Use GNU on Windows with MinGW: If you’re a hacker running Windows, you don’t need a proprietary application to compile code. With the Minimalist GNU for Windows (MinGW) project, you can download and install the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) along with several other essential GNU components to enable GNU Autotools on your Windows computer. read …
Open windows to help stop the spread of coronavirus, advises architectural engineer: Artazum/Shutterstock Over 200 scientists, including myself, signed a letter that was published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases on July 6 2020 saying that COVID is not only spread by touch and droplets sprayed from the mouth and nose but, importantly, via a …
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Get started with an open source Windows package manager: Chocolatey: Back in the 1990s, when Linux was a young operating system, Ian Murdock invented the concept of an app store in the form of what is now the apt command. This introduced the idea that a computer’s capacity was boundless, and literally any command should …
Install GNU Emacs on Windows: GNU Emacs is a popular text editor designed for programmers of all sorts. Because it was developed on Unix and is widely used on Linux (and shipped with macOS), people sometimes don’t realize that it’s also available for Microsoft Windows. You don’t need to be an experienced or full-time programmer …
A nice Paternoster image: Salisbury. The western wing of the primary school. No Gothic windows on this wing and it was built just three years after the eastern wing of 1876. Image by denisbin Charles James Blache Taplin had a licensed school in Salisbury from 1855 until his death in 1867. His wife Eliza Taplin …
Monitoring Linux and Windows hosts with Glances: Sysadmins have many tools to view and manage running processes. For me, these primarily used to be top, atop, and htop. A few years ago, I found Glances, a tool that displays information that none of my other favorites do. All of these tools monitor CPU and memory …
When was the last time you used Windows?: Are friends and family constantly asking you to troubleshoot issues with their Windows or Mac device? Being the resident support technician in your home is an important job. Like any responsible technology steward, you are going to try your best to help out. However, it might be quite a …
Edit XML files in Windows with XMLBlueprint XML Editor: XMLBlueprint XML Editor is an editor and validator for XML documents, XML schemas, DTDs and Relax NG schemas. Designed for both home and professional users, it works with any current edition of Windows to provide everything you need to work more efficiently with XML files. It …
Dual booting Windows and Linux using UEFI: Rather than doing a step-by-step how-to guide to configuring your system to dual boot, I’ll highlight the important points. As an example, I will refer to my new laptop that I purchased a few months ago. I first installed Ubuntu Linux onto the entire hard drive, which destroyed the …
Windows VPN App Comes with Firewall Feature: Is your internet connection safe and secure? Can you say it without any doubt that your internet is protected against all the online threats? None of us can guarantee it unless we defend ourselves with a security tool like a VPN. Experts at hide.me, work day and night …
Ansible for the Windows admin: We are searching for a champion, a Windows administrator willing to venture out into the world of Ansible automation. No, you will not need to know Bash scripting or how to navigate your way around a Linux terminal. All you need is the desire all admins share: to complete mundane …
Safeguard Your Browsing Experience with VyprVPN for Windows: Digital data is the most valuable commodity in the world, which is why it’s under constant threat from hackers. One of the many methods hackers use to steal confidential data is by eavesdropping on unsecured networks, such as open wireless hotspots. However, while they can easily intercept …
Boost Productivity with a Free Password Manager for Windows: Passwords have always been central to digital security. However, now that most of us have dozens of online accounts, managing passwords has become exponentially more complicated and time-consuming. Combine this with the fact that using the same, easily memorable password for everything is not a good …
ConyEdit, a cross-editor plugin to improve any text editor or IDE on Windows OS.: Shanghai Zuoyu Info&Tech Co., Ltd, is excited to announce that they are releasing a new product – ConyEdit. It is a cross-editor plugin to improve any text editor or IDE on Windows OS, based on clipboard monitoring and command line parsing. …
Microsoft Patch Alert: Despite weird timing, September’s Windows and Office patches look good: As we near the end of patching's “C Week” , there are no show-stopping bugs in the Windows and Office patches and just a few gotchas. As long as you avoid Microsoft's patches for Intel's Meltdown/Spectre bugs, you should be in good …
Linux users: How long has it been since you last used Windows?: If you’re a Linux user and have been for years, sometimes you can forget that much of the desktop world is still on Windows. Or perhaps it’s not so hard to remember. Many of us hold day jobs where we’re not lucky enough …