OS.ALT

S١ E١ · ١٢ فبراير ٢٠١٢

Linux Vs. Windows الحلقة ١

For the vast majority of desktop & laptop computer users, Linux Mint makes a great alternative to the proprietary (and expensive!) Windows... but not always.

S١ E٢ · ١٧ فبراير ٢٠١٢

Open Office / LibreOffice Vs. Microsoft Office الحلقة ٢

Microsoft Office 2010 compared to OpenOffice & LibreOffice.

S١ E٣ · ٢٤ فبراير ٢٠١٢

Video Editing Roundup : Professional Vs. Open Source الحلقة ٣

Looking for free video editing software but don't know if it measures up to the big boys? Check out this week's episode of OS.ALT for a rundown on how Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro compare to KDEnlive, my favorite open source video editor.

S١ E٤ · ٢ مارس ٢٠١٢

GIMP Photo Editor: A Free Photoshop? الحلقة ٤

Can free software compete with a product so popular that it has become a part of our language? In the world of digital imaging, no other piece of software comes close to matching Adobe Photoshop's power. Check out this week's episode of OS.ALT to see how Photoshop compares to GIMP, a free and open source graphics editor.

S١ E٥ · ٩ مارس ٢٠١٢

GDC 2012: Best Linux Games الحلقة ٥

While the AAA games are still mostly available for only Windows, indie developers are pushing the envelope, when it comes to native Linux games.

S١ E٦ · ١٦ مارس ٢٠١٢

Media Players: VLC vs Windows Media الحلقة ٦

There are so many media players out there, it's not easy to find the best one. VLC is a free media player, but is it better than other free players? Check out this week's episode of OS ALT for the rundown on my favorite cross-platform media player, VideoLAN's VLC Media Player.

S١ E٧ · ٢٣ مارس ٢٠١٢

Complete Privacy Protection with TAILS + Tor الحلقة ٧

Privacy advocates, people who believe in personal liberty, and tinfoil-hat conspiracy theorists, this free and open source system is for you. There's no better way to hide your IP, browse the internet, chat, and conduct private business than by using TAILS; The Amnesic Incognito Live System.

S١ E٨ · ١ أبريل ٢٠١٢

Open Source Audio Editors: All Things Audacity الحلقة ٨

Audacity, a free and open source sound editor and recording application, is put to good use whenever Nixie produces videos. Record, edit, and convert sounds in Windows, Mac, Linux, and BSD. In this video, learn how Audacity works and explore all the fun things you can do with this open source audio editor...

S١ E٩ · ٧ أبريل ٢٠١٢

Email Clients: Mozilla Thunderbird الحلقة ٩

Mozilla Thunderbird is a shining example of an open-source project that has become extremely popular. An estimated 15 to 20 million people use Thunderbird as their every day mail and news client. It is truly cross-platform, running on Windows, Mac, Linux, and more.

S١ E١٠ · ١٣ أبريل ٢٠١٢

How To: Ubuntu Themes Made Easy الحلقة ١٠

Installing themes in Ubuntu has been easy in the past, but with Oneiric Ocelot and Precise Pangolin it's a bit trickier. Watch this episode of OS.

S١ E١١ · ٢٠ أبريل ٢٠١٢

Pidgin Instant Messenger الحلقة ١١

I don't often use an instant messenger, but when I do.. I prefer Pidgin. Here's why.

S١ E١٢ · ٢٧ أبريل ٢٠١٢

12.04 Precise Pangolin is Here! Let's Make it Pretty الحلقة ١٢

After much anticipation, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin was released yesterday. Here's how gorgeous a Linux desktop can be, but we can make it look even better.

S١ E١٣ · ٤ مايو ٢٠١٢

Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin Review الحلقة ١٣

Last week, Canonical released Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, Precise Pangolin.

S١ E١٤ · ١١ أبريل ٢٠١٢

All About Partitioning الحلقة ١٤

What is a filesystem, a partition, and how do they relate to your hard drive? In this week's episode of OS.ALT, I describe how to separate portions of your hard disk into usable chunks, how to partition it, and why file systems are important.

S١ E١٥ · ١٨ مايو ٢٠١٢

Linux Tutorial: Changing Grub 2 Boot Options الحلقة ١٥

Don't like how ugly your PC looks when you dual boot? Customize how your computer boots with Grub 2! In this tutorial, I show you the basic ways to configure your bootloader.

S١ E١٦ · ٢٧ مايو ٢٠١٢

Review: A Long Wait for GIMP 2.8 الحلقة ١٦

After three years of hard work, the latest GIMP 2.8 image editor has finally been released.

