[UPDATE]: If you are trying to remotely connect to your Ubuntu box from Windows computer, then I highly recommend X2Go, which enables you to access a graphical desktop over a low bandwidth (or high bandwidth) connection. It works much better than other remote control programs. Check my post for more information. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Recently I am working on a research project that requires me to use Ubuntu, so I installed Ubuntu 14.04, the LTS (Long Time […]
Hewlett-Packard confirmed that the company will split into two independent companies: Hewlett-Packard Enterprise which will focus on providing various services, and HP Inc. which will mainly continue the current PC manufacturing business. In a nutshell, the company splits into a software-based (or service-based) company and a hardware-based company, and I am not surprised by the split. The hardware-based business or the PC manufacturing business around the world has been losing market because of the impact from smart phones […]
NOVA just released a interesting video on cyber security called Rise of the Hackers. Some part of the video is a little bit dramatic, but overall it is very informative and eye-opening. It did a good job on conveying the idea that the Internet is a very dangerous environment and the cyber security is a tug-o-war between defenders and hackers, and also did an excellent job on explaining how quantum computing works even though it […]
If you woke up tomorrow, and your Internet looked like this, what would you do? Imagine all your favorite websites taking forever to load, while you get annoying notifications from your ISP suggesting you switch to one of their approved “Fast Lane” sites. Think about what we would lose: all the weird, alternative, interesting, and enlightening stuff that makes the Internet so much cooler than mainstream Cable TV. What if the only news sites you […]
In one of the tweets in June 2014 by Markus Persson, creator of the popular on-line game Minecraft, he expressed the intention to sell his share of Mojang (being sarcastic or not), the developer behind Minecraft, now it is said that Microsoft is in serious talk of acquiring Minecraft for $2 billion. So I guess his wish or dream will come true soon. Anyone want to buy my share of Mojang so I can move […]
When Windows 8 was first introduced, the iconic Start menu was removed. Many users were frustrated by this removal. For instance, you cannot shut down your computer the same way you do in previous versions of Windows: Start->Shut down. You will need to switch to the home screen, then choose shut down from the power icon. Responding to users’ objection of the removal of the Start button, Microsoft sort of brought back the Start button in Windows […]
If you need to capture the home screen (with the live tile) of Windows 8.1 (or Windows 8) in a laptop or desktop computer, how do you do that? Of course, you can always use a camera to take a picture of the home screen, but the quality will not be impressive (give it a try if you don’t believe me). Below are two better yet simple ways to get a quality screen capture of Windows […]
You probably already heard that Sprint’s new CEO Marcelo Claure has three priorities to turn the company back on the right track: cut prices, improve the cellular network, and reduce the operation cost. To me, the first two should be done at the same time. I have been with Sprint since 2011 the then unlimited family plan (it is a grandfather plan now because Sprint has discontinued the plan) because my family is heavy on […]
Have you had the experience that when you were in a grocery store and realized you forgot to bring your shopping list with you? Well I had that experience many times, and that is why I am now using Google Keep to help me out whenever I go shopping. Google Keep is a notepad app developed by Google and it supports notes in audio, video, text format. All notes are stored on Google Drive and […]
Amazon released a new shipping option for Prime members called FREE No-Rush Shipping, which will automatically give the member $1 Amazon Instant Video credit if the member selects this shipping option instead of the FREE Two-Day Shipping. The credit is valid for 30 days after it is added to the member’s account. This is Amazon’s new approach to cover its shipping cost besides the last Prime membership cost increase. If you are a Prime member, […]