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Recently my daughter’s old Pentium III Compaq laptop is completely dead. It was near Christmas and his wish was simple. The problem was that I was not much money. The other problem was that I hated that she has a computer.

I hated it because I had to constantly work on it. She used the computer for homework, instant messaging and navigation. Every two months, I ended up removing spyware and other junk from your computer. Sometimes it was easier to create the new computer by reinstalling all software, including operating system. I follow his use of the internet through my router so I know it was not the “questionable” sites, but do these things to continue their way into his computer. Read the rest of this entry »

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There is currently much interest and curiosity in the operating systems Linux / Unix increasingly widely known and available. They have been since the mid-90s, and especially as a server platform until recently – mainly because of increased usability in recent versions – as well as integration and compatibility with Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, the program suite OpenOffice . org (ODF – OpenDocument format compatible with Microsoft Office products), the GIMP graphics editor, and many others – all free and open source as well.

Linux is the fastest growing operating system in the world – not only because it is in many different versions – (or distributions), but compatible with most software and programs that we use and learn. In addition, Linux systems from malware and security threats that most other operating systems continue to be vulnerable. You need not invest, or to bother with antivirus programs or security suites. For outgoing Web applications, it has a MAC (Mandatory Access Control) is enabled by default for protection is integrated. For me – this stuff sells … even if it is not for sale. This article will benefit those who are new to Linux and are interested to understand what is the current trend. Linux is based on free software and open source (FOSS), which means that the source code can be seen free means free to use, modify, use and share as you see fit. Basis, he was released and protected by the GNU General Public License. The GNU forbids them any “profit forecasts” development versions or releases of independent or variations. This means it is free to use, modify free to share freely and without the usual restrictions that come with the owner and “for profit” software – not to mention free of malware or the need for anti-virus or security software. Superior to GNU and supporters of Open Source alternatives to create the constraints and limitations of the most popular and expensive software and own and operate their businesses and developers. It was clear as a resourceful and innovative developers are constantly improving on a product profile already grown very flexible and reliable. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you have a Windows desktop? Would you rather have a Linux desktop? Would you like to run Linux as primary operating system, but keep your hand on the Windows desktop as a virtual office? This is the situation I found myself in.

My employer has issued a 32-bit Windows 7 on a laptop with 64-bit 8Gig RAM i5. This is not only very wasteful (32-bit operating system can address 4gig physical memory), it was not my operating system of choice. So I decided my virtualization Windows 7 installed and running in a 64-bit Linux operating system. My goal was all my default settings and corporate programs (including Windows domain registration) and keep only Windows on a virtual office instead of my primary operating system. Read the rest of this entry »

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