What is a RAM disk? A RAM disk is a virtual disk drive created using a portion of a computer’s random-access memory (RAM). It emulates a traditional hard drive, allowing users to both store and access data on it similar to a hard drive or a solid-state (SSD) drive. What are the benefits of a… Continue reading Create A RAM Disk For Mint, Ubuntu, and Debian
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Run Multiple Computers With A Single Keyboard and a Mouse
You can run multiple computers with a single keyboard and a mouse by using an amazing little app called Synergy.
Improve Your Privacy On The Internet
Editor’s Note: This is the second installment in a series of articles on how to both improve your privacy and lower your digital footprint on the Internet. My last post discusses facial recognition, and my next post will focus on emails. To learn more about facial recognition and how to fool it, click HERE. Disclaimer:… Continue reading Improve Your Privacy On The Internet
Mid 2008 iMac With Ubuntu 20.04
My iMac is 12 years old, with a version of OS X that was released 5 years ago, and the last update for the operating system was 2 years ago. Simply, it was time to rejuvenate the iMac with a contemporary operating system. An iMac with Ubuntu seemed like a direction I needed to take…..and… Continue reading Mid 2008 iMac With Ubuntu 20.04
Selecting The Right Type Of Hard Drive For Your Needs
When selecting the right type of hard drive for your needs, beyond speed, capacity, reliability, and any manufacturer preference, you should consider how you will use the drive itself. For example: Do you need a drive that will be installed in a desktop computer where the drive will be “on” most of the day,… Continue reading Selecting The Right Type Of Hard Drive For Your Needs
Run speedtest.net From the Command Line With speedtest-cli
For years, my “goto” source for measuring internet speed has been speedtest.net. Pointing my browser to speedtest.net, and a with few mouse clicks, I got my internet speeds for the moment. The absence of “flash” has made the GUI of speedtest.net even more usable, and it seems faster. Recently, the good people at Speedtest have… Continue reading Run speedtest.net From the Command Line With speedtest-cli
Use A HDTV As A Computer Monitor
For A HDTV Computer Monitor, Size Does Matter You can use an HDTV as ac computer monitor with varying degrees of success. I know this statement sounds ambiguous. This ambiguity stems from pixel density: simply put, the number of pixels used in a square inch on your screen. TVs are designed to be seen from… Continue reading Use A HDTV As A Computer Monitor
Putting VirtualBox To Work
What is VirtualBox? The simplest description of VirtualBox is that it is software that allows you to run another operating system (OS X, Unix, Linux, Windows, and others) in a “window”on your computer. This “window” becomes, in almost every aspect, another computer, and is commonly called a Virtual Machine (or VM). Depending upon how the… Continue reading Putting VirtualBox To Work
Find Available Repositories for Ubuntu
While doing research for an article, I stumbled upon a one-stop-shop for Ubuntu repositories. Quite a find, a website that has an “Ubuntu Sources List Generator” (You can find the website HERE). Basically, in the first two drop-down boxes, “click” your country, and your Ubuntu operating system (Precise, Trusty, Wily, or Xenial). Next, from an… Continue reading Find Available Repositories for Ubuntu
Fix Apt Cannot Update Ubuntu Repositories
Cannot Access Ubuntu Repositories Last week, I tried to update the program repositories on my Ubuntu Server operating system (version 16.04). Here is the results from my “apt-get update” command: From the graphic above showing the terminal’s output to my “apt-get update” command, you can see the repository URL’s are not being resolved, nothing is… Continue reading Fix Apt Cannot Update Ubuntu Repositories