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Shell One-Liner : Make a thumbnail from pdf

Posted on August 20, 2021 by pix

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

Posted on August 4, 2021 (October 28, 2021) by pix

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

Posted on August 2, 2021 (October 29, 2021) by pix

Securing Firefox is fairly easy to do with these step by step instructions. Securing Firefox helps you with your privacy and peace of mind. […]

How to achieve online privacy

Posted on July 28, 2021 (October 28, 2021) by pix

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 […]

Shell One-Liner : Thumbnail a Directory

Posted on July 5, 2021 (December 2, 2021) by pix

Thumbnail a directory with this one liner. This script will make thumbnail images of all images in a directory and keep the originals. […]

Distribution Evaluation – Fedora 33

Posted on May 3, 2021 (October 28, 2021) by pix

Distribution Evaluation – Fedora 33 Distribution Evaluation – Fedora 33 – There are several improvements in this distribution. One of which is Gnome 3.38, but there are many package improvements also. The most noticeable change is a default to Btrfs filesystem. This gives you system snapshots, and support for multiple snapshots. It also brings enhanced […]

Distribution Evaluation – Ubuntu 20.10

Posted on April 6, 2021 (October 28, 2021) by pix

Distribution Evaluation – Ubuntu 20.10 Distribution Evaluation – Ubuntu 20.10 is the latest release of Ubuntu (Code named Groovy Gorilla). This is a short term release which means it will be supported for nine months, but there is an easy upgrade path to the next release. Ubuntu has many of the Debian releases. There is […]