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  • This is a perfect device for a small business or a company that has a remote office. The AC100 is a four-bay drive server that allows you to backup computer, hold and transfer data, or do other tasks you may need around the office. The server is Energy Star efficient, and can have Windows, Linux or another server loaded on the AC100. It can...

    Acer: AC100 Small Business Server with Four Bays

    Posted on September 6, 2012 | No Comments
    This is a perfect device for a small business or a company that has a remote office. The AC100 is a four-bay drive server that allows you to backup computer, hold and transfer data, or do other tasks you may need around the office. The server is Energy Star efficient, and can have Windows, Linux or another server loaded on the AC100. It can...

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  • Normally, we talk about Citrix products like GotomyPC. However, you might need something for an enterprise level. That is why you have Citrix Receiver. Connect up to your company’s network. With Citrix receiver, you can remote into a virtual desktop, or set up documents that show on the screen when you open the app. That way, you don’t have to dig through your networks...

    Citrix Receiver – iPad365

    Posted on February 13, 2012 | No Comments
    Normally, we talk about Citrix products like GotomyPC. However, you might need something for an enterprise level. That is why you have Citrix Receiver. Connect up to your company’s network. With Citrix receiver, you can remote into a virtual desktop, or set up documents that show on the screen when you open the app. That way, you don’t have to dig through your networks...

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  • We are back talking with Boxee to see what’s going on with this Over the Top TV solution. They introduced a new way to add local channels to your Boxee. The new Live TV tuner is a USB dongle that you connect to the Boxee. Plug your cable or antenna to the dongle, and watch your shows from the Boxee box. There is also...

    Boxee: Live TV Tuner USB Dongle – CES 2012

    Posted on February 11, 2012 | No Comments
    We are back talking with Boxee to see what’s going on with this Over the Top TV solution. They introduced a new way to add local channels to your Boxee. The new Live TV tuner is a USB dongle that you connect to the Boxee. Plug your cable or antenna to the dongle, and watch your shows from the Boxee box. There is also...

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  • A few years ago, we learned about OLPC – One Laptop Per Child. This was the initiative to get computers in the hands of children in need. Even though it started as a great idea, somewhere along the line it stalled a bit. Now, Marvell is helping to bring it back – this time as a tablet. The OTPC they were showing off is a concept...

    Marvell: Showing off $180 One Tablet Per Child Concept – #CES 2012

    Posted on January 23, 2012 | No Comments
    A few years ago, we learned about OLPC – One Laptop Per Child. This was the initiative to get computers in the hands of children in need. Even though it started as a great idea, somewhere along the line it stalled a bit. Now, Marvell is helping to bring it back – this time as a tablet. The OTPC they were showing off is a concept...

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  • Ubuntu may be headed to mobile devices and TV's (aka "Smartscreens"). That means another derivative of Linux will enter the market. Will Ubuntu disrupt the market?

    Ubuntu on Mobile Devices – Do We Really Need Another Flavor of Linux?

    Posted on October 31, 2011 | No Comments
    Ubuntu may be headed to mobile devices and TV's (aka "Smartscreens"). That means another derivative of Linux will enter the market. Will Ubuntu disrupt the market?

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  • Dropbox is a Cloud service that allows you to place and retrieve files wherever you are. Since it’s inception in 2008, Dropbox has been a great way to share pictures, documents and more. But I never expected it to become a Social Network, too. Frenzy is an application for Mac OS X (what, no Windows?) that sits in the menubar and monitors the Dropbox...

    Dropbox Turns into Social Network with Frenzy for Mac

    Posted on March 24, 2011 | No Comments
    Dropbox is a Cloud service that allows you to place and retrieve files wherever you are. Since it’s inception in 2008, Dropbox has been a great way to share pictures, documents and more. But I never expected it to become a Social Network, too. Frenzy is an application for Mac OS X (what, no Windows?) that sits in the menubar and monitors the Dropbox...

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  • Note: When I was writing this, I could not get the backslash character to display, so I use [backslash] to represent it in the text. I am not new to the Windows command line. Back in my tech support days, it was frequently faster to tell callers to click on the menu, click on start, type “cmd,” click “Run,” type in a command (frequently...

    Fun with Windows Command Line Directory Navigation

    Posted on March 7, 2011 | No Comments
    Note: When I was writing this, I could not get the backslash character to display, so I use [backslash] to represent it in the text. I am not new to the Windows command line. Back in my tech support days, it was frequently faster to tell callers to click on the menu, click on start, type “cmd,” click “Run,” type in a command (frequently...

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  • This is the first of a series of posts about installing Fedora Linux. Fedora is the free version of Red Hat Linux. It also serves as a testing ground and communication pipeline to the larger Linux community for Red Hat. The Fedora project was formally separated from Red Hat under the name “Fedora Core” (now simply “Fedora”) in 2003, but the Red Hat company...

    Installing Fedora in Virtual Box

    Posted on February 21, 2011 | 1 Comment
    This is the first of a series of posts about installing Fedora Linux. Fedora is the free version of Red Hat Linux. It also serves as a testing ground and communication pipeline to the larger Linux community for Red Hat. The Fedora project was formally separated from Red Hat under the name “Fedora Core” (now simply “Fedora”) in 2003, but the Red Hat company...

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