Jack Wallen, Author at TechRepublic

Jack Wallen

Jack Wallen is an award-winning writer for TechRepublic, The New Stack, and Linux New Media. He's covered a variety of topics for over twenty years and is an avid promoter of open source. For more news about Jack Wallen, visit his website jackwallen.com.

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Mobility
Android 13 beta 4 has arrived to herald the full release

Android 13 beta 4 doesn't add any new features but fixes a number of bugs. Jack Wallen has the details and his opinion about what makes this release special.

Jack Wallen
Published: July 19, 2022, 8:45 AM PDT Modified: July 19, 2022, 8:45 AM PDT Read More See more Mobility articles
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Security
5 tips for securing SSH on your Linux servers

Jack Wallen offers tips for securing Linux that you can take care of in five minutes or less.

Jack Wallen
Published: July 19, 2022, 7:08 AM PDT Modified: September 28, 2022, 1:26 PM PDT Read More See more Security articles
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Networking
How to install a Minecraft server on Ubuntu Server 22.04

Learn how to install a Minecraft server on Ubuntu 22.04 so you can keep the fun in-house while teaching your young Linux admins the ropes.

Jack Wallen
Published: July 19, 2022, 6:48 AM PDT Modified: July 28, 2022, 12:10 AM PDT Read More See more Networking articles
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Big Data
How to create a dashboard in Tableau

Jack Wallen shows you how easy it is to create a new dashboard with the Tableau data visualization platform.

Jack Wallen
Published: July 18, 2022, 7:42 AM PDT Modified: November 17, 2022, 2:11 PM PST Read More See more Big Data articles
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Hardware
Best remote work setup products

Jack Wallen shares his picks for the best keyboard, monitor and headphones to use when you're working from home.

Jack Wallen
Published: July 18, 2022, 7:00 AM PDT Modified: July 18, 2022, 11:07 AM PDT Read More See more Hardware articles
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Hardware
Best monitors for 2022

Looking for a new monitor to replace that aging, dying screen in front of you? Jack Wallen has his picks for the best options available in 2022.

Jack Wallen
Published: July 18, 2022, 7:00 AM PDT Modified: September 13, 2022, 12:15 PM PDT Read More See more Hardware articles
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Hardware
Best headsets for 2022

Unless you're a true audiophile, most any headphone will do the job, right? Wrong. Jack Wallen has his picks for the best non-audiophile devices you can either put over, in or around your ears.

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Published: July 18, 2022, 7:00 AM PDT Modified: September 12, 2022, 3:06 PM PDT Read More See more Hardware articles
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Hardware
The best keyboards you can buy today

Jack Wallen recommends five keyboards and ranks one keyboard as the best-of-the-best.

Jack Wallen
Published: July 18, 2022, 7:00 AM PDT Modified: September 12, 2022, 1:47 PM PDT Read More See more Hardware articles
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Software
Cockpit makes creating Samba shares remarkably simple

If you're looking for the easiest method for creating Samba shares, Jack Wallen has just what you're looking for via Cockpit.

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Published: July 14, 2022, 7:55 AM PDT Modified: September 29, 2022, 8:08 AM PDT Read More See more Software articles
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Software
What are OpenProject Work Packages, and how do you create one?

Jack Wallen introduces you to a very handy feature in OpenProject called Work Packages that can help make your project management tasks even easier.

Jack Wallen
Published: July 14, 2022, 7:25 AM PDT Modified: September 29, 2022, 8:07 AM PDT Read More See more Software articles