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Making The Switch To Linux – Keep In Mind … (10 Ubuntu Tips)

Posted on Thursday, October 16, 2008 by Matti

I’ve moved my desktop at home from a Windows XP to a Ubuntu Hardy Heron (8.04 – and soon the new Intrepid Ibex), and have had to google a bit to find the answers to my following “problems”. Here are … Continue reading →

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We Don’t Have To Talk In Riddles

Posted on Monday, October 13, 2008 by Matti

While IT professions are very interesting, they’re usually one of the hardest to explain (in your face, quantum physics!). Questions such as “what is ‘routing’ ?“, “how do you write programs ?“, “Why do we need IPv6 ?“, “What’s a … Continue reading →

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How To Find Out Your Current Linux Distribution

Posted on Sunday, October 5, 2008 by Matti

With so many distributions of Linux out there, and each having its own method of identifying itself, it can get tricky to find out the Linux version you’re working on. You can usually find out most of the information in … Continue reading →

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How To Allow Empty Passwords In Remote Desktop (RDP – WinXP/2000/2003)

Posted on Friday, October 3, 2008 by Matti

It’s a security risk in most situations, but for a home network this can really be useful (where not every computer _needs_ a password). So, what to change to allow empty passwords to be entered when making a remote desktop … Continue reading →

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How To Compile And Install PHP Extensions From Source

Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 by Matti

It’s not as difficult as it might sound, so here’s the quick-n-dirty way of installing and compiling your very own PHP extensions/libraries, from the PHP source code. With a normal install, not every library is compiled and installed – so … Continue reading →

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