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OPEN SOURCE LINUX ALTERNATIVE TO WINDOWS POPULAR APPLICATION SOFTWARE

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

1. MICROSOFT WORD - OpenOffice.org writer is a perfect alternative, it often come pre-installed on the Linux OS. I use it both on my Windows OS and Linux, there is both the Linux and windows executable. I even used it for my technical reports in the University, it can read and write Microsoft word file format (.doc) but can only read word 2007 format (.docx). 2. MICROSOFT VISIO - Dia can to some extent be an alternative to visio, just that you might have to save/export the page as an image for ...

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HOW TO INSTALL APPLICATION SOFTWARE IN LINUX

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

Installing software on most Linux distributions (K/Ubuntu, Mandriva, Fedora Core, OpenSuse etc.) is most times easier than for windows. It is just that we are so accustomed to windows that we expect things to be done in the same manner in Linux. Linux comes with an automatic software finder and installer utility. In (K)Ubuntu, it could be Adept or Synaptic, in Mandriva it is simply named ...

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Windows 7 Beta, XP and Vista from my point of view

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

Windows 7 From Screen Captures I, like most other computer geeks, am well accustomed to windows XP, in fact, after using Vista home premium, Vista ultimate, Vista business and Windows 7 Beta I now use windows XP on my Sony Vaio laptop. Windows 7 Pros: It has lots of drivers included already, I was surprised that it detected the right resolution and screen size of my laptop, the atheros ...

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Learn, learn, learn

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

Learn to know who you are Learn to acknowledge your weakness, strength and power Learn to know how to harness you power Learn to express well the good your strength bear Let not your weakness catch you unaware Learn to make your expression of self bare Let not it be with veneer Learn to be precise, affable and clear Learn to be adventurous and not an adventurer Learn, with care and honesty, to persevere Learn to be strong and consistent with valour Let not your impact be a nightmare Like one fit ...

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The leaden virgin

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

There once lived a very beautiful virgin Though she was intelligent yet her life was leaden (Leaden means to lack happiness or fulfilment) She sensed a depth within her like a void Full of unexplored mysteries and greatly deep And on some rare occasions when she is most solemn She is overwhelmingly moved to tears But not tears of joy or of sorrow It is as if the heat of the longing within her Makes water evaporate from within her body system Only to be made tears by the coldness of her eyes A longing ...

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Dreams and Aspirations

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

Like the stars infinite, harboured in the sky Like the sands by the sea, laid high Like the drops numerous, make the oceans Such are man's dreams and aspirations As some stars beyond reach As some sands buried deep As some drops do vapourize Such are most dreams, beyond rea ...

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Life Is A Strange War

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

Just like in a play So many things will come our way As we through this life journey Some to make us fixed as a pulley And when we pass through a dark valley Some to pull our souls into a darker valley There will be times we feel on top of the world Only to be left pushed against the wall And sometimes, you will feel very excited Only to be left with your soul greatly emaciated Life in this world is a strange war A war of thoughts and emotions With the sword of tongue And the shield of actions Having ...

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How to manually unlock the urpmi in mandriva

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

It can be annoying when you try to use the software installer in Mandriva and it acts weird,  and so you close it and try to run it again ad then it prompts you that the URPMI is locked. An easy way to unlocking it is forcefully removing the /var/lib/urpmi/.LOCK file by switching to root and runing the following command rm -f /var/lib/urpmi/.LOCK I saw the following script on ...

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Terms and Conditions

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

Welcome to olafusimichael.com! These terms and conditions outline the rules and regulations for the use of olafusimichael.com's Website.Olafusimichael.Com is located at: 1, Ogundare street, ,Oke-odo, Lagos state 234001Nigeria By accessing this website we assume you accept these terms and conditions in full. Do not continue to use olafusimichael.com's website if you do not accept all of the terms and conditions stated on this page. The following terminology applies to these Terms and ...

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Privacy Policy

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What information do we collect? We collect information from you when you register on our site or respond to a survey. When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name or e-mail address. You may, however, visit our site anonymously. Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on your site. Google's use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and other sites on the Internet. Users ...

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Our dreams and Aspirations

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

Like the stars infinite, harboured in the sky Like the sands by the sea, laid high Like the drops numerous, make the oceans Such are man's dreams and aspirations As some stars beyond reach As some sands buried deep As some drops do vapourize Such are most dreams, beyond rea ...

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Guilty or Not

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

We all have sorrowsThere is always something that bothers usThink of an hunter with no arrowsOr a lad trying to ride upon an unbridled horseThere is no one with no worryEven Akuna Matata that means don't worryEveryone needs somebodyOnly no one needs nobodyEven a victor has once been a victimNo predator is never once a preyThe battle of lifeNo one can ever masterLife is like a voyageIt demands your courageThough you can never direct the windYou can always adjust the sailLife is beyond what you seeSo ...

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Gifts and Freebies

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

Just as the sun shines So shines God's grace Though the sun shines ceaselessly Yet sometimes, we see it not But because our backs we have turned to it Same with God's grace Always being there for us With many gift packages for us A whole bunch of freebies for us But the freebies alone have we accessed Freebies like life, health, wealth and more And the gifts we are yet to access To them have we turned our backs Gifts like salvation, divine provisions and mo ...

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How to make google, yahoo and bing index your website and generate more hits

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

I remember when I started my blog in May 2009, I was crazy about the idea of being able to type something in the Google or yahoo searchbox and see my blog in one of the search results. Actually, for Google and other search engines to index and display your website as one of a search result, they need to know that the site exists. Though, they have bots that track sites and detect new ...

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How to bypass internet firewalls

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

If your company puts a firewall in the network that blocks you from playing online games, accessing some sites like facebook, twitter and myspace. Just go to www.proxylord.com or http://www.httpsurf.com and enter the prohibited sites from there. However, do not use this to go to potentially harmful sites as you may jeopardise your computer security and even the network security by giving ...

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AFRICA: A TRADITIONAL CONTINENT

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

Africa is the second largest continent in the world both in size and population, with more than 40 percent of the world’s natural resources. Naturally endowed with the most mineral deposits and least natural disasters. The home of the earliest civilization and the earliest man. Africa’s endowment amongst the continents can only be compared to the inheritance bequeathed a first son among ...

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We all have dreams and aspirations

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

We all have dreams and aspirations Some to overwhelm most intimidations We all are full of wonderful desires That make us when tired to refire We all do have glorious ambitions Of which we daily create editions We all design beautiful missions To achieve our glorious ambitions But we all do not believe in our dreams And as the years roll by we make them dim We care too much about limelight And fear too much about death snuffing the light We trade our integrity for a newspaper page And for fear ...

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How to make your laptop battery last real long?

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

There are different types of batteries, NiCd batteries, Lead Acid batteries, NiMH, Lithium Ion battery etc. All laptop batteries are the Lithium ion type because of the energy density which is higher per weight and size compared to nearly all the rest. Lithium ion battery degrades continuously starting from the date of production, hence the shelf-life matters when purchasing one. The ...

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Are you unable to connect to the internet while others around you are able to?

posted on , by Michael Olafusi

Step 1 Make sure the wireless or LAN is enabled. Step 2 If you are using a laptop, a wireless network connection and on battery, check if you are on powersave and change to another power plan. If this does not solve the issue, go to the next step. Step 3 Goto Start, From screemshots Control panel and network connections, From screemshots Right click on the connection you want to ...