by Richard W | Oct 24, 2018 | How-To/Tips, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail
Git is a powerful version control program. Using Git, a team member on a large programming project can see what changes were recently made to certain files, who on the team is making those changes, and can even revert a file back to a previous version, just in case...
by Richard W | May 30, 2018 | Linux
Looking for a new OS and trying to decide between Linux and Ubuntu? We break down the (surprising!) histories of these two Linux distros and explain pros and cons to both. Plus, we wade into the security concerns over Linux Mint; should you avoid it? We help you...
by Richard W | Jul 7, 2016 | How-To/Tips, Internet, Linux, Web, Wordpress
Nginx is a great web server. I am using it on other blogs I owned online. It’s probably the second most popular web servers in used today.. and growing rapidly. Some will argue that Nginx is more resource-friendly than Apache2 and can be used as a reverse-proxy...
by Richard W | Apr 27, 2016 | How-To/Tips, Linux
One long awaited feature that was recently released as part of Ubuntu 16.04 is the ability to dock ot move the Unity Launcher to the bottom of your screen. In previous version of Ubuntu, the launcher was installed at the left side of your screen with no easy way to...
by Richard W | Apr 22, 2016 | How-To/Tips, Linux
Ubuntu 16.04 “Xenial Xerus” was just recently released and this brief tutorial is going to show you how to do an in-place upgrade easily. An in-place upgrade from 15.10 to 16.04 is quite easy. All you need is a stable Internet connection and running few...