordered through
Read MoreUpgrading Thunderbird email client to version 3 on Linux (Ubuntu 9.10)
There is a new version of the Thunderbird email client released last year. There are some good new features in
Read MoreAdding search capability to WordPress web site
I’ve converted WatkissOnline web site to be completely generated by wordpress. One of the benefits of this is that it
Read MoreHappy New Year 2010
Happy New Year to all my family, friends and visitors to my websites. Looking back at last years resolutions I
Read MoreAdding a USB external disk drive as permanent drive in Linux
This mini-tutorial goes through the steps needed to add a USB external disk drive as a permanent disk on a
Read MoreFirefox keywords – quick website shortcuts using bookmarks
I’ve been using Firefox since version 1, but I’ve only just discovered one of the features. Now I know about
Read MoreiPod Nano 5th generation – problems with Linux
I got a nice new ipod Nano for Christmas. Before asking “Santa” I had already researched what support was available
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