Task management is arguably one of the most important and challenging part of professional as well as personal life. Professionally, as you assume more and more responsibility, your performance is directly related to or affected with your ability to manage the tasks you’re assigned. If your job involves working on a computer, then you’ll be … Read more
Arch Linux has a reputation for being unstable and hard to use. The distribution is bleeding edge, so its public perception is understandable. It is because of this fact that we’ve decided to compile a list of the top five ways to improve the stability of Arch. 1. Install an LTS Kernel Since Arch Linux … Read more
Virtual hosting is a method for hosting multiple websites on a single server. There are two types of virtual hosting: Name based virtual hosting and IP-based virtual hosting. IP-based virtual hosting is a technique to apply different directives based on the IP address and port a request is received on. You can assign a separate … Read more
Citadel is an easy, versatile, and powerful email and collaboration suite that utilises a “rooms”-based architecture, allowing for a most unique workflow. Its easy installation and simple and intuitive administration places it among the best groupware solutions available and one that is also 100% free and open source. The suite offers email, calendaring, address books, … Read more
Having a side income is always good, especially when you can easily manage the work along with your full time job. If your regular work involves working on an Internet-connected computer, trading stocks is a popular option to earn a few extra bucks. While there are quite a few stock-monitoring applications available for Linux, most … Read more
Gnome 3 is one of the most advanced and stable desktop environments available for Linux and some other operating systems. It’s great for productivity and has unmatched usability to all the desktop environments out there. The latest release of Gnome – 3.18 “Gothenburg” – brings a host of changes (25,112 of them) and improvements that … Read more
Last month, we covered Distroshare Ubuntu Imager which allows anyone to create a custom Ubuntu distribution from their current installation. As powerful as Distroshare’s script might be, the manual configuration might not be for everyone. The creators of Pinguy OS, one of the most user-friendly Ubuntu derivatives, have created a fork of the old Remastersys … Read more
Virtual hosting is a method for hosting multiple domain names on a single server. The are two types of virtual hosting: “Name-based virtual hosting” and “IP-based virtual hosting.” With the name-based virtual hosting, you can host multiple websites on a single machine with a single IP address. Here, we are going to host two websites … Read more
In my previous post, you saw some Apache configuration tips to optimize your Apache web server in Ubuntu. Now I am going to show you more Apache performance tuning tips and tricks. This will improve the overall performance of your Apache web server. Enable mod_deflate Compression Mod_deflate is an Apache module that allows output from … Read more
There certainly are a lot of premium video services on the market today. You have Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Instant, and just recently, HBO Now. This new service from Home Box Office is pretty great. It allows you to check out all of HBO’s content without having to subscribe on cable. Brilliant. They’ve even got … Read more