Category Archives: Software

Smart-Torrent

Posted on March 9, 2009 by stanner

BitTorrent has helped change the way we get files on the Internet. No longer do we depend solely on a single servers maxing out their allotted bandwidth on a first come first served basis.  No, that is the distribution method … Continue reading →

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Favorite Apps for Fresh Systems

Posted on December 26, 2008 by stanner

Around the holiday’s there are lot’s and lots of new computers. If your frugal like me however, you just spend time reformatting and cleaning up instead of buying a whole new computer. After setting up my fair share of new … Continue reading →

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Basic Ubuntu Security

Posted on December 4, 2008 by stanner

I just got finished reading (and technically flaming) a article from the ITSecurity site. The article, The Big Ol’ Ubuntu Security Resource, starts off by trying to scare you. “So you thought Ubuntu was secure? Think again! I did a … Continue reading →

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Mozilla Weave

Posted on October 22, 2008 by stanner

From Mozilla Labs: Weave is a project to integrate web services into Firefox by allowing users to securely share their data with other users and 3rd parties. If you have ever used either Foxmarks, Google Broswer Sync, etc… then you … Continue reading →

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Switching My Grandmother to…Part I

Posted on October 22, 2008 by stanner

There have been more than a hand full of articles titled Yes My Grandma Can Run Ubuntu Linux orUbuntu for Grandma or even The Great Grandmother err I mean Girlfreind Experiment. These are all added proof to why GNU/Linux (mostly … Continue reading →

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