Posted by BigWhale on October 17th, 2009 in
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It took some time, but the next batch of Linux Tips is ready. If you are following me on Twitter then you have already received all the tips. Now they are here again with some explanation just like previous time. All the feedback is appreciated and corrections are gladly accepted. ;) Obligatory ‘your computer might blow up’ disclaimer follows: All these commands were tested on my computer with my K/Ubuntu Linux installation. Before you actually use any of the commands that are published here, make sure you test them on your computer with your test files, not your actual data. I don’t want to be responsible for any tears and hair being pulled out.
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Bash . Linux . Open source . Operating system . Shell . Tips . Tricks . Unix
Posted by RRunner on August 27th, 2009 in
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2 comments Not so long ago BigWhale wrote about Windows 7 RTM. Sure Windows 7 have some installation quirks, but which operating system does not have one or two of those? Some operating systems can live without the constant need for GUI updates. But not Windows. Their micro GUI developers are working hard. So hard that they have a new GUI concept ready even before Windows 7 accumulated some dust on the shelves. Now that is why I call ahead of time market.. – development.
If you want to see Microsoft dreaming machine in action read on and take a look at a possible future of Windows 8. READ MORE
Copenhagen Concept . Dreaming . Fedora . Goodies . Linux . Microsoft . Microsoft Windows . Open source . Operating system . Reality . Solitair . Ubuntu . unreal . Windows 7 . Windows 8
Posted by BigWhale on May 18th, 2009 in
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Comments Off Friday, May 15th. It was the Bar Camp Ljubljana day. Bar-what? BarCamp. An ad-hoc user generated conference. You know the place and you know the time. The rest is up to visitors. Upon registration you get to make your own name tag, you stick it onto yourself and then you go and find a session slot. At BarCampLjubljana sessions were 20 minute talks with 10 more minutes for Q&A.
Here’s how I got my BarCamp cherry-popped with second BarCamp in Slovenia. Yes, it was a first time for me. *blushes*
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BarCamp . BarCamp Ljubljana . Linux . Ljubljana . Open source . Slovenia . Society and Culture
Posted by BigWhale on May 7th, 2009 in
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1 comment I feel that it is time for another article about zealotry and pouring some more oil onto an ongoing holy flame war. Wouldn’t you agree?
In my heart I don’t see Microsoft as an arch nemesis, I don’t feel that Linux is Spiderman and Windows Dr. Octopus or King Pin, but I do like occasional holy wars, bashing and fighting against who is what to who. It is fun and entertaining. That is why I will boldly make a claim:
Linux and Open Source communities have done much more than Microsoft or any other giant dinosaur from the computer industry ever did.
Of course I will back my claim with facts and other information.
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Bill Gates . Coca-Cola . IBM . Linus Torvalds . Linux . Microsoft . Open source . Pepsi . Steve Ballmer
Posted by BigWhale on May 3rd, 2009 in
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1 comment Sometimes protecting your computer with BIOS passwords and login passwords just doesn’t cut it. Your computer being stolen is one of such examples. When someone has physical access to your computer it is more or less cakewalk for them to access your data. They can simply disconnect your hard drive, put it in another computer and access all the data on it.
How to prevent this? Read on.
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Encryption . FileVault . Linux . Mac OS X . Open source . Security . TrueCrypt . Windows Vista
