tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91980510216336659292024-02-20T14:05:11.563+02:00My adventures with Peppermint ICE linuxI used to be a Peppermint Ice user, then came Peppermint 2,3,4,5,6 and now 8 (I skipped 7). Join me on my journey!
I run Peppermint 8 on my Lenovo laptop with i3 CPU, 6 GB RAM and 1 TB HDD. Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.comBlogger121125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-31063248591080414802023-06-25T08:29:00.001+02:002023-06-25T08:29:28.959+02:00Standing Tall<div>Acts 4:1-22</div><div><br></div><div>At a well-known company’s national sales convention, a heralded speaker delivered a stirring motivational talk. However, he punctuated his speech with profanity and frequently used God’s name in vain. Finally, a Christian salesman in the audience couldn’t stand it any longer. He rose from his seat, stood on his chair and shouted, “Please leave God out of it.” With that he sat down. The embarrassed speaker cleaned up the rest of his speech. But after the session more people waited in line to shake the hand of the Christian man than that of the speaker.</div><div><br></div><div>In your own experience, don’t you find this to be true? In the face of an uncomfortable situation, many people are thinking the same thing. It’s a safe bet that dozens of people in the crowd that day listening to the speaker were squirming in their seats as the profanity rained down. But it took one man to make the stand and speak up, leaving others to wish they would have done the same.</div><div><br></div><div>The leaders of the infant church displayed even greater courage than this outspoken salesman. In the face of powerful, influential and educated men, these “ordinary” men stood toe to toe with political and religious forces that sought to silence them. They didn’t cower, give in or give up. Instead, they stood bold and heroic, astonishing their adversaries, who knew only that these men had been with Jesus.</div><div><br></div><div>Living a life that pleases God isn’t always easy or popular. Speaking valiantly for Christ and courageously living a righteous life require living out our convictions and commitments as faithful men. Standing tall for what’s right, despite the foe or odds, exacts a high price. In fact, we face war. We can prepare for the battle only by spending time with Jesus—the unshakeable source of courage.</div><div><br></div><div>In your life there will be opportunities to speak up and defend what you know to be true. When the next challenge arises, remember that salesman standing on his chair. Resolve today that you will not be like one of those who were content to sit squirming in their seats.</div><div><br></div><div>Who do you know that courageously lives a righteous life?</div>Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-6117232547466738742022-11-11T07:07:00.001+02:002022-11-11T07:07:04.976+02:00The resilience of Jacob<div><b>Day One: The Resilience of Jacob</b></div><div><br></div><div>Gen.32;24-28</div><div><br></div><div>"Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day."—Genesis 32:24 (NKJV)</div><div><br></div><div>Sometimes a life’s trajectory can be captured in a “moment.” Michael Jordan sinks a shot from the top of the key with three seconds left to advance past the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1989 NBA playoffs…the legend is born. Jordan had hit big shots before then. But he hadn’t yet separated himself from the other greats of his day. That changed from this moment forward. From that point on, Jordan was expected to rise to every occasion and prevail, which he did with ruthless regularity! That moment revealed he was a winner.</div><div><br></div><div>We see a similar moment in Jacob’s life in the verse above. In context, Jacob had come to the crisis of his life. After years of running from his brother Esau, from whom he’d stolen the family birthright, he can no longer avoid him. Jacob would be face to face with Esau (as well as a small army of 400 men) the next day, and the weight of what might unfold was pressing down on him! He does what many men do when racked with worry. He isolates himself by sending everyone away for the night.</div><div><br></div><div>But it’s in this crucible of crisis that a Man shows up and wrestles with Jacob. We know that this Man was none other than the Lord, Himself! As He is seen to do from time to time in the Old Testament, the Lord appears at a pivotal moment in someone’s life. This moment revealed Jacob’s resiliency. They wrestle all night long! Now, if He wanted to, the Lord could have broken Jacob in half within seconds. But He didn’t, did He? Instead, He allowed the struggle to go on for hours for a greater purpose. And that purpose was to reveal something about Jacob to Jacob.</div><div><br></div><div>"Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him. And He said, 'Let Me go, for the day breaks.' But he said, 'I will not let You go unless You bless me!' So He said to him, 'What is your name?' He said, 'Jacob.' And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.”—Genesis 32:25–28 (NKJV)</div><div><br></div><div>A lot is going on here, but the essential point is this is Jacob’s “moment.” He went into this encounter one way, and he’s coming out a different man. And notice, resiliency was a key factor in all of this. Had Jacob tapped out after a few seconds, he would have been the same man. But because of Jacob’s resilience, he entered into a prolonged struggle, which brought him to the place of transformation as the Lord broke him down (by putting his hip out of its socket) and built him up (by giving him a new identity). Physically, Jacob was weaker, but spiritually, he had leveled up. Resiliency was a necessary part of this process.</div><div><br></div><div>In our own lives, we often quit once we encounter a God-ordained struggle. But as we see with Jacob, the prolonged struggle has a purpose in God’s plan for our lives, and we need resilience to experience it. If we tap out, we miss out on the deeper work of transformation the Lord desires to do in us. We stay Jacob, the heel-catcher, instead of becoming Israel, the God-governed. But by being resilient, we can become all the Lord desires us to be.</div><div><br></div><div> <i>PAUSE: What was Jacob’s “moment” and how did it change him?</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><i> PRACTICE: How does resilience factor into God’s desired work in our lives?</i></div><div><br></div><div>PRAY: Lord, strengthen us, equip us, fortify us, give us the resilience needed to withstand the transformative struggles that You’ve prepared for us.</div>Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-41851350988494832532017-10-21T22:35:00.003+02:002017-10-21T22:35:49.203+02:00Back in the saddle with Peppermint 8Tonight I set up a dual boot between Windows 10 and Peppermint 8 on my Lenovo i3 laptop.<br />
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Peppermint 8 ran butter smooth when I booted it from a flash drive and I must say that I am very impressed with it.<br />
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Don't have as much time as I used to for Linux experiments, but I really gre tired of Windows 10. During the last month it has downloaded more than 8 GB of updates and every time it connectes to the Internet it maxes out my (ver slow) 2 meg dsl line for a few minutes. What it is doing, I cannot say as automatic updates are blocked, and no apps are open. You can forget about web browsing as Windows wants to do stuff in the background first and does not understand that I might actually want to use my laptop for something I want to do.<br />
