Easy fix in 2 minutes or less — What’s your favorite Linux distribution and what’s the most disturbing OS-related problem that you’ve solved in the past? The responses will obviously vary but that’s only normal. Here’s what I can tell you though, although I use Ubuntu frequently be it the Desktop version or Ubuntu Server it isn’t my…

If it’s an unencrypted hard-drive we don’t really need a password, do we? — If it’s an unencrypted hard-drive we don’t really need a password, do we? Basic requirements to make this simple and effective task possible; Access to the computer (physically) A thumb drive (USB pen/flash drive) A Linux Distribution Prior Linux experience (as a user no super-user skills necessary) We might bring…

The free and modified applications come with a Price #always — If money is all you think about when you hear “price, fees, subscription, and payment” you’re forgetting that things may eventually lead to fiat currency but it isn’t always the way we pay for services. Your only homework here, is to make sense of a few questions like how do…

Cheaper, lightweight, and maybe better? — Let’s make one thing clear whether or not any of these three alternative services is better than Spotify or not is questionable this is perhaps a biased approach because I’m really not a big fan of Spotify in the first place. I didn’t get to use Spotify for that long…

Free, easy to play, and for most a network connection is necessary. — I believe everyone reading this will recognize T-Rex. When I said that most games need internet connectivity I meant that unless you want to play T-Rex you need to be online, for every other game requires an internet connection. T-Rex The most popular on this list is T-Rex. All you need…

Public, private, and internet explained for non-techies. — Networks are things connected, you and your friends, family members, computers, and mobile devices in one way or another are all connections. In a private network (which we’ll define later on) computers are connected, and to prove such a connection computers usually share similar IPs where only certain numbers vary…

The FBI tricked criminals into using a secure messaging app (or so they thought) that was supposed to be end-to-end encrypted. — The idea was actually to make these devices private and secure but then changes were made and the FBI with the Australian police were part of these changes. How was the FBI able to read encrypted messages? According to vice, in 2018 the people behind the creation of the encrypted…

Mac and Linux use File extensions and MIME type information while Windows relies on extensions #period. — Wouldn’t it be a fair assumption if I said that Linux Distributions rely on MIME type information the same way that Windows relies on extensions in order to view or execute certain commands? There is a difference though, Linux makes use of both, and one does the job in the…

The free DPN all-in-one single solution for all your devices at home and work “Deeper Connect Nano”. — I’ve had the desire to share my thoughts about this device from the moment I saw it for sale on Indiegogo. But, unfortunately, 300 words into the story I realized I was actually talking about another device from the same company by the name of Deeper Network Mini. For someone…