Linux Office Suites: KOffice Part 2 Review : Kivio
You did not think one office suite would offer you this much, did you? We have discussed the main applications of word processing, spreadsheets, …
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Mint vs. Ubuntu: What is the Difference Between Linux Mint and Ubuntu?
In a previous article I described downloading and installing the Linux Mint distro, spun off from Ubuntu in 2006. This article describes the main …
Continue ReadingNvidia's 8-Series GPU Failures - Am I At Risk And What Can I Do?
In mid to late 2008, rumors emerged that Nvidia 8-series GPUs were failing at an unexpectedly high rate. These rumors were later confirmed by Nvidia. …
Continue ReadingSAS Replacing SCSI and SATA Compatible - Enough for a top of the line PC Build?
ATA did do and SATA is doing a great job of hooking up users’ hard drives to their computers. But Solid State Drives are promising far higher speeds …
Continue ReadingServer Hardware - How Does a Server Work? & What Hardware Does a Server Need?
Servers are tasked with lots of different roles, and their job description varies heavily from that of an ordinary PC. Therefore it makes sense that …
Continue ReadingServer Hardware vs. PC Hardware - A Beginners Guide to Server Technology
What sets a server apart from an ordinary desktop PC? There’s a lot to it, and most of it is software related. However, there are a lot of …
Continue ReadingServer Maintenance Guide - How to House a Server? Physical Server Security and Server Maintenance
Servers require extra special TLC. There are even entire books dedicated to how to house and maintain servers. We pick out the highlights and detail …
Continue ReadingThe Linux Mint Distribution - Popular and Elegant
New Linux distros are created for many reasons, but ‘elegance’ is rarely among them. Linux Mint is the exception. Mint is a relatively new …
Continue ReadingUnderstanding Servers - What is Multiprocessing, RAID, and SCSI / SAS Technology?
SCSI, SAS, RAID, and Multiprocessing are technologies that you don’t often see in non-server computers. These technologies are crucial to the …
Continue ReadingVPN Setup on Windows Server 2003: Standalone RRAS Server
What are the simplest options for setting up a Windows 2003 Server as a VPN server? This article explores two of the more common ways of doing that. …
Continue ReadingWhat is Encryption and When Should You Use it to Protect Data and Computers
Encryption is a big topic, much bigger than can be fit into a section of a small, business manual. This article provides enough information about the …
Continue ReadingWhat is the Difference between SATA and IDE HDD - What is SATA, and Why are SATA Hard Drives Better Than IDE or ATA?
We’ve all noticed SATA is replacing IDE/ATA as the connector of choice for Hard Disks, and vaguely recall reading or hearing how SATA is faster and …
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