Filed in archive Networking
by Rom Feria on April 30, 2008
Securing data transmission between computers is always high on our priority list. Whenever I am on a public hotspot and I need to access my email, I make sure that I have VPN enabled for all traffic...
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© Claudecf There are things that we often take for granted, such as installing applications, relying on our crossed-fingers that it won't bork our Linux installation. Each of us probably have a...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on April 30, 2008
The benefits of having a Mac is its support for the subscription-based .Mac services, of which synchronization between computers is one of its features. Whilst there are tools available on Linux and...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on April 30, 2008
Skype may seem to be the de-facto standard in internet telephony (yeah, I know a lot will argue that it is not but which one seem to have the bigger share?) and I must admit that I have hooked......
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Filed in archive Solaris
by Rom Feria on April 30, 2008
© rom I played with Solaris on VMWare Fusion on my Macbook Pro before. However, I have been trying to tinker with ZFS but to no avail. Short of installing Solaris on its own on a separate machine,...
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Filed in archive Solaris
by Rom Feria on April 30, 2008
The next iteration of Solaris, OpenSolaris, is different from "your grandmother's Solaris", as described by the Sun folks. Watch the video and see what great things are coming in the...
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After you have installed or upgraded your Ubuntu and restored your user data, there are still lots of things to do. Tom of TomBuntu fame outlines his top 10 tips for new upgrades or installs. To...
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Now that Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04 LTS) is out, there are installations running on the last version, 7.10. Whilst I normally just re-install the entire thing from scratch (after backing up all my...
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Filed in archive Utilities
by Rom Feria on April 06, 2008
© Extra Ketchup If you are like me, an educator, then you know what I am talking about when faced with students learning computer skills in the classroom. There are times when you'd want to check...
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Filed in archive Devices
by Rom Feria on April 06, 2008
Ars Technica released a 4-page review of the Nokia N810 Internet Tablet. Nokia's Internet Tablet device series can be considered as one of the most popular Linux-based devices to date. I was able...
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Filed in archive Misc
by Rom Feria on April 06, 2008
I featured a couple of Twitter applications last year. Twelve months after, we have more Twitter applications for Linux users. A blog article from Fsckin.com features a total of twelve Twitter...
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Whilst I am not exactly a fan of Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), it is best to inform you that it is now available on the Linux platform. You can get it from Adobe's site. So, try at your own......
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