Jun 022010
 

From Lifehacker.com…

Lifehacker Pack 2010: Our List of Essential Windows Downloads: “We feature hundreds of different downloads every year at Lifehacker. If all you want is the best of the best, look no further than our annual Lifehacker Pack: One download that installs only our favorite, must-have Windows applications in a few clicks.

As with last year’s Lifehacker Pack (and its much older predecessor), the Lifehacker Pack is intended as both an up-to-date compilation of our favorite Windows apps and utilities, and an actual bundle of software you can easily install.”

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May 202010
 

Five Linux performance commands every admin should know: “Managing performance on Linux hosts is often seen as a black art. Many system administrators rarely venture beyond the simple or resort to throwing hardware, more memory and more CPU, at perceived performance problems. The use of a few simple commands, however, can reveal a huge amount of detail about your host and may help you resolve your performance issues quickly and easily.”

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May 182010
 

From Lifehacker.com…

Use Dropbox to Monitor Your Computer Remotely – dropbox – Lifehacker: “The clever uses for file-syncing utility Dropbox never seem to end. In addition to the many creative uses for Dropbox we’ve already highlighted, Digital Inspiration explains how to use Dropbox to remotely monitor your computer and catch any unauthorized users.”

 Posted by at 8:11 pm