What Is The Echo Dot 2? The Echo Dot 2 (or 2nd Generation) from Amazon, is a remarkable hockey-puck shaped device that you simply “speak” to, and it will attempt to answer your questions, and get pre-programmed things working (think home automation: lights, thermostat, coffee maker, locks, etc.). The Echo Dot 2 sells for $49.99.… Continue reading Amazon Echo Dot 2 Review
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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
Firefox – Keep Yahoo From Hijacking Google
Yahoo Is Hijacking Google…. After my latest Firefox update (47.0), I began a search for some material for an upcoming article. Instead of Google doing the search, Yahoo was now working in its place. I got out of Firefox, and reloaded it, same thing: Yahoo had become my default browser. A trip to Firefox’s preferences,… Continue reading Firefox – Keep Yahoo From Hijacking Google
Buying Refurbished Electronics – Tips
Why Buy Refurbished Electronics? When buying refurbished electronics, you can save money on your purchase, sometimes a lot of money. It’s that simple. Here are some examples of refurbished items pulled from the internet today (12/18/2015): Onkyo TX-SR313 5.1 Home Theater Receiver: Retail Price $299 Refurb Price $169 Denon AVR-X3000 7.2 Networking Home Theater Receiver:… Continue reading Buying Refurbished Electronics – Tips
Using A Virtual Private Network With Your Local Network
Three months ago, I added the use of a VPN (Virtual Private Network) to my arsenal of online protection (Click the article’s title here to learn more about VPN’s: Virtual Private Network – Why And How To Use One). As with most security applications, the more secure your system, the less convenient some of the… Continue reading Using A Virtual Private Network With Your Local Network
OS X Startup Key Combinations
When trying to install Yosemite to a fresh hard drive a couple of weeks ago, I realized my knowledge of OS X startup key combinations was very lacking. I did a little research, and found the chart displayed below from Apple’s Support pages (To see the original document, click here). All the OS X startup… Continue reading OS X Startup Key Combinations
Virtual Private Network (VPN) – Why And How To Use One
Surfing the internet is like driving on a freeway. You are cruising along, listening to some music, thinking about anything but the traffic around you. Then, suddenly, the car in front slams on its brakes, and you hit your brakes to avoid hitting that car. In a flash, your car is suddenly hit in the… Continue reading Virtual Private Network (VPN) – Why And How To Use One
Hacking Defined
While doing research for an upcoming article about protecting computers from Hacking, I found this slide presentation by Sal Sakoji, from Slideshare.net. Its original title is: Hacking & Its Types. Though I like to post my own original work, I feel this presentation is very well done, straight forward, and worth sharing. You can find… Continue reading Hacking Defined