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Hiren’s BootCD via USB the Easy Way

July 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
USB Bootable

Do you want to be your local neighborhood geek? Of course you do! That’s why you’re here. One of the easiest things you can do to earn your badge in geekiness is helping a person recover files from a computer that just won’t boot. How about taking it one step further and actually performing all [...]

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A Look at Ubuntu 11.10 Oneiric Ocelot

October 16, 2011 By 6 Comments
Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot

Yes, it’s that time again. Another day, another new Ubuntu release! Ubuntu, undeniably one of the most popular Linux distribution today, is up to version 11.10 and with a new number there must be a new code name right? Version 11.10 is also called Oneiric Ocelot, though I’m sure most would just prefer to stick [...]

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How To Dual Boot Windows 7 with Linux Ubuntu

March 2, 2011 By 17 Comments
Dual Boot

If by now you still didn’t know that you can run two different operating systems side by side within a single physical computer, then well, you have some serious catching up to do! Dual booting is a great method to have two separate platforms to do your bidding. You can use one operating system as [...]

Filed Under: Hard Drive, How-To, Linux, Productivity, Window 7

Linux on a Stick!

July 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Linux On a Stick

So I’ve been using Linux Ubuntu for a while now on my desktop and I’m loving it. I recently stumbled back onto their homepage to download a newer version. It is here where I came across a easy to use tool being promoted that aims to install a version of Ubuntu (or other versions of [...]

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The Safest Way to Bank Online!

June 24, 2010 By 4 Comments
Online Banking

To this day, I still remember a user asking me a very simple question and got an answer that totally swept him off the ground. “How do I know that performing online banking on my computer is safe?” My answer was simple, “You can’t!” The user immediately gave me the deer-in-the-headlight look, expecting me to [...]

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My Pros and Cons with Ubuntu Linux

January 3, 2010 By 15 Comments
Ubuntu Pros and Cons

Dubbed ‘Linux for Humans’, Ubuntu has a lot to live up to, especially when comparing it to Windows. As the popular saying goes ‘In a world without fences and walls, who needs Gates and Windows?’, Linux has been the popular alternative to Microsoft’s dominating Windows operating system. Unfortunately, Linux, although it has many different distributions [...]

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