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The Top 6 Things To Consider When You Install Java Software
Oracle’s Java runtime software is required to run Java applets on websites and desktop software written in the Java programming language. When installing Java, there are a few things you should consider, especially regarding security. Java is used by an ever-decreasing number of websites and is a frequent target of attacks. Most people could remove Java and not notice a difference.
10 Websites Geeks of All Stripes Should Bookmark
We geeks know what we are and revel in our existence as our place in society grows ever stronger. We are geeks, we are proud, and we're not going anywhere. As the Internet becomes a bigger part of everybody's lives, we are the ones who they, the non-geeks, will turn to for help and advice. And we will offer that help and advice without hesitation. There are some fantastic resources on the Web for geeks, of all ages and all kinds.
Introducing Paper, A Simply Beautiful Sketchbook App [iPad]
Paper by Studio Fifty Three (iTunes link), which is admittedly a rather un-Googleable name for an app, is the ultimate in distraction-free simplified idea sketching. Your options are ridiculously limited - but that's part of the beauty. The brushes, available via in-app purchases with only the basic fountain pen free, feel wonderful.
The Top 10 Free Or Very Cheap eBook Thrillers [MUO Book Club]
You’ll be hard pressed to find any long distance journey where none of the passengers are reading a thriller. This type of novel – packed with suspense, tension and excitement – has become a staple of literature over the past 100 years, with crime thrillers, political thrillers, mystery, psychological and paranoid thrillers all vying for attention on bookstore shelves.
How To Use VirtualBoxes Free Images To Test & Run Open Source Operating Systems [Linux]
Quickly try out a wide variety of open source operating systems, some you're familiar with and some you aren't. You can start browsing now at Virtualboxes, a website that takes almost all the work out of trying out operating systems in Virtualbox. VirtualBox, in case you're not familiar with it, is free virtualization software. It lets you run any operating system in a window, meaning you don't need to worry about partitioning or dual-booting.
7 Ways To Learn More About The Books We Read & Get The Most Out Of Them
I hope, the reader will look upon these ideas as another reminder that books or their authors are just the beginning. You can take both as keywords and launch a search to deepen your learning not only about the books in general, but also everything else they touch upon. There are some other obvious ways we can deepen our learning by following a few web trails left by the author and his book.
Cringe With 5 Websites for Awkward Personal Stories
There are several sites out on the Internet devoted to the publishing of awkward stories from all over. Some are kind of funny, and some are incredibly cringe-worthy. Moving right along the lines with sites such as Awkward Family Photos, these sites are all worth taking a quick look at.
7 Awesome Google Chrome Promo Videos
Google Chrome has come from nowhere to be the third most-popular web browser in the world. It's rapidly catching up to Firefox, which is currently sitting in second place behind the omnipresent Internet Explorer from Microsoft. How on earth has it achieved such a feat? By being new and different, and offering speed and efficiency above all else. At least in its early days.