I'm a retired communications electronics technician, avid reader of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Linux (Kubuntu 12.04 LTS) user/enthusiast and lifetime learner. Twice monthly my wife and I publish a newsletter, more or less chronicling our explorations…
- Interests
- Linux, Live music, cooking
- PC Specs
- My primary machine is a Dell Dimension 4700, 3.2 GHz P4 with 2 GB of RAM
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Want to buy a Dell machine loaded with Linux? Shame, as it appears that Dell Europe would really rather you bought a Windows-powered one, despite having a website devoted entirely to selling Dell Ubuntu laptops. And, oh boy, does it use some strange arguments to dissuade you from becoming a … 
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I was just roaming the internet for some interesting reads and I came across [this very interesting paper](http://www.priv.gc.ca/information/research-recherche/2011/forcese_201107_e.asp) about how to define a legal framework for the "reasonable expectation of privacy" when it comes to our new cyber-existence. I thought I'd share it with you guys, and see what you … 
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actually, i am demotivated with the rejections. i have got 3 rejections yet in directi (second-last round), AMZON(last round) and facebook (first round). how to make myself confident ? can you all help me in this also. this is totally different from computer science, but i think you all have …
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There seem to be some good reasons to keep a system up (customer using it, reduce power surges) There seem to be some good reasons to shut it down (save energy, clear memory of orhpan objects) How often do you shut down your computer(system) and why? 
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I've had several people ask me what I think the best, top, most user friendly, ultimate, and so on distribution is--so now I'm publishing my Top 10 Linux Distributions in reverse order of preference. Ease of installation, commercial support, community support, updates, administrative tools, stability, performance, and to a lesser … 
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If you thought, or indeed hoped, that the Google Chrome OS would be a thoroughly modern marvel running web apps only then you are about to be disappointed. It would appear that even the brave new future of the OS cannot escape from the legacy of Windows. According to a …
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Hi all, I am a newbie to Linux. I am finding it interesting but i am wondering why Linux is not having any Antivirus or some security tools? wont this pose any security threat when we are accessing Internet?
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As a current [URL="http://www.gnome.org"]GNOME[/URL] user and former [URL="http://www.kde.org"]KDE[/URL] user, I'd like to know when we can expect some new innovations from either of these desktop environments? I know KDE came out with KDE 4.x just over two years ago but it seems that its popularity has fallen away in favor …
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