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How to Easily Create a Linux Live USB in macOS

The first step to run Linux on your Mac is to create a live USB drive. This is how to create a Linux Live USB drive in macOS.

By Alexander Fox – Aug 19, 2018

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How to Install Minimal Ubuntu on Your Old PC

Ubuntu is good, but it can be bloated and not suitable for an old PC. Here is how to install a minimal and non-bloated Ubuntu on your older PC.

By Matthew Muller – Aug 16, 2018

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The Beginner’s Guide to the dpkg Command in Debian-Based Linux Distro

Dpkg is the low-level tool that every Debian-based distro uses to manage their software. Here we show you the basics of the dpkg command and its usage.

By Michael Aboagye – Aug 10, 2018

Force A User To Change Password Linux

How to Force User to Change Password in Linux

There are a number of good reasons to force a user to change their password on Linux. Find out how to perform this vital security task.

By Nick Congleton – Jul 26, 2018

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How to Flush the DNS Cache on Linux

Flushing your DNS cache can help to clear things out and possibly speed up domain name resolution. Learn several ways to clean out your DNS cache on Linux.

By Nick Congleton – Jul 25, 2018

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The Beginner’s Guide to the pwd Command in Linux

The pwd command is one of the most basic commands in Linux. Here we will learn how to use pwd to output the full path name of your current directory.

By Michael Aboagye – Jul 24, 2018

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How to Install and Play World of Warcraft on Ubuntu

World of Warcraft is still easily the most popular MMORPG. Learn how to install and play World of Warcraft on Ubuntu.

By Nick Congleton – Jul 23, 2018

How Linux Makes Your Life Easier

Linux is always perceived as complicated and hard to use. On the contrary, its philosophy and functionality can actually make your life easier.

By Ada Ivanova – Jul 19, 2018

Linux Hostnames

What is Hostname in Linux and How Can You Change It?

Hostnames are an important piece of the Linux networking puzzle. They let you easily access Linux systems across a network with a name instead of an IP.

By Nick Congleton – Jul 16, 2018

Replace gksu Ubuntu

Opening Graphical Application with Root Permission – gksu Alternatives in Ubuntu 18.04

If you still need to open applications with root permission, these are some gksu alternatives in Ubuntu 18.04.

By Nick Congleton – Jul 11, 2018

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How to Manage Your User Password from the Terminal in Linux

Passwords in Linux can be managed directly with the passwd command. This will show how you can use it to manage your user password in Linux.

By Nick Congleton – Jul 10, 2018

How to Check for Open Ports in Linux

When you are troubleshooting networking issues in Linux, you will need to know which ports are open.

By Michael Aboagye – Jul 9, 2018

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6 Popular Windows Apps Also Available on Linux

If you are switching to Linux, there are plenty of Windows applications that are available on Linux, too.

By Ryan Lynch – Jul 8, 2018

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Mastering the “Kill” Command in Linux

When an app misbehaves, it is best to kill it before it crashes the system. Check out the various ways you can use to kill a process in Linux.

By Damien Oh – Jul 5, 2018

How to Make Your Server Invisible with Knockd

To prevent hackers from accessing the open ports in your Linux server, you can use Knockd to hide running services.

By Michael Aboagye – Jun 27, 2018

Best Git GUIs for Linux

5 of the Most Useful Graphical Git Clients for Linux

These are several graphical Git clients that you can use to make your git usage an easier and better one.

By Nick Congleton – Jun 26, 2018

The Beginner’s Guide to pstree Command on Linux

pstree is a useful command for displaying running processes in Linux. Find out how it works in this article.

By Alexander Fox – Jun 25, 2018

Getting Started with Awk Command

If you need to process text based on certain conditions, awk will almost always get the job done quickly. Here’s how to get started.

By Alexander Fox – Jun 21, 2018

Install Winedows Game Linux Winepak

How to Easily Install Windows Games on Linux with Winepak

Installing Windows games on Linux has always been a tricky endeavor. Winepak changes all that.

By Nick Congleton – Jun 20, 2018

Install Gitlab on Ubuntu

How to Install Gitlab on an Ubuntu Server

Looking to get away from Github? Gitlab is a great self-hosted alternative.

By Nick Congleton – Jun 18, 2018

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In 1965, Joe Sutter’s Boeing team began shaping the 747 around a future they thought would belong to supersonic jets, lifting the cockpit onto a hump so the nose could open for cargo once the giant subsonic passenger plane had outlived its brief moment

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Vintage keyboard with tactile buttons paired with a modern digital interface on screen.

Apple’s original 1984 Macintosh keyboard had no arrow keys, no function keys, and no numeric pad because Steve Jobs wanted users to reach for the mouse first. Then Apple quietly sold the missing keys as an accessory.

Jun 8, 2026

When the SS Great Eastern laid the first working transatlantic telegraph cable in 1866, a message that had taken ten days by steamship suddenly crossed the ocean in minutes, and the financial markets of London and New York were forced, within a single trading week, to invent the modern concept of synchronised global price.

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Flat lay of travel essentials including a passport, map, smartphone, and pop camera.

Masahiro Hara and Denso engineers built the QR code in 1994 to help Toyota suppliers scan car parts from any angle, then kept the patent open until phone cameras and a 2020 pandemic turned the factory square into a daily ritual on restaurant tables

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In 1965, Mary Allen Wilkes wrote LAP6 for the LINC computer from her parents’ Baltimore home, testing an interactive operating system on a 250-pound machine in the living room and becoming the first known person to use a personal computer at home, twelve years before the Apple II reached buyers

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When Grace Hopper wanted to explain a nanosecond to admirals who kept asking why satellites were slow, she handed each of them a piece of wire 11.8 inches long, the exact distance light travels in a billionth of a second, and told them to keep it in their pocket as a reminder that physics, not laziness, sets the limit.

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