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Busy installing apps again, looking through the old posts here to remember how to do stuff.<br />
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Tomorrow I will try to get conky working again, I really do still love resource monitors and even found a way for my P8 to show me the download speed in the status bar.<br />
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Here is to more Linux goodness to come soon (hopefully).Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-38102504400671737492015-09-06T18:38:00.000+02:002015-09-06T18:38:15.744+02:00Getting an HP scanner / multi function device to work in PeppermintI have had a long standing problem scanning documents or photos with Linux (not just Peppermint).<br />
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You see, I have a Canon CanoScan LiDe 90, a model that is not supported by Linux. I spent a lot of time reading through forums and even trying a demo version of <a href="http://www.hamrick.com/" target="_blank">VueScan</a>. It lists my scanner among the compatible ones, but unfortunately I could not get it to work. Well done for them to have a demo version, because if I had purchased the software and it had not worked - I would have asked for my money back.<br />
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I don't scan often, and I am able to use <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.intsig.camscanner&hl=en" target="_blank">CamScanner</a> on my phone if I have to, but sometimes it is a lot better to scan from a "real" scanner.<br />
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<u>If it is a scanner only: </u><br />
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If you have an HP, this should work for you:<br />
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Click Menu >> Accessories >> Terminal<br />
Type in: <b>sudo apt-get install hplip-gui</b><br />
press <ENTER><br />
Type in your sudo password and press <ENTER><br />
Press Y if prompted<br />
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Once it is installed, click on:<br />
Menu >> Graphics >> Simple Scan<br />
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<u>If it is a printer and a scanner:</u><br />
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You will need to install the printer first<br />
Click Menu >> System Tools >> Printers<br />
Click on Add<br />
Select your printer from the list<br />
Follow the prompts to install <br />
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Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-76758803265963555782015-09-05T17:37:00.000+02:002015-09-05T17:37:15.795+02:00A great source for Linux articlesA website that I really enjoy for Linux news and articles is <a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/service/linux/" target="_blank">MakeUseOf</a>.<br />
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As Linux use grows in popularity, tech websites are motivated to do more articles on Linux.<br />
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From apps, to distros to Raspberry Pi stuff - you will find it all here. Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-66071919926927143082015-09-01T15:57:00.001+02:002015-09-01T16:01:09.137+02:00How to auto-enable Numlock on a laptopIf you have a laptop with a numeric keypad, you probably want Numlock to stay on. I got tired of pressing the button after every startup and went in search of the menu item for it. I did not find one, I searched further and found the answer:<br />
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<b>Install numlockx.</b><br />
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Click on Menu >> Accessories >> Terminal<br />
Type in: <br />
sudo apt-get install numlockx<br />
Press <ENTER> <br />
Type in your sudo password and press <ENTER><br />
Click on Menu >> Preferences > Default applications for LXSession.<br />
Click on the Autostart tab.<br />
Under Manual autostarted applications, type numlockx in the box and click Add.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is what LXSession configuration should look like, once you have made the change.</td></tr>
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You can reboot to test, but it should work. It works on my Lenovo, but there are people that report that it does not work on their machines. Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-16857195375996239592015-08-06T18:53:00.001+02:002015-08-06T18:53:21.155+02:00How to play MKV files on Peppermint LinuxNow I have to give a big shout out and thank you to ConfigX, from the<a href="http://forum.peppermintos.com/" target="_blank"> Peppermint forum</a>.<br />
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This type of file is a container and a special codec is needed to read it.<br />
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Open a Terminal window, click Menu >> Accessories >> Terminal<br />
Type in:<br />
<b>sudo apt-get install lubuntu-restricted-extras</b><br />
Press <ENTER><br />
Type in your sudo password and press <ENTER><br />
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Now when trying to play MKV files with VLC, it will work.<br />
<br />Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-43530926121838820592015-06-24T12:38:00.002+02:002015-06-24T12:38:38.365+02:00How to easily kill slow or unresponsive programs and windows(this tutorial originally appeared on the <a href="http://forum.peppermintos.com/index.php/topic,2033.0.html" target="_blank">Peppermint forum</a>, it id by <a href="http://forum.peppermintos.com/index.php?action=profile;u=130" target="_blank">mattosensei</a>)<br />
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Have you ever been faced with a laggy, unresponsive or crashed application and program window?<br />
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It happens - though for me, much less in Linux than in Windows.<br />
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Sometimes you can't X out to close the program but you do want to close it down.<br />
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There is a very quick and easy terminal command you can use to 'point and kill' the unresponsive program. Simply open up a terminal window using CTRL+ALT+T and then type the code below and hit enter:<br />
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<b>xkill</b><br />
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You will then see a X-hair appear. Just hover it over the window that's not responding and click the mouse button. Voila - the process/window/application will be killed.<br />
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Note: don't try to kill by clicking in the taskbar at the bottom of your screen as you will inadvertently kill Nemo (the desktop manager running your user interface ;))<br />
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Anyway, a handy little tool in case you're not aware of it. 8)Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-38804853818845043512015-06-23T21:08:00.002+02:002015-06-23T21:08:39.607+02:00My "new" rigIt's been a long time since my last post here, sorry for that. A few things lead to this, mainly my problems in dual booting Windows 8.1 with Peppermint 6 and also because I donated my trusty Lenovo S10e netbook to my mother.<br />
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So I was stuck without Linux...<br />
