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Selena Frye

Selena Frye

TechRepublic Staff

Selena Frye

Selena Frye
Selena has been at TechRepublic since 2002. She is currently a Senior Editor with a background in technical writing, editing, and research. She edits Data Center, Linux and Open Source, Apple in the Enterprise, The Enterprise Cloud, Web Designer, and IT Security blogs.
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    Ubuntu 12.10 can help you avoid the pain of Windows 8 (regardless of the retraction)

    Ubuntu's powerful and new slogan, "Avoid the pain of Windows 8," was retracted for a generic, watered-down tagline. Jack Wallen thinks it was a mistake to retract it. Here's why.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | October 29, 2012, 8:03 AM PDT | Latest comment by zolar1

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    Using the flow graph feature on Wireshark

    Scott Reeves demonstrates the flow graph feature of the Wireshark tool, which can help you check connections between client server, finding timeouts, re-transmitted frames, or dropped connections.

    Posted by Scott Reeves | October 23, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by jvprosser@...

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    The implications of LightWorks coming to Linux

    The LightWorks video editor is coming to Linux. How was this made possible and what are the far-reaching implications for the flagship open source platform? Jack Wallen ruminates.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | October 22, 2012, 8:03 AM PDT | Latest comment by pgit

  • 2

    Why and how you should start using offlineIMAP now

    Marco Fioretti explains how offlineIMAP helps you back up selected mailboxes so that you always have a secure copy that you can access on a different computer.

    Posted by Marco Fioretti | October 16, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by mfioretti

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    Upgrading Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10

    Ubuntu 12.10 is released in just days. Jack Wallen walks you through the process of upgrading from Ubuntu 12.04 to 12.10, so you can enjoy the experience a few days early.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | October 15, 2012, 7:55 AM PDT | Latest comment by freezeron

  • 0

    How to write your own Elvi for Surfraw

    Marco Fioretti takes you through the steps for writing the code that allows you to take advantage of the Surfraw tool for automating queries to websites.

    Posted by Marco Fioretti | October 9, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

  • 6

    Linux Kernel 3.7 flexes its ARM muscles

    With the Linux 3.7 kernel some major changes are in order. In particular, the support for ARM technology has arrived. Jack Wallen pontificates on what this could mean for the open source platform...

    Posted by Jack Wallen | October 8, 2012, 7:15 AM PDT | Latest comment by alastair@...

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    Linux: The big misconceptions

    There are two misconceptions about Linux that have plagued the open source platform from the very beginning. Jack Wallen tries to assuage the doubts of those hesitant to learn something new,...

    Posted by Jack Wallen | October 3, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by jgm@...

  • 3

    Using wview to monitor the weather on your own weather station

    Weather geeks will want to check out this free weather station software program called wview. Scott Reeves shows you how to get it and configure some of its features.

    Posted by Scott Reeves | October 2, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by sebasgonky

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    Use Wireshark to inspect packets on your network

    Scott Reeves illustrates how you can use Wireshark to inspect packets, looking specifically at various points in the OSI layer, to troubleshoot network issues.

    Posted by Scott Reeves | September 25, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by 131313ontanez-24472904060645141771750399938085

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    Apple: The accuser becomes the accused

    On the heels of the Apple/Samsung lawsuit, Apple drops IOS 6 on the public. Just like IOS 5, there are plenty of features stolen directly from Android, alleges Jack Wallen.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | September 24, 2012, 9:06 AM PDT | Latest comment by blatanville

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    Ubuntu Unity: A beginner's walk-through

    Jack Wallen has been proclaiming Ubuntu Unity the single most efficient desktop on the market. This time he decides to illustrate a simple task and how Ubuntu Unity's approach is easy and efficient.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | September 17, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by nwe

  • 3

    Marble, a great digital atlas for educators (and everybody else)

    Marco Fioretti introduces a free and open virtual globe and atlas that is perfect for educators and anyone who wants to customize their own mapping software.

    Posted by Marco Fioretti | September 17, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by tackat

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    A quick presentation of D-BUS-based automation

    Marco Fioretti explains how to use D-Bus scripting to automate and simplify various tasks by reconfiguring applications with GUI interfaces.

    Posted by Marco Fioretti | September 10, 2012, 5:25 PM PDT

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    GNOME is simply losing its grasp

    The GNOME development team shot another bullet in their foot when they removed some beloved features from the Nautilus file manager. Read Jack Wallen's take on how this serves as the final blow to...

    Posted by Jack Wallen | September 10, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by Jaqui

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    Use jperf and Wireshark for troubleshooting network issues

    Scott Reeves explains how to use jperf to simulate a TCP or UDP connection and then use Wireshark to analyze the traffic in order to help pinpoint network issues.

    Posted by Scott Reeves | September 5, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by snichor

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    With the rise of the Linux desktop, will viruses follow?

    The Linux desktop is growing in popularity and many believe a growth in viruses will follow. Jack Wallen thinks that logic is flawed and explains why.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | September 4, 2012, 6:51 AM PDT | Latest comment by bobc4012@...

  • 3

    Surfing the World Wide Web, raw style

    Marco Fioretti gets to the bottom of the "mysterious" Surfraw program and tells you what you can do with it to power-up your WWW research skills.

    Posted by Marco Fioretti | August 30, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT | Latest comment by homemade@...

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    The sitting duck that is open source

    A jury irresponsibly awarded a huge victory to Apple over Samsung. This judgement could have a serious impact on not only the landscape of smartphones, but the whole of open source.

    Posted by Jack Wallen | August 27, 2012, 7:55 AM PDT | Latest comment by bobc4012@...

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    A little known DigiKam tool: Print Assistant

    Marco Fioretti shows three uses for DigiKam's Print Assistant feature and reviews some of the settings.

    Posted by Marco Fioretti | August 24, 2012, 6:00 AM PDT

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