S١ E١٧ · ١ يونيو ٢٠١٢

Linux Gaming : What We Can Expect الحلقة ١٧

Both Steam and Source have been rumored to be coming to Linux for years. Linux games are probably the biggest need when it comes to Linux software.

S١ E١٨ · ١٠ يونيو ٢٠١٢

Gnome 3 vs. Unity - Battle of the Desktops الحلقة ١٨

Since the release of 11.10, Ubuntu has used Unity as its default desktop environment. There has been a lot of controversy around choosing Unity over Gnome 3, and many of you have requested my opinion.

S١ E١٩ · ١٥ يونيو ٢٠١٢

The Ultimate Battle - Mozilla Firefox vs Google Chrome الحلقة ١٩

This week in OS.ALT it's internet browser battle week! I compare Google Chrome and the open source Mozilla Firefox.

S١ E٢٠ · ٢٢ يونيو ٢٠١٢

Why Linux Gaming Struggles and How to Make it Better الحلقة ٢٠

At a recent Linux Aalto University talk Linus Torvalds, on camera, dropped an f-bomb and flipped NVidia the bird. You can see that here along with my opinion of why Linus is dissatisfied with NVidia's Linux support, the state of gaming on Linux, and how Linux drivers and hardware play a roll.

S١ E٢١ · ٢٩ يونيو ٢٠١٢

Top 10 Best Android Applications الحلقة ٢١

The Android Market can be a scary place. So many Android applications to choose from! I've been testing out Android apps since the very first droid came out and here are my top 10 picks.

S١ E٢٢ · ٦ يوليو ٢٠١٢

Mumble Replaces Popular Ventrilo and TeamSpeak الحلقة ٢٢

Ventrilo and Teamspeak are the most popular game voice chat programs, but are they the best? Not many people have heard of Mumble, but you should listen to the hype about it.

S١ E٢٣ · ١٣ يوليو ٢٠١٢

You've Installed Ubuntu! Now What? الحلقة ٢٣

So you've finished your Ubuntu install.

S١ E٢٤ · ٢٠ يوليو ٢٠١٢

Big Changes in the Open Source Initiative! Take a Stand الحلقة ٢٤

In this week's OS.ALT you can see my interview from oscon with Simon Phipps from the OSI.

S١ E٢٥ · ٢٧ يوليو ٢٠١٢

Fedora 17 is a Beefy Miracle: Review! الحلقة ٢٥

In honor of meeting Beefy Miracle in person at last week's OSCON, I have reviewed the latest Fedora release. Rich with features, including some exciting new cloud service applications, and great for developers, Fedora 17 is an RPM-based Linux distribution making a big splash. You know that I am an Ubuntu/Debian girl at heart, so check out what I think of Beefy Miracle in this week's OSALT.

S١ E٢٦ · ٣ أغسطس ٢٠١٢

5 Free Games That Don't Suck الحلقة ٢٦

In this week's OS.ALT, I talk about five of the most addicting open source games available to be downloaded free today.

S١ E٢٧ · ١٠ أغسطس ٢٠١٢

Linux Gaming News: Open Source Console Makes Millions and Valve Shocks Us All الحلقة ٢٧

Valve's recent announcement that Left 4 Dead 2 runs better on Ubuntu than on Windows has caused a lot of excitement and controversy. Also in this week's OS.

S١ E٢٨ · ١٧ أغسطس ٢٠١٢

How to Fix Ubuntu Black Screen of DEATH الحلقة ٢٨

By popular request I'll be providing a couple of tutorials to help solve some problems you have identified! This week on OS ALT I go over how to fix the black screen some Ubuntu users have seen with the latest version, especially for people with Intel HD graphics.

S١ E٢٩ · ٢٤ أغسطس ٢٠١٢

The Top 5 Open Source Utility Software Picks! الحلقة ٢٩

From an awesome free antivirus to a sweet FTP, there are many ways to improve the performance of your computer for free! In this week's OS ALT, I talk about some of the best open source utility software available today.

S١ E٣٠ · ٣١ أغسطس ٢٠١٢

Top HTPC Applications الحلقة ٣٠

The heart of the home theater PC is its media center software. This is one area where free and open source applications shine - some of the top HTPC programs, home automation systems, and operating systems are FOSS. Check out this week's OS.ALT for my thoughts on some of the very best, including mythtv, xbmc media center, and LinuxMCE.

S١ E٣١ · ٧ سبتمبر ٢٠١٢

Note to a Linux Gaming Killjoy الحلقة ٣١

Disclaimer: I like John Carmack. He's an intelligent and strong-willed businessman. I just had to set him straight on a few things.

