Month: July 2016
-
Today’s Linux Experience: Virtualisation Tools
One of the great things about the major desktop OSs (Windows, OSX and Linux) is that they all have software based hypervisors available to let you run other operating systems as virtual instances in a window on your desktop. When I was getting into PC computing in a big way, the only option we had…
-
Bits and Pieces
Old server or desktop chassis make great little tables to put stuff on next to your desk. So that I don’t spill that drink on my keyboard while I am writing my assignments. It is another step along the way in getting everything set up in the house the way it needs to be. The…
-
Dodgy NZ E-Commerce Sites – Your details can be stolen
Today there is a report in the paper that the NZ Hunting and Fishing shop’s website was hacked and customers’ credit card details were stolen. Customers had noticed unusual activity on their credit cards. I have personally used a number of e-commerce sites operated by bonafide New Zealand businesses. In the rush for these businesses…
-
Today’s Linux Experience – Choosing a Web Browser [2]
Last week I wrote about choosing a browser for Linux. Today I put my thoughts into effect and set up Firefox Developer by importing bookmarks from Opera into it and syncing them. However it hasn’t taken long to discover problems with using Firefox for all the stuff I used Opera for. First problem is for…
-
Today’s Linux Experience – Choosing a Web Browser [1]
When it comes to web browsing, there is surprisingly good support from the big players. My favourite browsers, which are all installed and used simultaneously on Windows, Mint and Lubuntu, are Chrome/Chromium, Firefox and Opera, and all of them work well subject to certain considerations. With Chrome you can install the proprietary Google package of…