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• Linux basic maintenance commands (Debian-based systems)

  By ilazoudis on 06/11/2017 • ( 0 )

  

  For those who don’t use the commands often this is a super quick reminder/reference. For Debian-based Systems only. We will assume you need to install the ‘Stellarium’ Application.  To install type at the terminal. (commands in bold) apt-get install Stellarium… Read More ›

• MySQL basic commands

  By ilazoudis on 06/11/2017 • ( 0 )

  

  This is basically a quick set of commands for those who don’t use MySQL often. commands are in bold #log in to the server..at the terminal type mysql -u root;  #set a new password UPDATE user SET Password =PASSWORD(‘mypassword’) WHERE… Read More ›

• Give Away of The day

  By ilazoudis on 05/22/2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Every day this site has a FREE software package available for download. Its usually some software that normally you buy for a small fee but on that day it is given for free. Its worth checking out every day to… Read More ›

• Problem with installing .NET 3.5 on Windows 2012

  By ilazoudis on 05/16/2017 • ( 0 )

  While trying to install .NET 3.5 you might stumble on a known issue (bug according to Microsoft) where installation will stop and ask you for an alternative source. The easiest way (if you dont have the installation media) is to… Read More ›

• Sync folders on Mac OSX

  By ilazoudis on 04/17/2017 • ( 0 )

  

  While trying to sync folders on Mac OSX I stumbled on this utility. Its available for free by its creator here https://goo.gl/z962dR . It allows you even to run a simulation before actually running it, in order to see which files… Read More ›

• Celestia : Free space simulation software

  By ilazoudis on 04/15/2017 • ( 0 )

  

   A free space simulation that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions. Celestia runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. https://celestiaproject.net/index.html

• KDevelop – A cross-platform IDE for C, C++, Python, JavaScript and PHP

  By ilazoudis on 04/15/2017 • ( 0 )

  

   Built on modern open source technology, the KDevelop IDE offers a seamless development environment to programmers that work on projects of any size. It helps you get the job done while staying out of your way. https://www.kdevelop.org/

• Network monitoring system (free)

  By ilazoudis on 04/15/2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Currently only for linux, this free (only the pro edition is not free) https://www.observium.org/ platform, will give you a good deal of information about your network.

• Engineers can’t explain how AI works…. Opps!

  By ilazoudis on 04/13/2017 • ( 0 )

  Engineers can’t explain how AI makes decisions. Nice work!!! . An interesting news article from technologyreview.com. https://goo.gl/IAzu4Y

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