S١ E٣٢ · ١٤ سبتمبر ٢٠١٢

Linux Gaming News - Vote on Your Linux Games Now الحلقة ٣٢

We've known for a while that Valve is bringing Steam to Linux. One of the most exciting Steam projects for Linux gamers is Steam Greenlight, where we, the gamers, can vote on which games we want to see made. In this week's OS.ALT, I discuss Steam Greenlight and how it impacts Linux Games.

S١ E٣٣ · ٢٣ سبتمبر ٢٠١٢

Top 5 Firefox Add-Ons الحلقة ٣٣

With over 2 billion add-ons downloaded by Mozilla Firefox users, using extensions seem to be essential to using an Internet browser. Let me show you which ones are worth the download.

S١ E٣٤ · ٣٠ سبتمبر ٢٠١٢

This Week in Linux Gaming - Steam for Linux a Bad Idea? الحلقة ٣٤

The most recent indie bundle, Humble Bundle 6, is full of great Linux games and recently added 4 more indie games to the bundle.

S١ E٣٥ · ١٣ أكتوبر ٢٠١٢

Ubuntu Howto: Fix Unity Launcher الحلقة ٣٥

Though this most recent release of Ubuntu has been good to us, it's not without faults. The launcher for Unity is awesome when it works.

S١ E٣٦ · ١٩ أكتوبر ٢٠١٢

Using a Virtual Machine to Run an Operating System Inside Another الحلقة ٣٦

Nixie shows you how to run one operating system inside of another using a virtual machine, specifically the free virtual machine software, VirtualBox. She explains what a virtual machine is and then runs through how to install and run Windows inside of Linux using VirtualBox.

S١ E٣٧ · ٢٧ أكتوبر ٢٠١٢

Whats New with Ubuntu 12.10 Quetzal Quantal الحلقة ٣٧

Is it worth the upgrade? What if you're new to Ubuntu? Today, I'll be covering some of the best new features of 12.

S١ E٣٨ · ٤ نوفمبر ٢٠١٢

Linux News: This Week in Open Source الحلقة ٣٨

Doing things a bit differently today, since there's so much linux news to be shared! So in the FOSS spirit, here's this week in open source.

S١ E٣٩ · ١١ نوفمبر ٢٠١٢

Command Linux 101: Wget - Get ALL THE THINGS! الحلقة ٣٩

Get ready, get set, it's wget! This is the most robust command in not just Linux, but Mac and Windows as well, to download all your favorite videos, music and media in every way imaginable. Truth.

S١ E٤٠ · ١٨ نوفمبر ٢٠١٢

Understanding the Linux File System الحلقة ٤٠

In Linux, everything is a file. All the files the kernel can understand are displayed.

S١ E٤١ · ٣٠ نوفمبر ٢٠١٢

Open Source News: Vibrators, Netflix on Linux and Germany الحلقة ٤١

Finally, Netflix for Linux runs easily, Munich saves millions by switching to LiMux, and San Francisco girl shows us what an open source sex toy is really like. Giggity.

S١ E٤٢ · ٩ ديسمبر ٢٠١٢

Install Netflix in Linux Mint, Fedora and Ubuntu - Tutorial الحلقة ٤٢

You've probably heard by now - Netflix works on Linux! Yes, installing Netflix on Linux has become much easier, but we still need to break out the command line.

S١ E٤٣ · ١٧ ديسمبر ٢٠١٢

Linux Commands 101: Howto Tar a File الحلقة ٤٣

Though gz, tar, zcat and gunzip sound like names of rejected superheroes, they're actually part of a really powerful archive and compression tool in Linux. Learn about tar and more with my terminal tutorial.

S١ E٤٤ · ٤ يناير ٢٠١٣

Linux Steam Beta Tutorial: Installing Steam on Ubuntu الحلقة ٤٤

Valve has finally opened the Steam beta for ALL Linux users to download, install and play.

S١ E٤٥ · ٤ يناير ٢٠١٣

Terminal Fun - My Top 5 Commands الحلقة ٤٥

Happy Friday! Here's some semi-pointless but super fun commands in the Linux terminal that will keep you coming back for more...semi-pointless but super fun commands....

S١ E٤٦ · ١٨ يناير ٢٠١٣

One Linux Steam Client to Rule Them All - Full Review الحلقة ٤٦

Whether you're a veteran or new to playing games on Steam, the Linux Steam beta is a new experience all on its own. Here's my review of the beta, outlining all the features that Valve has to offer with it's steam client.