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Two months in, my Lenovo i3 laptop started to slow down - as Windows 8.1 is horrible. I started longing back to the days when I had a fast computer.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtLfQer81qEsfvvsi_q8lIAUhFsaodoyVk0TFnvQiAtBMw7SubESvK2AYr8GVQCEMUSELBwerGoewkglxWNpeGXDaINwbsOF71lgpT0RAlIHnl5yiZixEYXmRaRxU7-SFeUIP2_djHpSS/s1600/Selection_002.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNtLfQer81qEsfvvsi_q8lIAUhFsaodoyVk0TFnvQiAtBMw7SubESvK2AYr8GVQCEMUSELBwerGoewkglxWNpeGXDaINwbsOF71lgpT0RAlIHnl5yiZixEYXmRaRxU7-SFeUIP2_djHpSS/s320/Selection_002.png" width="320" /></a>Yesterday I found someone trying to throw away a computer, it had an interesting case and I asked him if he would mind if I "salvaged" it. He said, "be my guest" Turns out it is a pretty sweet computer:<br />
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It has an antec case!<br />
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For a list of specs:<br />
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<b>Mobo:</b><br />
Foxconn<br />
<b>CPU:</b> Dual core Pentium CPU E5300 2.6 GHZ<br />
<b>RAM:</b> 2 GB<br /><b>Graphics Card:</b><br />
AMD RV730 PRO [Radeon HD 4650] <br />
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I still can't believe he was throwing this away.<br />
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So here is a screenshot, I've installed Conky, but have not changed the default wallpaper (Peppermint 6 is out, I need to do a review at some point).<br />
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Linux truly is amazing at repurposing hardware that would have been considered obsolete.<br />
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Long live Peppermint Linux!Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-41483547835760609452015-03-31T09:05:00.000+02:002015-03-31T09:05:31.802+02:00Linux in business - Part 2<h2>
Preparation:</h2>
This is the most important part of your switch to Linux. Rushing through this part is a very bad idea, so please don't do it.<br />
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<u>Identify your needs</u><br />
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What software do you need to run on a day to day basis?<br />
What does each machine in your company need to be able to do?<br />
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<u>Explore cross platform software</u><br />
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Before switching, check out cross platform software that has a Windows and a Linux version. Firefox, Google Chrome, LibreOffice, etc. all has versions for both platforms. If you are familiar with the software you will end up using the transition will be a lot easier.<br />
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<u>Start checking if your hardware & peripherals are Linux compatible</u><br />
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Most computers and laptops are Linux compatible, but it is still a good idea to find out before you start.<br />
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Also a lot of peripherals are simply not Linux compatible. I have a Canon Lide 90 scanner which works on Windows XP, VISTA and 7; but refuses to work on Linux or even Windows 8. What am I saying? Updating your operating system will not guarantee that all your devices will play nicely.<br />
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If your printers, plotters, scanners, etc. are not Linux compatible - can you afford to replace everything?<br />
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What is the easiest and most reliable way to know if my peripherals are compatible?</h2>
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Burn yourself a Live CD and boot up Linux, without installing it you are still able to test it. This way you know for sure that your hardware is or is not compatible. It is not difficult to do.<br />
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1. Go to <a href="http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/">http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/</a> and download Unetbootin for your software platform<br />
2. Go to the <a href="http://peppermintos.com/" target="_blank">Peppermint OS</a> web site and download the 32 bit / 64 bit version (if you are a Windows user, right click on My Computer, then left click on Properties. The version of Windows you are running should mention 32 or 64 bit)<br />
3. Run Unetbootin that you downloaded, Click the button with the 3 dots (bottom right) then locate the Peppermint ISO you downloaded in step 2, double click it<br />
4. Plug in a flash drive (warning, it will format the flash drive so use one that does not contain important files)<br />
5. Click on Drive (bottom center) and select the flash drive<br />
6. Reboot<br />
7. Press F2 or Del (depending on your computer) and select Boot from Flash drive, in the boot settings menu.<br />
8. Save and reboot<br />
9. Select Try Peppermint OS when your computer starts up, if you select Install it will install Peppermint (either alongside Windows or erase your hard drive, depending on your choices)<br />
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When you shut down, unplug the flash drive and when you boot up again you will be in Windows again,<br />
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This is only a very basic tutorial, This will let you try Linux before installing, you can connect your peripherals and try to install them (if you have problems with that, please ask the friendly folks in the <a href="http://forum.peppermintos.com/" target="_blank">Peppermint forum</a>, as they are much smarter than me).<br />
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<br />Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0East London, South Africa-32.983333 27.866667000000007-33.409688 27.221220000000006 -32.556978 28.512114000000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-82662572425056251742015-03-21T10:05:00.001+02:002015-03-21T10:05:07.066+02:00Linux in business - intro<p dir="ltr">(please note that I am writing this from a South African perspective) </p>
<p dir="ltr">People in business have specific needs. What will work for home users will not always be a good fit for business. Businesses need software that is secure, easy to use -  but does not always need to be easy to set up. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Most people are linked to Microsoft and feel they do not have a choice. With outdated computers, running outdated software. But there is. </p>
<p dir="ltr">There are a lot of companies that still run Windows XP, which today is not a safe move. Why are so many businesses sticking with outdated software that leaves them vulnerable? </p>
<p dir="ltr">1. Keeping up with new software licences is expensive <br>
2. Hardware is expensive, and a lot will need to be replaced when upgrading the OS<br>
3. Support for Linux is lacking / hard to find</p>
<p dir="ltr">After going a little more in depth with these points, we will look at how to set up a small businesses with Linux as the OS, set up a small office network, find a point of sale solution, find a few printers that they can consider, a backup solution and a few other things that will probably come up. </p>
<p dir="ltr">It is going to take a while to compile this and I don't want to reinvent the wheel here so where someone has a great guide I will link to it, instead of redoing it. </p>
<p dir="ltr">If you have any experience in this field, a question or a comment then please post it in the comments. </p>
Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0Vincent, Vincent-32.978207 27.904394tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-77251757774420401102015-03-07T21:08:00.002+02:002015-03-07T21:08:41.183+02:00Ubuntu Phone review - by Electronic Shenanigans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/tRI7G1rx90g/0.jpg" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tRI7G1rx90g?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>At this point the Ubuntu phone has been launched, although it is not available in my region. Here is a review by Full Circle Magazine. They are my favourite magazine for Ubuntu and Linux news. </div>
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The only thing that is a deal breaker for me, is that there is no WhatsApp for it yet. I am sure though that as the platform grows that it will come.<br />
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Would you like to run Ubuntu on your phone? Hopefully Canonical have steered clear from the spyware they used to build into the desktop version of Ubuntu in this version.<br />
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The mobile phone world needs at least 3-5 strong players so that everyone stays on their toes.Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-84234020422835220522015-03-05T20:23:00.000+02:002015-03-05T20:23:17.692+02:00Research: dual booting Windows 8.1 SL & Peppermint 5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At this point I have bought a Lenovo laptop, one with Superfish. The picture is from <a href="https://twitter.com/hp/status/568938910094663680" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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So I have decided it would be better to reinstall Windows 8.1 SL with media downloaded from Microsoft and not Lenovo. While scanning with Avast anti virus, I found multiple "infections", addware or spyware or crapware. Whatever it is, I don't want that on my laptop. I do trust that Avast removed everything, but I might as well go all the way here.<br />
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The important thing to do now (before formatting or anything else) is to do my homework.<br />
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I am currently downloading an ISO from Microsoft, from <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-ZA/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<u>I created a Live USB, here is how I did it:</u><br />
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<li>Downloaded the 64 bit ISO from <a href="http://www.peppemintos.com/">www.peppemintos.com</a> </li>
<li>Checked the md5sum <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: -webkit-center;">2eb905b8ff3005ef2fa52e32517d0e5f using Winmd5 free from <a href="http://www.winmd5.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></li>
<li>Next used <a href="http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">Unetbootin </a>to create the Live USB</li>
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At this <a href="http://windows.microsoft.com/en-za/windows-8/windows-startup-settings-safe-mode" target="_blank">page</a>, I learned how to boot from a flash drive. Which I did to test and see that Peppermint does in fact run on my laptop. Good news so far.<br />
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More homework underway. Updates to follow as soon as I have progress and time to report.Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-30473577641411717882015-02-24T21:17:00.000+02:002015-02-24T21:17:26.698+02:00Setting up a new PC: Windows vs LinuxI have some experience setting up new PC's. A new computer is never "instantly" ready to use.<br />
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<li>Remove the trial version Anti Virus (normally McAfee)</li>
<li>Remove Wild Tangent trial version game pack</li>
<li>Decide on an anti virus to use, and install it</li>
<li>Decide on Office software and install it</li>
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<li> Update your system</li>
<li>No trial crapware to ignore</li>
<li>Some distros come with Office software, otherwise choose and install</li>
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Windows machines come preinstalled with all kinds of extras. Stuff you often could live without. Like Lenovo with Superfish, a company feels they can add to your system (normally because they can make some money out of it - I am sure that McAfee pays companies to have their software preinstalled), never with your best in mind. </div>
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I love that Linux is not bundled with nonsense. Yes, every distro does have apps that they bundle together - but never anything like what Windows vendors do. </div>
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I guess that companies will always do things that they feel they can benefit from. </div>
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One exception is the <b>Acer Build your own cloud</b>. Building your own cloud with your desktop PC, that you can access even when your PC is turned off. If you need a file on your phone or tablet, the app reaches out and turns on your PC remotely. Although this might not be for everyone, in the time we live where cloud computing is becoming more important, this can be a very useful for a lot of people. </div>
Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-46144263713416436192015-02-17T13:42:00.000+02:002015-02-17T13:42:00.338+02:00Poll Results - Which OS for students?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNJemBRzGyROzcmqkLLs_6j8pfU4IMtjB0fu6v5BI7j6Wh3NNcxAUIryvaANlj_K1PmpuFP3Xmzu06ZTwyjtWMsBl29r7iHW-Rq-ydYqhKuz60mrtyS0Cg_ZMcAfDDEFBSbEcMnzy0oUC/s1600/Selection_001.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwNJemBRzGyROzcmqkLLs_6j8pfU4IMtjB0fu6v5BI7j6Wh3NNcxAUIryvaANlj_K1PmpuFP3Xmzu06ZTwyjtWMsBl29r7iHW-Rq-ydYqhKuz60mrtyS0Cg_ZMcAfDDEFBSbEcMnzy0oUC/s1600/Selection_001.png" /></a>Well, this post is a little overdue, but the poll results are in and I would like to voice my opinion <br />
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I invited forum members from the <a href="http://www.mybroadband.co.za/" target="_blank">Mybroadband</a> forum and the <a href="http://forum.peppermintos.com/" target="_blank">Peppermint OS</a> forum to help me with the poll by voting. While some said they would not vote until Red Hat and server versions of Linux where listed, others took the time to vote. Not a lot of people voted, but it seems that most people believe that Windows is still the best option.<br />
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I understand that not everyone is ready to embrace Linux, but with students (using Office and web browsing) I do still feel that Linux is a viable option. If you really need Microsoft Office and you don't want to try to run it in Wine, then consider running their web app versions. Go to <a href="http://mail.live.com/">mail.live.com</a> and sign up for a free account.<br />
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I have done a bit more digging about Chrome OS, as I believe that I did take a very harsh view about it. Consider the Amazon top 100 list of best selling laptops, in the top 20 listed items you will find that 6 of them are Chromebooks. Surely Google is doing something right with Chrome OS, or else nobody would be buying these things.<br />
