Getting to Your BIOS Getting to your BIOS or UEFI firmware (the successor to BIOS) isn’t difficult, but knowing which keys to push when you are booting up can be tricky. I’ve listed a lot of different manufacturers and the keys to push when you are booting up. The BIOS is part of your motherboard […]
Linux Command Line Basics Here are the basic commands that you should become familiar with when learning about the command line in Linux. One thing to remember is that Linux is case sensitive. That means if you type in “cd Movies” and the file is called “movies” you won’t find it. Command Line basics will […]
Alternatives to Google Search Google is the three-hundred pound gorilla in the room when it comes to searching on the internet, but there are privacy concerns. Searches that you make online have the potential to reveal a lot about you and your private life. This includes, but is not limited to: your habits, your interests, […]
Tweaking your Bashrc file and making it your own. Your Bashrc is flexible & powerful, tweaking it to your and making it your own is important. […]
Replace spaces in filenames with underscores for f in *;do mv “$f” “${f// /_}”;done How this script works and how to use it: This script will replace spaces in file names with underscores It will do this in the directory that you are currently in This rewrites all the files with underscores It […]
List addresses connected on server 80 with this one line of BASH shell script. You can also modify the code for other ports. […]
Thumbnail a PDF from the command line with this Linux one liner. A simple BASH script to thumbnail the first page of a PDF. […]
Distribution Evaluation – Knoppix 9.1 – One of the best live Linux CDs is still at the top of their game with this latest distribution. Knoppix was one of the first live CDs and one of the first Debian derivatives. It is meant to be a live CD and does not come with the option […]
Securing Firefox is fairly easy to do with these step by step instructions. Securing Firefox helps you with your privacy and peace of mind. […]
Online privacy is the goal of many of us who surf the web. Unfortunately, it is a fluid concept that is only partially achieved in most cases. Who, might you ask is storing or collecting my private data? Who is spying on me? Your local device (ie. your computer or smart phone) Your local ISP […]