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Ubuntu’s Thin Vertical Taskbar on Windows 8

Alan McCloskeyJun 4, 2014June 21, 20140

Duplicating the vertical taskbar implemented with Ubuntu on Windows 8 is not without its caveats. This guide shows you how to pull it off.

Change Border Width in Windows 8

Alan McCloskeyJun 1, 2014June 21, 20140

Captain Obvious alert: Windows 8 was intended to be used with a touch interface. Desktop windows are thick so your sausage-fingers can grab them.

Game Discs Replaced by Steam

Alan McCloskeyJun 1, 2014July 23, 20261

One reason to replace your game discs is because the original CDs or DVDs have copy protection out the ying-yang.

Office Shredding: You Can Only Trust Yourself

Alan McCloskeyApr 10, 2014November 28, 20140

Even if you aren’t intentionally robbing customers or breaking government trust laws, there’s lots of stuff that would be valuable in the wrong hands and

Fellowes AutoMax Shredders Allow For Auto-Destruct Sequence

Alan McCloskeyApr 2, 2014November 28, 20140

You don’t have to be a Starship captain to set up your own Auto-Destruct sequence. You just have to get your hands on one of

Preserve Your Online Anonynimity

Don HaynesMar 22, 2014November 28, 20140

This article isn’t about stealing movies and music without getting caught. This is about keeping a nosy government out of our emails and browsing history.

Create Your Own Cloud Server

Don HaynesMar 1, 2014November 28, 20140

Why do you need to pay a monthly fee for online storage when you can just as easily host your own cloud storage server? And

How to Discover Disk Usage in Linux

Alan McCloskeyFeb 16, 2014June 22, 20140

While Linux has a reputation of being hard to use, modern versions up the usability ante beyond the most popular devices. You can still do

How to install an OS from a USB

Don HaynesJul 29, 2013June 22, 20141

It’s going to happen more and more often as we move into the age of tablets. Those of us who remove, change, or reinstall our

How to fix Video Stuttering on Pivos Xios with XBMC

Alan McCloskeyMay 1, 2013June 21, 201416

There's nothing really wrong with the Xios, You just have to tweak some settings to get around some limitations.

Physically separate networks to finally fix server issues

Alan McCloskeyMar 25, 2013November 28, 20140

Ever since I moved the site over to Linux, I've had weird, unexplained issues, most often the network would stop responding with no warning.

How to Connect XBMC Linux to Synology Diskstation NAS

Alan McCloskeyMar 21, 2013June 21, 20147

One problem you may face with an XBMC Linux installation (or appliance running XBMC) is connecting to and scraping your media that resides on a

Replacing an APC UPS Battery

Alan McCloskeyMar 5, 2013June 22, 20140

If you have a Uninterruptable Power Supply for your PC or server, then you already know that the batteries eventually die. Here are some things

Lotso CES Tech News January 10, 2013

NewsJan 10, 2013June 29, 20140

Another day and more CES coverage! I'm sure a lot of stuff will be coming in over the next few days (and even the weekend)

iPhone 5 for $45 a month Without Contract

Alan McCloskeyJan 10, 2013November 28, 20140

Whatever your feelings about Walmart are, you can't deny that this is one of the cheapest cell phone plans when using an iPhone. They are