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I do however find it sad that it is not as easy to buy a laptop with Linux installed. Dell is said to have a line of laptops for sale with Ubuntu on, but I would rather not run Ubuntu. Part of the problem is, I suppose, that there are so many different flavours of Linux that are available.<br />
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Anyways, a big thank you to everyone who voted. I hope to have another poll up soon.Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-27957059697849688622015-02-15T14:12:00.002+02:002015-02-15T14:12:48.972+02:00Have you ever considered?I don't know if you have heard the <a href="http://www.itworld.com/article/2880567/the-death-of-crunchbang-linux.html" target="_blank">news</a>, but Crunchbang Linux is basically dead now. With Linux comes great freedom, the freedom to create an OS the way you like it, the freedom to choose to use an OS that you like (instead of the one you are forced to use).<br />
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It is sad though when a distro ends. I understand that most projects (especially the smaller ones) do not make a profit. It takes a lot of love, commitment and time (and even money!) to create and maintain a version of Linux. Life changes and sometimes our priorities change and we don't have the time to do the things we used to.<br />
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<b>My blog has a point and I am finally there:</b><br />
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If you are running Linux, no matter if it is a small distro or one with hundreds of thousands of users - you should learn a little bit more about Linux in general and broaden your horizons. What would you do if your favourite distro stopped tomorrow? If you only know how to use <a href="http://www.kde.org/" target="_blank">KDE</a> or <a href="http://www.gnome.org/" target="_blank">Gnome</a>, and tomorrow both projects ended - what would you use? I am not encouraging anyone to be paranoid here please. The fear of change and trying new things is what keeps a lot of people locked into Windows, obviously if you have migrated to Linux from Windows you don't fall into that category. But what could it hurt to try something new? You might find that the really like the <a href="http://mate-desktop.org/" target="_blank">MATE</a> desktop if you tried it. You might just encounter a new Linux distro that does things differently, (not that you have to switch) but you might learn a few tips & tricks from them.<br />
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Getting comfortable with something for too long and cause stagnation. When was the last time you used a different media player, for example? One of the beauties of Linux is that there are many thousands of apps out there. You don't need to try all of them, but having a broader set of general knowledge would not be a bad things either.<br />
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Don't go and change everything all at once now, but when and if you do have some free time - learn a new app along the way and explore a new desktop <a href="http://www.howtogeek.com/163154/linux-users-have-a-choice-8-linux-desktop-environments/" target="_blank">environment</a>. You might just be surprised by what is out there.Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-77506792252424100972015-02-15T13:39:00.001+02:002015-02-15T13:39:43.681+02:00My thoughts about Elementary OS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDGVCMb15Fn-1E30YhwlmmLWhtJDM_rPlq-jfQx2U_p8HsUXMUo5VsUr3NoWOZFrQ6I-mpy8cBBFDet75wAOFweJeyrv9FRGc1NrHipP8qGD6B3WsbjyDZ90fKi_7eV_Qh5S9WeVsGoxj/s1600/Elementary_logo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfDGVCMb15Fn-1E30YhwlmmLWhtJDM_rPlq-jfQx2U_p8HsUXMUo5VsUr3NoWOZFrQ6I-mpy8cBBFDet75wAOFweJeyrv9FRGc1NrHipP8qGD6B3WsbjyDZ90fKi_7eV_Qh5S9WeVsGoxj/s1600/Elementary_logo.png" height="320" width="320" /></a>I started off wanting to test Elementary OS because of all the good press they have been getting lately. I don't have a background with Mac OS and I don't really mind if my desktop looks like I am using a Mac or not.<br />
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That being said, I was able to do something I have not been able to get right with any version of Linux to date. I was able to use Bluetooth tethering between my phone and netbook, so that I did not have to plug into a wired network connection to install wifi drivers. Why does this matter? Well, for a lot of people they get stuck here, without an Internet connection you can't really go very far. I usually plug into my router with a network cable, but this was nice too.<br />
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I formatted my beloved Peppermint 5 installation and installed Elementary OS, which was a quick and painless install.<br />
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Something I missed, was a program called Task Manager. When I had a problem with Dropbox (the panel icon disappeared and my whole Internet connection basically froze while it tried to download 2 GB), I was not able to open Task manager and close Dropbox. I could have Googled what the Terminal command for this would have been, but my Internet was otherwise occupied.<br />
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I found their forum weird, not bad. Just very different from what I am used to.<br />
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With even their settings menu modelled after the look and feel of Mac OS, I am very surprised that Apple has not sued them for replicating their system too closely (I mean, remember <a href="http://gawker.com/5853402/apple-threatens-to-sue-tiny-german-cafe-whose-logo-is-an-apple" target="_blank">this</a> story).<br />
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All and all, because Elementary OS is based on Ubuntu and Debian I found installing applications easy, and I was able to get work done. The majority of my Linux experience has been with Ubuntu derivatives and at this point - I don't want to relearn everything I have learnt.<br />
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Considering that I did a blog post showing how to make Peppermint look very close to Mac OS, I don't really see the need to install an OS just because of the way it looks. What happens when I get tired of the "look"? What happens when I want to change the look?<br />
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The Elementary team has worked very hard to make a distro that is light and looks good and they have done a good job. Something about it just did not feel right to me. I would still encourage you to test it, because you might love it more than I did.<br />
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I have since formatted my HDD again and have installed Peppermint 5 again. Home sweet home. Going on a holiday is nice, but it is great when you get back home to your own house. Your bed, your tv everything set up the way you want to have it.<br />
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Do you distro hop? What have you tried recently?Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-4132065794928243832015-01-23T16:34:00.001+02:002015-02-15T13:18:15.411+02:00Elementary OS<div dir="ltr">
I am busy testing Elementary OS, the first distro in a while for me. </div>
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Why? Because Peppermint is such a good fit for me. </div>
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Elementary OS looks nice, with it clearly having been modelled to look like Mac OS. At this point I only have a live install on a flash drive, but I must say that it boots up very quickly. </div>
