Category Archives: Software

Ground control to Major Tux: Space station dumps Windows, now uses Linux

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

Reblogged from VentureBeat: For reasons involving reliability — which is semi-kinda important in low-Earth orbit, apparently — our fellow nerds living aboard the International Space Station have made the switch from Windows to Linux for astronauts’ laptops. The space nerds … Continue reading →

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Parental Control Software

Posted on April 18, 2009 by

Outside of the somewhat routine “do you think my computer could have a virus” question, the next most frequent question I’m asked is in regard to parental control software. There are a number of options currently in the market but … Continue reading →

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