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Android is a mobile operating system primarily designed for mobile phones. Android was the first complete, open, and free mobile platform and runs on the Linux kernel. It was launched on 5 November 2007. It was initially developed by Android Inc., a firm later purchased by Google, who then transferred further management and development of the operating system… Continue reading Android
Green Computing is the study and practice of using computing resources efficiently. The global use of computing resources, both servers and desktops, continues to grow dramatically. There are opportunities to reduce the ecological footprint of computing through careful selection of hardware and improved computer network designs. Actions you can take What to avoid Corporates and businesses… Continue reading Green computing
Android 4 “Jelly Bean (4.3) “ is a version of the Android mobile phone operating system that was released on July 24, 2013. This update brought New features Restricted Profiles for Multiple users (Tablets only) Google introduced multi-user profiles in the Android 4.2. In 4.3 a new feature called restricted profiles was added. Users can: Dial-pad Autocomplete The… Continue reading Android 4 Jelly Bean
Android 4 “Ice Cream Sandwich” is a version of the Android mobile phone operating system that was announced on October 19, 2011. This update brought Honeycomb features to smartphones and added new features including facial recognition unlock, network data usage monitoring and control, unified social networking contacts, photography enhancements, offline email searching, app folders, and information sharing using… Continue reading Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich
Here are some very useful Android apps. Social media Security and antivirus Emergency management Cloud storage File management Online shopping Media, music, video, books News Browsers and Internet Email Productivity, tasks, notes Travel Tip: check for transport apps for cities you visit, e.g.: Los Angeles Transit, Los Angeles subway map, Paris Transport, DC Metro Transit… Continue reading Top Android apps
Kubuntu is a Linux distro (version) of Ubuntu with the KDE graphical user interface. Since June 2007, 1154 of the French parliament’s desktops have been running Kubuntu. An official government report stated that the switch was expected to provide a substantial savings to tax-payers. A modified version of Kubuntu is used in over 29,000 computer labs in Brazilian… Continue reading Kubuntu
Linux is a Unix-based open source operating system that is free to install and use and has many features. Linux comes in a large variety of “distros” (distributions) such as: Linux tips sudo smbpasswd -a username It should be noted that the user added as username has to exist as a Linux user as well. More details: SettingUpSamba –… Continue reading Linux
Linux Mint’s purpose is to produce an elegant, up to date and comfortable GNU/Linux desktop distribution. Excerpt From DistroWatch.com:Linux Mint is one of the surprise packages of the past year. Originally launched as a variant of Ubuntu with integrated media codecs, it has now developed into one of the most user-friendly distributions on the market –… Continue reading Linux Mint
In May 2008 I finally bit the bullet and decided to install Kubuntu on my small laptop. It is an older Fujitsu Lifebook with a Transmeta Crusoe chip with 256MB or RAM, so it struggles a bit to run Windows XP. I opted for the Ubuntu desktop CD install, but this basically doesn’t work with… Continue reading Kubuntu Hardy Heron
Computer games consoles are the high consumers of this personal computer industry, using huge amounts of energy to generate the necessary graphics and sounds. References
