Windows Vista

Windows Vista – Enable Telnet

It is quite rare that I use Telnet these days, so it took a long time for me to notice that by default it was not packaged with Windows Vista. This is also the case for Windows 7. Telnet is very insecure and whenever you have the choice you should always use SSH, so more […]

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Desktop Linux

Ubuntu 10.10 – Is Maverick Meerkat Marvelous?

It wasn’t long ago that Ubuntu rocked the open source scene as a Debian variant that provided standard end users the ability to use Linux on their own terms. Rather than being forced to compile every piece of software from source, users could suddenly utilize Linux for various office applications, instant messaging, social networking, and […]

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