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I will be testing it for a while and will report back with a proper review. </div>
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Anyone reading this using it? If yes, how have you found it? </div>
Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0East London, East London-32.983334 27.866667tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-16153253858433585202015-01-15T19:07:00.003+02:002015-01-16T21:53:39.904+02:00Chromebooks, the answer?<div dir="ltr">
Please note: I have edited this post as some felt I was biased against Windows. I have decided to remove the word "Windows" from this post (except for that one <===).</div>
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I live in South Africa. South Africa is not America. We don't have the latest tech and the tech we have here it is not cheap. So I understand that schools are looking for inexpensive laptops for students, as low cost Celeron machines are usually slow. From my experience, a school network is a dangerous place to plug in a flash drive - because of all the autorun viruses. Lots of schools have ageing computers (think Celeron due to budget cuts) running dated software. </div>
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My netbook performs better running Peppermint than is does with the software that it was supposedly designed for (if the sticker on the bottom left corner of my netbook is to be believed). My system runs faster and my battery life is remarkably better. </div>
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Enter the Google Chromebook, a low cost laptop that lives in the cloud. The Chromebook is not widely available here, and there are questions relating to compatibility with peripherals. I am not against Chromebooks here, I am simply asking a question. </div>
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<b>My question: </b>Why not use a low cost laptop running Linux instead?</div>
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Surely there are Linux distros with paid support, surely there are other cloud and hybrid (think Peppermint Linux) options that would or could work well? </div>
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I have asked a few questions regarding this on the <a href="http://forum.peppermintos.com/index.php/topic,1442.msg12959.html#msg12959">Peppermint OS forum</a> and will post community feedback soon. I know that Peppermint does not have a large support team, so providing support on that level is probably not currently possible. But I do feel that Peppermint Linux is as good a choice as Google Chrome OS. You can load it onto almost any laptop and Peppermint has <a href="http://peppermintos.com/guide/ice/" target="_blank">ICE</a> for web apps.</div>
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With cloud software you are looking for a platform that is lightweight, stable and easy to use. Peppermint Linux is all of these things.</div>
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I am adding a poll, and I would like you to vote and then leave a comment.</div>
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<b>EDIT:</b> I have added reasons for why I feel the way I do. </div>
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Mac is a wonderful platform (I haven't been called out for insulting them yet), with the cheapest Macbook (Air 11" R12 999) costing more than 3 times the amount (R3999) of an entry level HP / Dell / Acer laptop, you can be sure that a lot of people buying a Mac is simply not an option. The minimum wage here is less than R4000 per month - and with almost <a href="http://www.tradingeconomics.com/south-africa/unemployment-rate" target="_blank">25%</a> of people being unemployed and with <a href="http://www.southafrica.info/about/social/grants-190614.htm#.VLlpeuF3Mpc" target="_blank">almost 1 in 3</a> South Africans receiving social grants - you can know that Mac cannot become mainstream while selling at the prices they do, with the level of poverty that SA is currently experiencing. </div>
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My biggest question for using Chromebooks is what support will you have for a Chromebook? If importing them through a service like <a href="http://store.orange.com/za/computing/laptops-netbooks/toshiba-chromebook-cb30-102-13-3-hd-intel-celeron-2955u-intel-hd-graphics-2gb-16gb-ssd-chrome-os-qwe-266031/" target="_blank">Orange</a> is possible, at least Chromebooks are available in my country. The after sales support means a lot to me though, whichever way schools and government decide to go, support is the most important factor. What will happen if Google decides tomorrow )or three years from now when every child has one) that the Chromebooks are not a good idea and decide to shelf them (think Google TV, Reader, Wave, etc.) maybe I am being paranoid, but Google already has an <a href="http://www.google.com/chrome/devices/eol.html" target="_blank">end of life page</a> that lists when current Chromebooks will no longer be supported. What does that mean? Well you won't get updates indefinitely if you buy a Chromebook, and at some point Google might decide to can the idea. </div>
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There are times when I can't use Linux, such as when I need to use Corel Draw. Dual booting is necessary. I don't believe that Linux is perfect, but I do feel that it is an option. M$ has created an industry, people spend big $$$ on having viruses removed, reinstalling their OS among other things. They have been good and bad as a company for computing as a whole and it will be very interesting to see what they come up with next. </div>
Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-71614339844293801822014-12-13T09:39:00.002+02:002014-12-13T09:39:46.121+02:00Linux malware and viruses<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmcPQvGdKNHjQDc-Fx4exwzWzOnUWUFyiV-DqtA_EUg6NENISW1kXwu4q2WWTk2TSytS5QJS5DpVos2aQfTkq8SeBeyAp5FFn9ZBANnNdB6y7PdJku7qDc77auTUKHagRaheeaa0pSSM8/s1600/logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEmcPQvGdKNHjQDc-Fx4exwzWzOnUWUFyiV-DqtA_EUg6NENISW1kXwu4q2WWTk2TSytS5QJS5DpVos2aQfTkq8SeBeyAp5FFn9ZBANnNdB6y7PdJku7qDc77auTUKHagRaheeaa0pSSM8/s1600/logo.jpg" height="200" width="198" /></a>Traditionally you never needed to run an anti virus or use anti malware software while running Linux. According to the Kaspersky blog: <a href="https://securelist.com/blog/research/67962/the-penquin-turla-2/">https://securelist.com/blog/research/67962/the-penquin-turla-2/</a> malware has been spotted.<br />
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Up until this time, Turla has only been spotted on Windows PC's, but now there is a Linux variant. I am not going to try and explain what it is and what it does, rather read the article above.<br />
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As Linux grows in popularity, it will grow as a viable target for malware and virus creators. Hopefully security experts will help to keep Linux a secure operating system.<br />
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Don't panic yet, Linux is still much more secure than any version of Windows ;)Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-70107736456080877512014-10-12T19:59:00.001+02:002014-10-12T19:59:48.010+02:00Home server problems<p dir="ltr">At the moment Google Cloud print says my printer is offline.</p>
<p dir="ltr">This even though my desktop pc and printer are both on and I am able to print from my desktop.</p>
