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  • DDoS Protection and Mitigation on Modern Web Hosting Technology

    DDoS attacks on major corporations, popular websites and even governments of countries often make big news in the tech industry. Often times sites that seemed to be on top of security are brought to their knees and find themselves totally at the mercy of their attackers. Of all the types of security violations against a […]

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    Portal 2 (Beta) Now on Steam for Linux (SteamOS)

    Yes, the title is correct. Portal 2 (Beta) is now available on Steam for Linux and presumably available for all of the SteamOS beta testers, though one of them will have to confirm that for us. I started playing Portal 2 on Windows but decided not to finish it until it came to Linux. I’m […]

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  • How She Became Root

    You’ll have to know Linux AND watch Person of Interest to get this one.

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    Tavis J

  • Monitor Your System with Glances for Linux

    Glances provides information about your kernel, CPU, system load, processes, memory usage and more. Read more at ServerSchool.com

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    Papers, Please Now On Linux

    The addictive eastern European checkpoint attendant and click game that so many people seem to like is now available on Linux via Steam and other channels. Yes, Papers, Please is also on sale. It’s retro and filled with umm, immigrants. Pick it up if you know what’s good for you.

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  • Stop complaining about Windows!

    Do you get tired of those people always complaining about Windows but still choosing to use it? This is my response:

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  • Does Android Count in the Big Linux Scheme of Things?

    When judging the success, or lack thereof, of Linux, many proponents of Linux often cite the success of the Android mobile operating system. After all, a majority of smartphones in the world now run Android, which has Linux as its base. Android still contributes some code back to the Linux kernel, and there is no […]

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    Ubuntu Phones, Steam Boxes and FireChrome

    I spent most of January sick, and I am not entirely sure that it is completely gone. Still, I feel well enough to write again, and there are a few hot topics that I would like to address. 1. Ubuntu Phones – Early this year, Canonical announced plans to develop an Ubuntu phone operating system. […]

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  • 10 Years of Creative Commons Freedom

    If you spend any amount of time around free software users or developers, you know it is all about freedom, not price. A decade ago, it was difficult to share content without stepping on some copyright toes. Creative Commons changed all of that and paved the way for an entirely different type of freedom-conscious community: […]

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