How To Fix Low Graphics Mode Error After Kernel Update

April 22, 2013 No Comments

After recently updating a Linux installation to kernel 3.2.0-40, we suddenly started having all kinds of problems with the Operating System: First, reboot seemed to hang at the boot screen for a very long time – for Ubuntu, a blank screen; for Peppermint, the Peppermint Logo, for Zorin 6, the wheel. Next, when the system [...]

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Is The Desktop Really (Pretty Much) Dead?

April 6, 2013 No Comments

I read an article recently claiming that “The desktop is (pretty much) dead” and I could not help but wonder if this was just an attempt at riling people up, drawing readership (they got me to read it), or just plain fantasy that “cloud” providers cook up to justify their continued push for ever increasing [...]

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How To Fix CentOS 6.4 Boot Hang After Upgrade

April 3, 2013 1 Comment

The Community Enterprise Operating System, commonly known as CentOS is a solid Linux Operating system similar to Red Hat Linux. We recently ran into a GUI boot problem after upgrading to CentOS 6.4 in a VirtualBox environment. Upon restarting after the upgrade, we noticed that during the boot process, the system showed either a blank [...]

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Mobile App Permissions: Are Users Really the Problem?

March 30, 2013 No Comments

While there have been a lot of news-worthy events in the past couple of years involving corporate breaches, one thing has not changed. Users are still considered the greatest obstacle to information security. Whether it is phishing, opening infected attachments, or “just being stupid and lazy”. Our focus in this article will be on the [...]

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How To Cut Costs With Hosted Digital Phones

April 29, 2012 No Comments

This is the Internet Age. Broadband and high-speed connections in the small to midsize business environment is now the norm as opposed to the exception it was a few years ago. What does that mean for the small and midsize business owner? Huge cost savings for one, in the area of communication. With the many [...]

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