Jack Wallen

The Essential Phone PH-1 is one of the most intriguing Android devices, particularly because of its connection to Android superstar Andy Rubin. Here’s what you need to know about the unique phone.

Download speeds on your MacBook’s Safari browser may be slower than in browsers like Chrome or Firefox. Here are three tips that might help you out.

This quick how-to article walks you through the process of connecting to a VirtualBox virtual machine, so you can work locally on a remote desktop.

The VirtualBox GUI and command line tool makes it easier to work with virtual machines and appliances. Find out how to get and use this open source virtualization tool.

When you’re on your Mac and you need to email sensitive information, don’t let a lack of tools get in your way. Here’s how the GPG Suite can make encrypting email easy in Apple Mail.

If you have a document you want to make public, an easy way to do so is through Google Drive. Learn how to share documents in Drive for public consumption.

A container isn’t much use if you can’t easily share or manage its data. Here’s how to handle this task with the help of Docker volumes.

If you have a need to quickly deploy a MySQL server, Jack Wallen shows you how, with the help of Docker.

If you have a need to secure shell into your Android device, there are plenty of tools available. One of the easiest is SimpleSSH. Here’s how to install and use this handy app.

GUI-less CentOS server got you down? If that’s the case, Jack Wallen walks you through the steps to install GNOME, KDE, XFCE, or Mate for a much more user-friendly admin environment.

Microsoft has tried to forge a closer relationship with all things open source these days, but the Windows 10 and Linux OSes are still very different. Here are five fundamental differences between these two platforms.

Are your Linux machines able to communicate with your Windows machines via hostname? If not, here’s how to configure them so they can.