So far Microsoft’s Surface tablets have proved to be a huge dud. Consumers across the world have largely yawned or shown the device their collective middle finger. When it comes to tablets and their use on the Internet, consumers have flocked to Apple’s iPad. Even Google’s Android, despite the many Read More
What a colossal waste of money! Comcast’s dreadful move to acquire rival cableco Time Warner Cable has resulted in needless waste of over half-a billion dollars for the two companies combined. Given that high-speed Internet access is a monopoly in vast parts of the U.S., it was clear that only Read More
The command line interface is so versatile that you can find considerable information about even the hardware side of your Linux server or desktop. In this post, we’ll take a look at a bunch of commands that provide details about the CPU inside a Linux computer. We’ll dig down for Read More
Newton, Galileo, Dante and Shakespeare never used todo lists or notes apps to accomplish great feats. Stalin and Hitler killed tens of millions without a single todo or notes app. But lesser mortals, these days, it seems can’t function or get through the day without a collection of notes apps Read More
Once in a while I run into a situation where I feel one of the work computers running Linux (of course) might be running slow. The first thing I check is the memory installed and utilized through the use of free -m command. The Free command is not perfect but Read More
In the current dangerous era of relentless hacking, the first line of defense for any computer or network is the password. You just can’t afford to make a mistake with password management. If you mess up on using a strong password, all is lost. Passwords to Avoid Here are some Read More