As claimed, elementary OS, one of the most beautiful and consumer-friendly Linux distros, is a fast, open, and privacy-respecting replacement for Windows and macOS. The newly released version 5.1 Hera is a major update on a solid foundation. Featuring a completely redesigned login and lock screen greeter, a new onboarding experience, new ways to sideload and install apps, major System[…]
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Why you should upgrade Windows 7 to Linux
Windows 7 has reached the end of its life. It will no longer receive security updates and Microsoft’s technical support will stop. Running an out-of-date OS can have serious potential risks, and if you’re one of more than 750,000 people using Windows exposed to the internet, you may have a problem. Fortunately, there are two simple solutions: 1. Buy a[…]
Read moreComputer Virology. Scientific papers about computer viruses
Computer viruses are types of a computer program that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting their own code. When this replication succeeds, the affected systems are then said to be infected with a computer virus. Computer viruses currently cause billions of dollars’ worth of economic damage each year, due to causing system failure, wasting computer[…]
Read morePaperWM. GNOME with scrollable tiling of windows
PaperWM is an experimental Gnome Shell extension providing scrollable tiling of windows and per monitor workspaces. It’s inspired by paper notebooks and tiling window managers. The basic idea of PaperWM is: you want to keep using Gnome (because all kinds of things Just Work in Gnome) but you also kinda wish you were using a tiling window manager. It’s a[…]
Read moreIrfanView in Ubuntu Software as a snap
Many Windows users, when coming to Linux, feel the lack of some everyday used applications. One of the most searched is IrfanView, a powerful graphic viewer available only for Windows systems. Fast and light-weight, IrfanView is freeware for non-commercial use and it is designed to be simple but powerful. IrfanView has some unique and interesting features, it was the first[…]
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