open source
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Windows PowerToys Are Making A Comeback
Remember PowerToys? They were those Windows XP-era utilities that granted you features beyond what “regular” Windows users could do within their operating systems, like: opening a command prompt directly to a folder (instead of having to “CD” your way on over), changing your screen’s resolution via a quick right-click context menu, and good ol’ XMouse.…
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The Computer History Museum Just Made Eudora Open Source
Once of my favourite places to visit is the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California. It’s pretty easy to forget that the software and hardware we can use today came from some of the things on display there. But I didn’t realise, until today, that the museum also has a significant holding of old…
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Get 12 Linux And Open Source eBooks For $US15 In Humble’s Book Bundle
While not quite as good as O’Reilly’s free programming eBook deal from last week, Humble’s Linux and Open Source eBook bundle is more than respectable. You get three books for $US1 and depending on high you want to go, up to 12 in total, covering everything from Git to Nginx.
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Use Molly-Guard To Stop Accidental Shutdowns Or Reboots Of Your Linux Machine
If you are acquainted with the command line on Linux or Unix systems, you’ve probably punched in the wrong command by mistake more times than you’d care to admit. It’s particularly frustrating when that mistake concerns shutting down the wrong machine, which can happen when you’re SSHing into multiple virtual machines. molly-guard is a tool…