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About Jack Wallen
Jack Wallen is an award-winning writer for Techrepublic and Linux.com. As an avid promoter/user of the Linux OS, Jack tries to convert as many users to open source as possible. His current favorite flavor of Linux is Bodhi Linux (a melding of Ubuntu and Enlightenment).
When Jack isn't writing about Linux he is hard at work on his other writing career -- writing about zombies, various killers, super heroes, and just about everything else he can manipulate between the folds of reality. You can find Jack's books on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Smashwords.
Outnumbered in his house one male to two females and three humans to six felines, Jack maintains his sanity by riding his mountain bike and working on his next books. For more news about Jack Wallen, visit his website Get Jack'd.
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Google Now on Android Jelly Bean is more than just a search feature
January 11, 2013 12:24pm PST
Jack Wallen takes a look at Google Now, a new feature that comes with Android 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean).
4 Latest comment by wadexyz
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Track projects and employees' hours with eHour
January 11, 2013 9:54am PST
Jack Wallen calls eHours one of the best systems for small businesses that need to track time. Learn how to install and configure eHours, which has distributions for Linux, Windows, and Mac.
6 Latest comment by kshitiz_vyas
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Five budget apps to help you keep tabs on your spending
January 9, 2013 8:35am PST
Take advantage of budget apps so your business expenses can be better managed and not be a nightmare at the end of the year.
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Do Android tablets dream of Electric Sheep? An M2M future
January 7, 2013 4:16pm PST
Jack Wallen discusses some M2M initiatives that open up the world of possibilities for Android tablets.
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M2M is one of Verizon's key business tech trends
January 7, 2013 12:59pm PST
Find out how Verizon Wireless is working hard to help businesses take advantage of M2M. Do you think they'll be one of the major players in M2M solutions?
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Ubuntu on smartphones: What you need to know
January 7, 2013 8:53am PST
Canonical announced that Ubuntu for smartphones is now a reality. Jack Wallen gives you a heads up on what you should know at this point and what he expects for the future of this platform.
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Learn how to multitask on the Samsung Galaxy Note II
January 3, 2013 7:39pm PST
Jack Wallen takes a look at two multitasking features on the Samsung Galaxy Note II: Multi Window and Popup Note.
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Get Spotify on your Linux desktop (and why you should)
December 31, 2012 6:00am PST
Jack Wallen not only shows you how to install Spotify on your Ubuntu desktop, but reminds us how important it is to install, use, and even purchase these titles!
5 Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto
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Manage MySQL databases from a Windows desktop with Toad
December 28, 2012 10:02pm PST
Jack Wallen walks through the process of installing Toad for MySQL, connecting to a server, creating a database, and creating a table on the new database.
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Manage MySQL from Windows with these five apps
December 27, 2012 1:09am PST
There are plenty of GUI tools available that can manage your MySQL database, even from the Windows environment.
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Top 10 Tablets in the Enterprise posts in 2012
December 20, 2012 5:00am PST
Here are the 10 most-read posts for TechRepublic's Tablets in the Enterprise blog in 2012.
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12 Days of Christmas: What open source has given us
December 17, 2012 6:00am PST
Jack Wallen plants his tongue in his cheek and has a go at the Twelve Days of Christmas -- open source style!
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Wireshark makes locating bandwidth issues easy
December 15, 2012 5:49pm PST
When a small business experiences network bottlenecks, the best troubleshooting tool for the job is Wireshark, according to Jack Wallen.
4 Latest comment by Matthew G. Davidson
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Five plugins to help you monetize WordPress
December 12, 2012 10:32am PST
Jack Wallen describes how WordPress can be used for much more than just blogging, particularly when it comes to generating income.
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Use this lightweight WAMP server to serve content on a Windows machine
December 11, 2012 5:18pm PST
With the free Uniform Server, you could easily take a simple Windows desktop PC, turn it into an internal web server, and create a useful portal for whatever you need.
3 Latest comment by essex133
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How to get Netflix streaming on Ubuntu 12.10
December 10, 2012 7:00am PST
It's taken quite some time, but Netflix streaming video has finally arrived on the Ubuntu Linux desktop. In this easy, step-by-step, Jack Wallen shows you how.
33 Latest comment by balticbloand
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Manage the product inventory in your TomatoCart installation
December 6, 2012 1:08pm PST
In this TomatoCart tutorial, learn how to add tax codes and zones, manage product categories, add products, and change banner images in the ecommerce solution.
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Five free apps to help remind you to take a break
December 3, 2012 1:40pm PST
Jack Wallen has found apps that remind users to take breaks and practice good ergonomics, and they do this without costing a penny.
7 Latest comment by HAL 9000
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Driving forces behind Linux and open source growth
December 3, 2012 8:13am PST
Jack Wallen has been watching Linux and open source for well over a decade. In all the ebbs and flows of acceptance, he has never seen such wide-spread usage of the open source platform as now.
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Five easy to use and free desktop social networking tools
November 28, 2012 8:40am PST
Having the proper tools allows you to keep your business on top of social networking and keep you one step ahead of the competition.
9 Latest comment by NickGilmore