<p dir="ltr">To make matters worse, I was able to install my printer as a network printer, but I am battling to print to it. It asks for authentication and then never prints.</p>
<p dir="ltr">My time is limited right now, so I used a flash drive to copy from my laptop to desktop and printed from there. I will try again when I have more time.</p>
Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-64919680156898115412014-10-12T14:08:00.001+02:002014-10-12T14:08:35.285+02:00How to change Peppermint back to normal after making it look like MacOS<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Move the system tray back to the bottom</strong><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Right click the system tray, then left click Panel Settings</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click on Bottom</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Close</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Changing the theme:</strong><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Menu > Preferences > Customise look and feel</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">On Widget menu select Orion Peppermint</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">On Icon menu select the one on top</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">On the Mouse menu select Black or White</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Changing _+X</strong><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Menu > Accessories >> Terminal</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Type in:</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">xfwm4-settings and press <ENTER></span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">On the style menu, select Peppermint</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click and drag the _+x buttons to the right</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click close</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Removing Cairo dock</strong><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Menu > Software Manager</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Search for Cairo</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Double click Cairo dock</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Uninstall</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Remove Cairo dock from auto starting:</strong><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Menu > File Manager</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click View > Hidden files</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Right click on .config</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Left click on Open as Root</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">enter your sudo password and press <ENTER></span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Delete the Cairo file</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Change your wallpaper and you should be all done.</span></span>Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-63253652007377649792014-10-11T00:25:00.000+02:002014-10-11T10:21:57.158+02:00Make Peppermint 5 look like MacOS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">(Hi everyone, this tutorial is 99% finished, as I still need to add screen shots and proof read it once or twice. Please let me know if I got anything wrong here.)</span><br style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;" /><span class="bbc_u" style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><br />You will need a few things to get the job done:</strong></span></span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white;">A theme</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">A dock</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">A set of icons</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Appropriate wallpapers</span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Step one: Download the theme</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Head over to </span><a class="bbc_link" href="http://xfce-look.org/content/show.php/mintymac-osx-theme-complete?content=166789" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(168, 182, 207); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #4d4d4d; line-height: 17.4720001220703px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://xfce-look.org/content/show.php/mintymac-osx-theme-complete?content=166789</a><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;"> download the theme and install it. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click the link, then look for the download button near the bottom of the page. Click it, you might be asked if you wish to save the file, select yes. Double click the downloaded file, click Install package (top left corner)</span></div>
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<strong style="line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Step two: download Cairo dock</strong></div>
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<span style="line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Menu, Software Manager. Enter your sudo password when asked and press <ENTER> Search for Cairo dock. Double click on the package. Click install. You can close Software Manager.</span></div>
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Step three:</strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Right click on the taskbar then left click on Panel settings. Click on Top (under Position). Click Center (under Alightment).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Close.</span><br />
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<strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Step four:</strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Menu > System Tools > Cairo Dock.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Right click on the dock, then left click on Configure</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click on the Themes tab, then click on MacOS X.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Apply, then Close. </span><br />
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<strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Step five:</strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Menu > Preferences > Customize look and feel</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">In the widget tab, select MintyMacOsX</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">In the Icon tab, select MintyMacOsX-icons</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">On the Mouse cursor tab, select MintyMac-cursors</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Apple, then Close</span><br />
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<strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Step six:</strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Menu > Accessories >> Terminal</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Type in:</span><br />
<strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">xfwm4-settings</strong><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;"> and press <ENTER></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">On the style menu, select MintyMacOsX</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click and drag the </span><strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">_+x</strong><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;"> buttons to the left</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click close</span><br />
