Author: John
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21 Awesome (But Lesser-Known) Open-Source Applications for Windows
21 Awesome (But Lesser-Known) Open-Source Applications for Windows Reposted from www.tipsfor.us Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock in Madagascar for the last few years, you undoubtedly already know about the All-Star open-source applications for Windows. I’m talking about applications such as Firefox, Thunderbird, GIMP, OpenOffice, and VLC. However, there are hundreds of lesser-known but…
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Protect Your Privacy When Downloading
Protect Your Privacy When Downloading Earlier this week, a Lifehacker reader caught downloading copyrighted material using BitTorrent told us about the scary warning letter she received from her ISP about a big media company who filed a complaint. Fact is, whether you’re downloading copyrighted material or not, no one likes to have their activities online…
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The Best of Lifehacker in Upgrade Your Life
The Best of Lifehacker in Upgrade Your Life The second edition of the Lifehacker book, Upgrade Your Life, is a compilation of the best 116 hacks and downloads from Lifehacker’s archives. This dead tree version of the web site transforms dozens of blog posts into comprehensive, edited tutorials, which will be familiar to longtime readers.…
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Advanced SSH configuration and tunneling: We don’t need no stinking VPN software
Advanced SSH configuration and tunneling: We don’t need no stinking VPN software by Noah Gift In a recent Red Hat Magazine article, Paul Frields gave some examples of how SSH port forwarding can be used to remotely gain access to resources, or ports, from a remote location. This article will show a pragmatic implementation of…
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12 Essential Rules to Live More Like a Zen Monk
12 Essential Rules to Live More Like a Zen Monk “We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.” – Thich Nhat Hanh I’m not a Zen monk, nor will I ever become one. However, I find great inspiration in the way they try to live their lives: the simplicity of their lives,…
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…spin wildly…
If you’re feeling frightened about what comes next, don’t be. Embrace the uncertainty. Allow it to lead you places. Be brave as it challenges you to exercise both your heart and your mind as you create your own path towards happiness, don’t waste time with regret. Spin wildly into your next action. Enjoy the present,…