Krishna In 1981 IBM introduced the IBM PC in an attempt to gain share in the microcomputer market. It was such a huge success that in the end it turned against its creator and undermined IBM’s market dominance. What IBM did at the time was sharply at odds with its previous corporate culture. To shorten the … Read more
By now, you know a lot of reasons to begin using Ubuntu Linux. We’ll wrap up the post by highlighting why is wise to stop using Windows and try Ubuntu Linux instead. Many of the topics touched on in this section have already been mentioned; now you have them all together in one place to … Read more
When you replace your OS, many things change with it. The interface might not look the same, the applications can be different, and you may not be able to ask the same people for help. So you may ask: “What would it be like to work with Ubuntu Linux? What would I be getting into?” … Read more
Ubuntu Linux can be defined in many ways and from different angles. First off, it is an operating system (usually shortened to OS). Ubuntu is a distribution of Linux, based on Debian, and that gives it some characteristic features. But to describe it only as an OS would be nothing short of unfair: it also … Read more
In our experience there are at least ten good reasons to try Ubuntu Linux right away: • You want your computer to boot really fast and to be fully functional after that. • You want to use a sleek and modern operating system (OS) but are reluctant to buy a Mac. • You are an … Read more
Step 1 – Setup PPA First of all, If you are running with a 64-bit system enable 32-bit architecture. Also, install the key which was used to sign packages of wine. sudo dpkg –add-architecture i386 wget -qO – https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key | sudo apt-key add – Use one of the following commands to enable the Wine apt … Read more
Now that you are familiar with the different types of cables that you can combine with your GPS, it’s time to take a look at how to make some of them. I’ll begin by taking you through the process of making a data cable. Specifically, this data cable is one for a Garmin eTrex GPS … Read more
A GPS receiver is designed as a standalone, mobile piece of equipment you can take with you in a car or on foot into the wilderness. It wouldn’t be very useful if it needed a hard-wired connection — how often would you want to know the precise coordinates of your desktop PC? However, most GPS … Read more
There’s a lot of information to find — technical information, diagnostic information, and more. Let’s begin our tour of the secrets of GPS units. Hidden Secrets Most electronic devices contain hidden diagnostic screens or setup menus that are used by the manufacturer to diagnose faults and possibly remedy them. GPS receivers are no different, but … Read more
Of course, all that power just begs to be abused. Power corrupts, as they say, and hackers are nothing but a corrupt bunch: Almost as soon as Gmail was launched, hackers were looking at ways to use those capabilities for other purposes. They investigated the incredibly rich interface, and saw how much of the processing … Read more