Lock down your Wi-Fi or the FBI might come knocking
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld A New York man learned the hard way that leaving your wireless router open to the general public can have some very negative consequences, and that the authorities tend to act...
View ArticleHow to build better passwords without losing your mind
By Alex Wawro, PCWorld Your e-mail password is your last line of defense when it comes to online privacy and security. A hacker cracks that could reset the passwords of (and gain access to) your...
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Web services promise to save you money, slash paperwork
By Yardena Arar, PCWorld Need help putting together a business plan? Vetting a prospective customer or supplier? Accepting online payments? These were among the small business problems that Web...
View ArticleMoving to the cloud isn't for everyone: What to consider
By Elsa Wenzel, PCWorld Turning to Internet services instead of in-house servers appeals to companies seeking lean, mobile operations. The "cloud" is a hot buzzword, but moving the bulk of your...
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30 days with ... Ubuntu Linux
by Tony Bradley, PC World With the inaugural 30 Days With... project -- Google Docs -- behind me, it's time to start a new journey. Today is June 1, so starting today I will spend the next 30 days...
View ArticleDay 2 with Ubuntu: Wow. That was really easy
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld OK. Step one in spending 30 Days With ... Ubuntu Linux is to get Ubuntu Linux installed so I can use it. I have already narrowed it down to Ubuntu, so I don't have to bother...
View ArticleDay 3: Dude, where's my iTunes?
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld OK, so Ubuntu Linux is all installed and ready to go. Now what? Much of the feedback that I received from yesterday's post focused on my choice to go with the Wubi install...
View ArticleDay 4: Tweaking the look and layout of Ubuntu Linux
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld People don't like change. One of the things that some people get hung up on is the look and feel of the desktop. More precisely, some Windows users who look at Ubuntu Linux...
View ArticleDay 5: You invited me to this party
By Tony Bradley, PC World Today's post is going to be dedicated to addressing come issues and concerns from the many comments thus far, and re-establishing the scope and purpose of the 30 Days With...
View ArticleDay 6: In search of Unity
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld Let me start by thanking everyone for all of the supportive comments from 'Day 5: You Invited Me to This Party'. I appreciate it. You might notice that this Day 6 post is...
View ArticleDay 7: Lessons from the Unity trenches
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld Welcome back as we wrap up the first week of 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux. I guess it says something about the complexity of switching operating systems as opposed to switching...
View ArticleDay 8: Setting up email in Evolution
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld Time to move on. No, I haven't actually resolved all of my issues with getting Ubuntu Linux to display the way I would like it to on my external monitor, but I have wasted...
View ArticleDay 9: Testing out some Twitter tools
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld Today was going to be about finally getting my Cisco AnyConnect VPN client set up in Ubuntu Linux so I don't have to work in Ubuntu, write in LibreOffice Writer in Ubuntu,...
View ArticleDay 10: A look at the Ubuntu Software Center
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld If you have been following along, then you know I have had my share of issues thus far in my 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux journey. One thing that stands out for me as a plus so...
View ArticleDay 11: Weighing LibreOffice as a Microsoft Office alternative
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld Welcome back. For today's 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux post, I am taking a look at LibreOffice -- the open source suite of productivity tools that comes installed by default with...
View ArticleDay 12: VPN success, finally!
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld We'll call this Day 12.5 of 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux. It took me a while, but the good news is that I now have VPN connectivity with PCWorld so I can just write in...
View ArticleDay 13: Playing tunes in Banshee
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld For Day 13 of 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux I decided to take a deeper look at Banshee. I dabbled with the music playing app installed by default with Ubuntu during my trials and...
View ArticleDay 14: I'm an Ubuntu Unity convert
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld After poking around the Unity interface a bit, I had switched back to the Ubuntu Classic desktop at the urging of some reader comments. But, today I decided to take a close...
View ArticleUbuntu Linux, Day 15: Cloud syncing and streaming with Ubuntu One
Just over a week ago Apple unveiled iCloud -- the new data syncing and streaming service that will keep all of your data, contacts, email, and music in sync across various devices. As awesome and...
View ArticleUbuntu Linux, Day 16: EXT4 vs. NTFS
By Tony Bradley, PCWorld The default file system in Windows is NTFS, and the default file system in Ubuntu Linux is EXT4. The purpose of today's 30 Days With Ubuntu Linux post is to try and understand...
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