A few system monitoring tools under Linux

Under Linux, you can use ldd to find out an executable’s library dependency, you can use top to find out the current processes and their relevant information. In this article, some third party software will be introduced for easier management under terminal session.
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Installing Fedora on Lenovo Y510p

I bought a brand new Lenovo Y510p 2 months back, and it arrived 2 days ago (what a speed!). Yesterday evening I finally got a chance to install Linux onto my baby. I have to say that wasn’t an easy job. Here are the steps that I did last night.
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Online learning in Chinese – XuetangX

China announces edX platform to power its new online learning portal XuetangX. This online is especially useful for Chinese students who wish to get some supplementary knowledge on academic courses. For English speaking learners, this website provides English translation subtitles in their course video (maybe not all). Beside the subtitles, the professors use English during their presentation.
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