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Upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 8 in a VMWare Virtual Machine

November 1, 2012 Leave a response Shortlink

Though my main home PC runs Linux Mint, I do like to have the facility to use Windows software from time to time and virtualisation has allowed me to continue doing that. For a good while, it was a Windows [...]

Getting Gnome Shell going for Fedora 16 running in VirtualBox

December 5, 2011 6 Responses Shortlink

There are a number of complaints out there about how hard it is to get GNOME Shell running for a Fedora 16 installation in a VirtualBox virtual machine. As with earlier versions of Fedora, preparation remains a matter of having [...]

On Upgrading to Linux Mint 11

On Upgrading to Linux Mint 11

May 31, 2011 1 Response Shortlink

For a Linux distribution that focuses on user friendliness, it does surprise me that Linux Mint offers no seamless upgrade path. In fact, the underlying philosophy is that upgrading an operating system is a risky business. However, I have been [...]

Useful keyboard shortcuts for managing the window sizes of Windows applications

June 9, 2008 Leave a response Shortlink

Maximising and minimising windows is all part and parcel of using window-based user interfaces so it’s nice to know that there are keyboard shortcuts that reduce the need to use your mouse all of the time. Here are a few [...]