S١ E٤٧ · ٢٥ يناير ٢٠١٣

The Truth About OUYA - Open Source Gaming Console الحلقة ٤٧

A fully open source gaming console for 100 bucks.

S١ E٤٨ · ١ فبراير ٢٠١٣

Ubuntu is Slow! How to Fix It الحلقة ٤٨

This week I'm showing you some tried and true ways to get the most performance out of your Ubuntu box.

S١ E٤٩ · ٩ فبراير ٢٠١٣

Be Efficient - Best Free Productivity Software in the Universe الحلقة ٤٩

Be your own Success Kid with these 4 must-have open source applications! Works on Linux, PC and Mac.

S١ E٥٠ · ٢١ فبراير ٢٠١٣

Linux Howto: Free Up Hard Drive and Remove Hidden Packages الحلقة ٥٠

[Works in any Debian based distro] How do you know if a program is truly deleted from your drive? Here are some of the best commands and software to free up your HDD by fully uninstalling programs.

S١ E٥١ · ٢٢ فبراير ٢٠١٣

Nixie Answers Your Linux Questions الحلقة ٥١

I should have known better to have you ask me anything. You definitely didn't hold back and so I'm not going to either - here are the more tame (yet equally popular) FAQ from me to you! If you like this style, I'll get to some of the more... challenging ones when I don't have the zombie plague.

S١ E٥٢ · ١ مارس ٢٠١٣

Ubuntu Touch is Here - Why Should I Care? الحلقة ٥٢

Ubuntu has gone to our phones, and it seems like a dream come true. Except with Android dominating the Linux mobile space, what can Ubuntu Touch really bring to the market? Find out this week on OS.ALT as I begin my open source mobile operating system BATTLE ROYALE... n' stuff.

S١ E٥٣ · ٨ مارس ٢٠١٣

What is Firefox OS and Why Should I Care? الحلقة ٥٣

I continue the battle of open source OS's with a more developed project, Firefox OS. (previously named B2G ; Boot to Gecko) It's the new mobile pride and joy of Mozilla.. Let's see how it stacks up to the competition.

S١ E٥٤ · ١٨ مارس ٢٠١٣

Linux How-To: Globbing and Wildcards! الحلقة ٥٤

As weird as it sounds, globbing is essential when using Linux. It will also make your life approx three million times easier! Here's how to use wildcard symbols and why you need them.

S١ E٥٥ · ٢٢ مارس ٢٠١٣

Tizen : The Android Killer? - Mobile OS REVIEW الحلقة ٥٥

S١ E٥٦ · ٣٠ مارس ٢٠١٣

Tux Joins the Race @ GDC 2013 - Linux Gaming! الحلقة ٥٦

S١ E٥٧ · ٨ أبريل ٢٠١٣

Regex Fu : Learning Regular Expressions الحلقة ٥٧

Regular expressions are the best. They are an ultra-powerful search pattern language that almost anyone can learn, whether you are into programming or not.

S١ E٥٨ · ١٥ أبريل ٢٠١٣

Sailfish OS Review - Jolla Revives MeeGo for Mobile الحلقة ٥٨

It's time for the final mobile OS in the battle of open source operating systems; Sailfish. Many of you thought that MeeGo had a good thing going before it was canceled a couple years ago. Have no fear! Sailfish has risen from the ashes of MeeGo and proves to be even better still.

S١ E٥٩ · ٢٢ أبريل ٢٠١٣

Canonical Corruption, Linux Phones and Best Distros الحلقة ٥٩

I don't usually do the 'ask Nixie' type thing...

S١ E٦٠ · ٢٦ أبريل ٢٠١٣

Clementine Review : The Last Music Player You'll Ever Need الحلقة ٦٠

Just because a program is free and open source doesn't mean that it's good. Unless you're Clementine that is; an intense media player for Windows, Mac and Linux.

S١ E٦١ · ٣ مايو ٢٠١٣

Top 5 Networking Tools in the Command Line الحلقة ٦١

Be careful, you might actually enjoy learning how to troubleshoot your network in the terminal. Monitor performance, bandwidth usage much more using these five easy commands.

S١ E٦٢ · ١٠ مايو ٢٠١٣

Ubuntu Review : 13.04 - Raring Ringtail الحلقة ٦٢

After 6 months of waiting, Ubuntu 13.04 (Raring Ringtail) is finally here! Watch my review and find out if it's worth the install.

S١ E٦٣ · ١٧ مايو ٢٠١٣

4 Tips for Working Smarter - Software and Hosts File Edits الحلقة ٦٣

Distractions be gone! Since there's so many good programs and tips out there on how to work smarter, this video is a two parter. We first start by productivity suites, and our beloved hosts file.