Linux Mint 17.3 XFCE, KDE Editions Delayed

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Dec 142015
 

The Linux Mint development team has pushed back the release date of XFCE and KDE desktop versions of Linux Mint 17.3 a.k.a. Rosa to January 2016. Launch dates for KDE and XFCE versions of Rosa were originally set for December 2015. But with even the beta (trial version) of XFCE Read More

Cloud Monitoring Startup Cloudyn Snags $11m

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Dec 142015
 
Cloud Monitoring Startup Cloudyn Snags $11m

Israeli multi-cloud monitoring and optimizing startup Cloudyn has raised $11 million in a Series B round, led by Carmel Ventures with participation from previous investors Titanium Investments and RDSeed (a collaboration of Rafael and Elron Electronics), taking its total backing to date to $15 million. What Cloudyn Does Targeted at Read More

How to Check Kernel Version on Linux & Mac

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Dec 122015
 
How to Check Kernel Version on Linux & Mac

Determining the kernel version of your Linux system is easier than stuffing a large pizza slice into your mouth. Really! 🙂 There are multiple commands you can use to find out the kernel version/release on your system. Now you might wonder why we need to know the kernel version. Determining Read More

What are Guest Additions?

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Dec 102015
 
What are Guest Additions?

Anyone who has installed Oracle’s VirtualBox virtualization software inevitably encounters a few vexing problems. The main problem is that your monitor settings (screen resolution) will be off and the desktop will not occupy the full screen. Plus, there are usually issues with your mouse with the guest OS. Here’s where Read More

Ultimate Free Tool Box for Mac

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Dec 072015
 
Ultimate Free Tool Box for Mac

Just because you forked out a gazillion dollars for your spanking new iMac or MacBook does not mean you must spend more money on buying a bunch of Mac applications. In this post, we’ll consider several useful free and open source applications that work well on the Mac OS X Read More

Early Christmas for KeePassX Users – KeePassX 2.0 Out

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Dec 072015
 
Early Christmas for KeePassX Users - KeePassX 2.0 Out

Folks, Christmas has arrived 18 days early for password manager KeePassX users. After five years of development, version 2.0 of KeePassX has been released. The previous stable version of KeePassX was 0.4.3, which was released way back in March 2010. Clearing Confusion Let’s first clear up lingering confusion. In the Read More