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Tools matter less than the person using them

If you're a fast runner running against another fast runner, having the right running shoes (light enough, with spikes) can mean that extra second it takes to win. But if you're a slow runner, having the best running shoes on the planet won't help you win the race. You have to train—you have to get… Continue reading

Moto X: First Impressions

The MyTouch 4GAfter dealing with a horrible Sense overlay and a total lack of rom updates from the rooting community on my T-Mobile MyTouch 4G, I vowed to get only Nexus phones in the future.The Verizon Galaxy NexusMy next phone was the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. That was a big mistake.No, unlike the Nexus One and… Continue reading

Memo from 2008: Chrome stores passwords in plain text (gasp)

Just when I thought shoddy tech "journalism" couldn't stoop any lower, there is now a supposedly "new" report out that Chrome stores its passwords in plain text.From Google Chrome security flaw offers unrestricted password access at The Guardian: A serious flaw in the security of Google's Chrome browser lets anyone with access to a user's… Continue reading

Blaming actors of color isn’t productive change

Okay. I’ve gotten in heated arguments with friends about this, but I firmly believe that we should not blame actors of color for taking on demeaning roles. Acting is a tough enough line of work. You do not always have the luxury of turning down roles. There’s some value in this critique of Star Trek:… Continue reading Blaming actors of color isn’t productive change

Tweaking Privacy Settings in Ubuntu 13.04

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. By default, when you do searches in Ubuntu, you'll see online results (from Amazon, as of Ubuntu 13.04—in future versions they may include other online results), too. Some people don't like this. Fortunately, you can turn this behavior off. Search for Privacy. Select… Continue reading

Installing software in Ubuntu 13.04

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. The best way for new users to install software in Ubuntu is using the Ubuntu Software Center. This is a similar process to using Apple's App Store or Google's Play Store to install applications—one central location to manager your applications. First, find the… Continue reading

Installing proprietary drivers on Ubuntu 13.04

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Okay, I'm silly and didn't even remember my old tutorial. The additional drivers is part of Software Sources. More details in the old tutorial for Ubuntu 12.10. For a lot of hardware drivers, Ubuntu will just automatically recognize what you have and have… Continue reading

Installing Ubuntu 13.04

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Note:If you are planning to install Ubuntu on a Windows-preinstalled computer built after 2010, please read this first. If you're installing Ubuntu on a Mac, read this After you have gotten Ubuntu and made a bootable USB from it, you're ready to install… Continue reading

Pure Lubuntu 13.04

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. These removal commands were created based on what Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc. packages were added to a default Lubuntu 13.04 installation. It's possible that the commands might remove some other packages you have since added to the default and want to keep. If that's… Continue reading

Pure Xubuntu 13.04

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. These removal commands were created based on what Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc. packages were added to a default Xubuntu 13.04 installation. It's possible that the commands might remove some other packages you have since added to the default and want to keep. If that's… Continue reading