I have an old Lenovo ThinkPad T450S that is laying around and collecting dust, so I decided to install the latest version of Linux Mint 21 on it to give a new life. I chose Linux Mint over Ubuntu because Linux Mint is built on Ubuntu LTS and everything works “Out Of The Box”, so it is stable and does not require me to manually install any drivers to make it work. The installation was […]
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In my previous post, I covered how to set up Visual Studio Code for Java development in Ubuntu, in this post I will cover how to do it in Windows. It follows the same two steps as in Ubuntu: Install Extension Pack for Java Install a new Java SDK Download and install Visual Studio Code Go to the Visual Studio homepage and click “Download for Windows” download the Windows installer for Visual Studio Code. Run […]
Visual Studio Code is the most popular open-source, cross-platform IDE for software developers and it supports various programming languages, such as C++, C#, Python, Java, and more. Besides being a professional development IDE, VS Code is an excellent educational tool for teaching students programming languages. I have been teaching Java to students and I think VS Code is a better choice of IDE than others such as jGRASP, IntelliJ,IDEA or Eclipse. In order to use […]
We live in a digital world and any sensible person would agree that it is full of danger, security experts have warned us over and over again not to click links, open attachments, or run programs unless we can trust them. However, if there are legitimate cases where we have to test a new program to see how it works, then what should we do? There are different ways to do it, but I will […]
If you happen to have an old computer in your closet collecting dust, it is time to bring it out and transform it into a Chromebook using Google’s Chrome OS Flex, without costing a penny. If you ever used a Chromebook, you already know Chrome OS, but what is Chrome OS Flex? Chrome OS Flex is a free and cloud-based OS developed by Google that can be installed on PCs and Macs. Chrome OS Flex […]
I got a new Lenovo ThinkPad T480S with less than $700 this holiday season to replace my HP Envy 15 but I don’t want to throw the old computer away because it is still working well, so I decided to keep it as a test computer. I can use it to test the last release of various Linux distros, such as Ubuntu 19.10, Fedora Workstation 31, elementary OS 5.1, Zorin OS 15, and more, or […]
Linux has grown from an enthusiast’s toy hobby to a viable alternative to Windows in recent years, thanks to the effort and the commitment of many selfless volunteering developers around the world and of some large companies such as RedHat and Concanical. With more and more security breaches happened to Windows computers, it is time to seriously consider Linux over Windows. Here are 10 most compelling reasons why Linux is better than Windows. 1. Linux […]
According to the official release schedule for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, a RC (release candidate) build was released yesterday and the final release is only one week away: April 26, 2018. Are you ready for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS? But why Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is so important? LTS stands for Long Term Support and a LTS release of Ubuntu means Canonical (the company who created Ubuntu) will provide support for 5 years until April 2023 which a […]
The Meltdown and Spectre security vulnerabilities in the modern CPU processors have been on the news headline and caused quite some panic (here, here, here, and more) because the vulnerabilities can theoretically allow attackers to steal private information without user’s knowledge. Major OS vendors such as Microsoft, Google, Apple and Linux all started working on a patch on the OS level way before the vulnerabilities were released in public and the patches will soon be […]
Disclaimer: the article contains some referral links which will give me monetary incentives when you sign up the programs by using the links. You do not have to use my referral links, but I would greatly appreciate if you do. Holiday shopping is stressful and stretches everyone’s budget, including mine. But fortunately I have been earning extra cash throughout the year to prepare for the potential budget overhaul. I earned around $600 extra cash in […]