We use a plethora of digital devices on a daily basis, from mobile phones, personal computers, laptops, smart TVs, smart watches, to embedded systems such as the car computer, product scanners, POS, to the digital services such as social media powered by servers located in remote data-centers. But have you really wondered what is the OS that powers all these devices? The answer is, there is not...
In today’s changing environment, it is important to maintain a moral and eco-friendly stand regarding every choice, service or product we purchase. Starting with paper and biodegradable products instead of plastic products, hybrid and electric cars instead of gasoline and diesel, solar power instead of fossil fuel, bio-degradable cosmetics instead of polluting aerosols. The same stance...
Both Linux and FreeBSD originate from the original Unix developed by Denis Ritchie and Ken Thompson at the AT&T Bell Labs and even though neither contains any of the original Unix codebases, they both kept the same structure and functionality. What are the main advantages of Linux? Linux is a family of free to use open-source software operating systems based on the Linux kernel, built from...
When it comes to hosting, there are a wide variety of options currently available on the internet, such as shared web hosting, containers, virtual machines, cloud hosting, hybrid servers, and dedicated servers. Of course, this is a small list compared to the entirety of available options. But the purpose of today’s article is not to discuss such details, but to take a step back and look at...
When choosing a VPS, there are a multitude of factors to take into consideration before making the purchase; what OS should I choose, what is the best location for me, what VPS provider has the best rates, should I go for the cheaper package or the high-end one and last but not the least important, what virtualization technology is better suited for my needs. The main difference that should be...
Iridium is a browser based on the Chromium project, who has the declared purpose to respect and restore online privacy to their users. It forces websites to stop tracking the users browsing data. The Iridium team has modified the code to ensure that privacy is respected. Because Iridium is based on Chromium, you can use any of the Chrome Web Store plugins. Iridium is available on most Linux...
Fedora is a Linux based operating system developed by the Fedora Project community and sponsored by Red Hat. It has the declared purpose to include the latest free and open source applications. Initially called Fedora Core, after joining Fedora Extras, at the same time with the release of version 7, the name of the project was changed to Fedora. Fedora Linux and Red Hat Linux formed Fedora Core...
Debian is a Linux operating system, a popular and influential distribution among the Linux distributions that are free under the GNU license. The Debian operating system can be used as a desktop operating system but also for an enterprise server environment. A feature that is specific to the Debian distribution is the fact they divide updates into versions. At any given moment there are three...
In order to save resources, internet providers usually use dynamic IP addresses to allocate to individuals, which change over time. Because an Internet provider has a limited number of public IP addresses, and to get as much out of these public addresses, it uses an address reallocation scheme that takes the IP from idle clients do not use at any given time, to other clients who want to sign in...
Ubuntu Tweak is an app that allows us to configure a Ubuntu system and desktop in an easy and fast way. It has the following characteristics: 1. It facilitates the installation of new applications, from a large list that is frequently updated in which applications can be sorted into categories. 2. The ability to “clean the system” as unused and remove remaining packages, as well as...