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What OS, Windows 7 or Ubuntu? Why not both!

The ability to dual boot systems is nothing new but very rarely done anymore. You more than likely will never find a good enough reason or use for an average PC user to run two Operating Systems (OS). So then you might ask yourself, “Why am I showing you how to?” The answer is easy, to quote Sir Francis Bacon’s much used aphorism “knowledge is power “. I personally wasn’t very familiar with Ubuntu as an OS so I wanted to learn more. The cost of a second PC wasn’t justifiable, just to put a second OS on so that I could learn it for my own gain. So I went and researched how to install both of them on the same machine.

The War On Web Content

As a network administrator, content filtering is one of the most difficult challenges I face. Whether you’re keeping your employees off time-consuming social networks, or protecting your family from the dangers of the web you need a strong solution to combat the threats the open internet contains.

The Ultimate Gift Giving Guide 2009

Everyone knows that a geeks favorite things are gadgets, gizmos, and pizza pockets. In fact its a well known fact that we geeks are all competing for who has the most and best gadgets. In the spirit of the holidays we have put together a Gift Giving Guide that should help you in making some choices for that geek in your life, even if that geek is you.

Laptop Overheating: A Cheap Solution that Works

Laptop and notebook overheating affects almost everyone. It's a problem that never has and probably won't be solved completely, but there are ways to help that many people don't know about. Secrets will be uncovered and time will stop, don't miss the article that may change your life forever.

Wireless Network Security Setup Guide

Just a few years ago I was clueless about why I should secure my wireless network. I didn’t care if other people used my wireless signal to surf the internet, and I thought it was too much hassle to figure out how to encrypt my network. It took me getting my credit card number stolen and my credit rating destroyed before I finally decided to take network security and the security of my data seriously.