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<strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Step seven:</strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Right click on Cairo dock</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Select Run at startup (I forgot what this is called and where exactly on the menu it is, but I found it easily so I hope you will too). </span><br />
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<strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Step eight:</strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Go to </span><a class="bbc_link" href="https://db.tt/ZgRKkxTe" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(168, 182, 207); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://db.tt/ZgRKkxTe</a><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;"> and download the image</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Go to </span><a class="bbc_link" href="https://db.tt/fHQTW6WA" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(168, 182, 207); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://db.tt/fHQTW6WA</a><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;"> and download the image</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Go to </span><a class="bbc_link" href="https://db.tt/bj4NAuJR" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(168, 182, 207); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; color: #4d4d4d; font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">https://db.tt/bj4NAuJR</a><span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;"> and download the image</span><br />
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<strong style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Step 8.1:</strong><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Click Menu > File Manager</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Go to your Downloads folder</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Right click on one of the 3 images you downloaded</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">Left click on Set as Wallpaper</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Oxygen, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 17.4720001220703px;">This should do it. Please let me know if I left anything out.</span>Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-35323472270410303532014-10-11T00:22:00.000+02:002014-10-11T00:22:00.739+02:00Home server continuedI decided that (for now) I will use my Pentium 4 desktop as a file and print server.<br />
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With Peppermint already installed, click Menu > Software Manager.<br />
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In a nutshell, this is what I did:<br />
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<b><u>To enable file sharing:</u></b><br />
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Type in your sudo password and press <ENTER><br />
Click Featured<br />
Double click Peppermint-Networking-Pack<br />
Install it, click install<br />
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Click Menu > System tools > Samba<br />
Type in your sudo password and press <ENTER><br />
Click Menu > File Manager<br />
Create a folder to share<br />
Click File > Create New > Folder<br />
(mine is called dumpster)<br />
Type a name and press <ENTER><br />
Go back to Samba<br />
Click +<br />
Click browse and locate the folder you created<br />
Click OK<br />
Click the check boxes next to writeable and visible<br />
On the Access tab, click Access to everyone<br />
Click OK<br />
Close Samba<br />
Go back to File Manager<br />
Right click on the folder you created<br />
Left click on Properties<br />
Click on Permissions<br />
Under Access control, change the 3 settings to everyone<br />
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You now have a shared folder that anyone on your network can copy to and from.<br />
WARNING: never share your home or root folder<br />
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If you use ES File Explorer on Android you can access samba shares.<br />
Open the app, swipe right until you get to network shares.<br />
Click Scan<br />
You will see the IP addresses of computers on your network.<br />
You can copy to your phone as well as from your phone into the shared folder dumpster (if you also called it that).<br />
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<b><u>Cloud printing:</u></b><br />
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I have an old HP Laserjet 1010, which does not have wifi. Open Chromium or Chrome (if it is not already open) then click on the three stripes (top right corner)<br />
Click on Settings<br />
Click Advanced settings<br />
Go to Google cloud print and add your printer to the list<br />
(make sure your printer is connected to your computer, powered on and that drivers are installed before doing this. If it can't print it won't work).<br />
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You can also download the Google Cloud Printing app from the Google Play Store onto your phone or tablet to print from them.<br />
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To enable printing from other computers on your home network:<br />
Click Menu > System Tools > Samba<br />
Set the printer to be visible across the network and for other computers to be able to access it.<br />
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I will try to update this post with a few screenshots when I have time.<br />
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<br />Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9198051021633665929.post-55219001590753550062014-10-04T20:46:00.001+02:002014-10-04T20:53:03.583+02:00Considering a home serverAt this point I need to get a home server running. Specifically a file server, where I can save data to - instead of having some files on my laptop, some on my external HDD, some on my phone and still more data on my tablet. This is not a good way to work and I would like 1 place to have everything. One location where I can save to and where I can access my downloads and other data.<br />
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For this I have a few options: NAS or Network Attached Storage, is an option. But buying a NAS box - or an old PC is expensive and will be expensive to run (electricity is expensive and I don't want to run a PC 24/7).<br />
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Fortunately there is a mini PC that I can buy (relatively) cheaply, which will run Linux (yeah!). Enter the Raspberry Pi. It runs on a cell phone charger for power and I will connect an external HDD to it for storage. I can either plug it directly into the router at home, or use a WiFi dongle.<br />
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This is what I plan to do as soon as I have some spending money. In the mean time, here are a few sites I am reading up on:<br />
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<a href="http://www.zdnet.com/raspberry-pi-11-reasons-why-its-the-perfect-small-server-7000025206/">http://www.zdnet.com/raspberry-pi-11-reasons-why-its-the-perfect-small-server-7000025206/</a><br />
<a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/raspberry-pi-perfect-home-server">http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/raspberry-pi-perfect-home-server</a><br />
<a href="http://www.maketecheasier.com/turn-raspberry-pi-into-file-server/">http://www.maketecheasier.com/turn-raspberry-pi-into-file-server/</a>Tienie de Coninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00398781729243796433noreply@blogger.com0