Most Popular Linux Downloads and Posts of 2010
Most Popular Linux Downloads and Posts of 2010
It may not be the most popular operating system around, but we still love Linux around these parts (and we know you do too). Here are some of our favorite Linux downloads and posts from the past year.
Lifehacker Pack for Linux: Our List of the Best Linux Downloads
Linux hasn’t always had the best rep as far as ease of use, but us Linux fans at Lifehacker wanted to prove the naysayers wrong by including Linux in this year’s round of Lifehacker packs. We rounded up some of the best Linux apps for getting things done and making your desktop great.
Turn a Pogoplug into a Fully-Featured Linux Web Server
Pogoplugs are great little storage devices, but they can do more than they let on. Let’s take a look at how you can hack a Pogoplug into a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) web server.
This is a fun little project, but it does take some time and patience. Be sure to set aside a few hours this weekend to get it up and running. That said, let’s get started!
The video above will take you through the entire process, which is mostly based on the great tutorials at plugapps.com. The video won’t cover backing up your Pogoplug, which is something you should probably do, and also how to install NginX in place of Apache.
Get error 500 in xmlrpc.php file while using Windows Live Writer with WordPress
I just installed Windows Live Writer and while not a big fan of Windows Live products I wanted to give this program a try, as I figured it would make adding to my Blog a lot easier.
I must say it took some time to get the settings up and working, I kept getting an error “there was error 500 while processing the file xmlrpc.php”. and when looking into it there was no xmlrpc.php file to speak of. In looking online I came across this nice little tip found on WebGuru’s Blog about Digital Life. – thanks mate.
Top 10 USB Thumb Drive Tricks
What can you do with a few gigabytes and a USB port? Quite a lot, with the right software. Learn how to encrypt your work, run whole systems, rescue Windows, and customize your thumb drive with these USB-geared tricks.
Photo by Debs (ò‿ó)♪.
Note: Gina previously rounded up 10 thumb drive tricks in April 2007, and we’ve borrowed a few of those ideas here. But many of the apps have updated, some have been replaced with better offerings, and a few totally new cool things (Chrome OS! XBMC!) have made their way into this mix.
MultiBootISOs Boots Multiple Operating Systems from a USB Drive
Windows: Can’t decide whether you should commit your spare thumb drive to Windows recovery, Ubuntu, or some other live-booting OS? Run MultiBootISOs on your USB drive, and you won’t have to choose—you’ll just choose between them at start-up.
The folks at PenDriveLinux.com have created a Windows tool for creating what is basically a GRUB multi-OS bootloader on your USB drive, along with a nice long list of systems that work with it. All you have to do is grab an ISO file of the system you’re adding to your drive, then drop the whole ISO file onto the drive (occasionally with special instructions). There’s all the usual Linux cohorts—Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, etc.—but also some great rescue tools and utilities, like the GParted partition disc, Ophcrack password reset, and virus scanners. You could even load a Windows 7 installation DVD onto your thumb drive, if you had the room.
Nine Common Myths and Misconceptions About Viruses, Examined and Debunked
This was posted on Lifehacker, This made me laugh.
There are so many myths, misconceptions, and just plain old lies about viruses that it’s often hard for anybody to know what to think. Let’s examine a few of the biggest myths about viruses, and debunk each of them.
Photo by TedRheingold
A few weeks ago, we explained how to understand the difference between viruses, trojans, worms, and other malware, and today we’ll walk through some of the common myths about malware and debunk them.
Google kills background images on home page
Fourteen hours into a 24-hour experiment with background imagery, Google’s home page is once again stark white.
Design guru Marissa Mayer confirmed that Google was ending the experiment early due to what she called a “bug,” which erased a link underneath the search bar on google.com that explained why Google’s famously spartan home page had taken on a colorful look. Apparently many searchers on Google.com Thursday morning missed the company’s blog post Wednesday night, and were confused and annoyed at the change, turning “remove google background” into the seventh-most-popular search on Google Thursday.
Domonstration on Clickjacking – “Beware!!”
Please be careful when clicking on unknown links on sites and most of all Facebook.
This is what is now possible to get access to say your camera..and is is so easy you would not know what you clicked on
You Have Been Warned!!
Many people believe that a malicious hacker’s attempt to compromise their systems will be fairly obvious. But, unfortunately, today’s stealthy Web browser attacks are more difficult to detect and won’t be followed by a skull and crossbones graphic to inform users that they’ve been hacked.
Episode 709 – USB Rubber Ducky Part 1
As you have probably Gathered I am a big fan of Hak5, enjoy!!!
The iPads, Muvi Micro, and other random tech
Darren and Paul are talking gadgets. Our recent toys include the iPad and Muvi Micro by Veho-UK.
Snubs Report: Double Driver
When it comes to rebuilding a Windows box there’s nothing more annoying than rummaging through the CD stack only to realize you’ve lost a driver disc. Especially when it’s Ethernet drivers you need.
Our solution? Double Driver.
You Are Not Anonymous
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