For those of you who are constantly on the go, and who have a kindle or a smartphone, I present you a list of 103 sites where you can legally download scores of literature, compliments of the “Confessions of an Opinionated Book Geek” blog. And no, I don’t condone using this list to avoid coming …
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Open Source Privacy
I’ve blogged about OpenSource software and the Linux operating system before – I’ve even convinced friends and family members to join me. CentOS and Debian are my distros (distributions) of choice, but for most of them, moving over from the Windows world; simpler is better. To resolve that, I’ve set them up mainly with Ubuntu …
Useful Linux Commands
Here is a list of the most common commands that you will probably find useful. The commands and descriptions are all separated by “=”, so don’t include the = sign in the commands The most important one which will make your life MUCH easier is: sudo apt-get install <enter a programme name here> This finds …
Configure Your Privacy in Linux
In light of the revelation of government snooping by William Binney, Edward Snowden, WikiLeak contributors, and others: people are increasingly concerned about their privacy and security. This has many people exploring Linux, as they have “heard” that it’s harder to attack, has fewer viruses, etc. Newer users tend to install simple distros such as Mint …
Linux Programmes (Alternatives to Windows)
A friend of mine has installed Linux and asked me for my opinion on software that he should install. I figured I would share it here too, in case any of you have toyed with the idea of making the switch over to Linux. ESSENTIALS Web Browser: FireFox http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/firefox.html Email: Thunderbird http://www.mozilla.org/products/thunderbird/ Instant Messaging: Pidgin (with Off the Record plugin) http://www.pidgin.im/ …
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