Articles tagged with #Linux on ComputerJy World.
Hey everyone, Eyad here! Welcome back to ComputerJy World. Just a few days ago, I shared a little secret with you: choosing a Linux distribution is a massive trap. It’s not about the distribution itself, but rather the interface you sit in front of all day—the Desktop Environment (DE). If you missed that post, go […]
Eyad Salah
When you first decide to make the leap to Linux, the sheer number of choices is paralyzing. You are immediately bombarded with strange names, tribal debates, and endless tier lists. Should you use something Debian-based? Is RPM better? What on earth is a rolling release? Here is the open-source community’s worst-kept secret: unless you are […]
Eyad Salah
Linux (/ˈlinəks/) is An open-source version of the UNIX operating system. It’s kind of a big deal for Servers Mainframes and Super computers. More than 90% of today’s super computers run on a some kind of Linux. Also many small devices run on Linux even if you can’t tell they do… for example the Android […]
Eyad SalahWith the Pwn2Own hacking contest coming up at Vancouver’s CanSecWest security conference later this month, Italian computer security blog OneITSecurity took some time to interview Charlie Miller. Miller, in case you’re not familiar, is a security expert who has won Pwn2Own two years running by hacking Apple’s Safari browser with incredible speed. Safari isn’t the […]
Eyad SalahWith only a few weeks left until we close out the ‘naughts and move into the teens, it’s almost obligatory to take a look back at the best and not-so-best of the last decade. With that in mind, I polled the O’Reilly editors, authors, Friends, and a number of industry movers and shakers to gather […]
Eyad Salah
It’s only been a couple of weeks since Windows 7 was released, but Microsoft’s new OS has already captured a larger percentage of the market than Apple’s OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and Linux (yes, all of Linux). This doesn’t come as a huge surprise, considering how many Windows users were clamoring for Win7 after […]
Eyad SalahAbout a couple of months now I’ve decided I was going to make my transition from Windows XP to Windows Vista (A bit too late, I know) So I got my Windows Vista upgradable version to the Vista Business Edition. Since the ultimate edition looked a bit too fancy for me. If you don’t already […]
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Linux systems are known for their stable operation, designed to be operational without reboot for years. However if you still manage to pull a string and freeze up your computer there are quite a few ways to get the system back to work. You can login to a virtual console, use pgrep and pkill, use […]
Eyad Salah
This guy googled his own car Good, Old fashioned networking But others prefer wireless Could he be an Apple fan? Fresh start Leet speak hacker pride Hope this car isn’t open source too Someone is into graphics The definition of white Geek Away From Keyboard The plate every system admin dreams about Please don’t shutdown […]
Eyad SalahLinux, specifically Ubuntu, is a brilliant operating system. I’ve used quite a few distributions of Linux. Including: Ubuntu Kubuntu OpenSuse DSL (Damn Small Linux) Knoppix And more. As you can see, by my old posts, showing shots of my Ubuntu Desktop, I have tried to use Linux as my main operating system. Yes, for some […]
Eyad SalahLinux enthusiast Gary Nielsen has listed a few reasons why his desktop is still running the Windows Vista operating system and not an Open Source alternative. His top reason really goes back to my most recent post on this subject: Why Linux will always be stuck in the minority. (lack of good commercial software on […]
Eyad SalahAny given program, when running, is obsolete. Any given program costs more and takes longer each time it is run. If a program is useful, it will have to be changed. If a program is useless, it will have to be documented. Any given program will expand to fill all the available memory. The value […]
Eyad SalahGJay (Gtk+ DJ) generates playlists across a collection of music (ogg, mp3, wav) such that each song sounds good following the previous song. It is ideal for home users who want a non-random way to wander large collections or for DJs planning a set list. You can generate playlists from within the application, or run […]
Eyad SalahOpen source projects are usually free, and more stable than small commercial software. But that’s not always true. Anyway if you’re looking for open source software to use on Windows you can check out the list below Web browsers: FireFox: one of the best browsers out there. Video players: Miro: Plays almost all video types, […]
Eyad SalahIf you are a download junkie like myself, you must have noticed that after installing and removing software Windows tends to become slow and moody. The simplest answer is to blame Microsoft for that. Well it’s not always the case even though sometimes it is the only reason. People tend to compare Windows to Mac […]
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