Many hotel chains around the world use free Wireless Internet supplied to their rooms as a service to their customers. Not all hotels offer free Wifi, instead, they charge a fee per day for the use of the Wireless Internet. The hotels that charge a fee for broadband, sometimes an exorbitant amount in the case … Read more
There is a good version of Ubuntu for Chinese customers. Ubuntu Kylin is customized especially for China with custom applications installed that are specifically designed for use in China. Give this a try if you wish to have an alternative to Windows on your desktop or laptop machine. Download Ubuntu Kylin: https://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu-kylin. Ubuntu Kylin website: … Read more
The virtual consoles are six virtual terminals that allow the Linux user to administer their Linux system in a text-only environment. If you are on your Linux desktop, press Ctrl-Alt-F1 to get to the first virtual terminal. Use the Alt-F2 key combination to get to the next virtual console. Or you may hold Alt and … Read more
It is really amazing that the new Windows Powershell is moving Windows Administrators back towards the command-line instead of using the GUI for everything. Powershell has some very good features; but the difficulty I have experienced installing extra cmdlets is very grating indeed. It is better to use the BASH shell, as it is very … Read more