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Hacking Symantec: Easy Peasy

Last week, the IT department had an epiphany, they decided to replace Mcafee Anti-Virus with Norton on all employees computers. Since I work in a company technologically retarded, the announcement almost went unnoticed with minimal opposition from all the departments. Only a handful (actually one besides me) didn’t like the decision. We discussed it a »

20 Great Geek Epitaphs

What would the best geek epitaph be?. This immediately caught my attention as the question posed is fertile for for outrageous humor, witty comments, and downright geeky cheekiness. Here are some beaming examples:

In a Perfect World: The Death of AppleTV

Ok let’s face it, torrenting isn’t really the most user friendly technology out there. There are so many ins and outs in torrenting that would lead your average Joe to scurry away. You know the kind of a guy who gets Rickrolled, gets confused, and moves on not knowing what exactly happened, kind of guy. »

3 Reasons Why Your System Might Be Slow

Editor’s note: This is a guest blog by Martin Matusiak. Martin is a software engineer and a Linux enthusiast. He blogs mostly about technology with emphasis on Open Source and Linux. Computer users expect their systems to work well at all times, but unfortunately this isn’t always the case. If your system becomes slow, there »

UK’s Linux User Group Scene

In the latest Linux Format magazine, they featured a full map of the UK LUG scene. I found this could be helpful for my UK readers. So I emailed them and asked for a copy of the map, and they happily provided it! Thanks LFX! You guys kick ass! If you are a UK resident, »

Goosh: Bringing The Command Line To Your Google

In a previous blog of mine, I have explained how you can Google straight from the comfort of your command line. Well now, why don’t we do the opposite? Bring the command line to Google? Well, my friend and colleague Adnan tipped me on goosh.org, the Unofficial Google Shell! When you first visit the goosh.org, »

Plat’Home : The Palm Size Linux Server

While reading Linux Format magazine that other day, I stumbled upon a tidbit about a palm sized Linux server provided by a Japaneese based company has been officially launched in the US market. The magazine claimed that this server could be used as a firewall, DNS server, network management, and VoIP management. Like any hot-blooded »