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Ubuntu as Mom’s Operating System

A lot of tech-savvy indivuals face the same dilema: their parents, who aren’t so tech-savvy, count on them to provide constant technical support for their Mom & Dad PC.  This can become an incredible burden in a Windows world, where the dangers of spyware, viruses, and total system meltdown loom large.  I’ve found that the [...]

Howto Delete Files Permanently and Securely in Windows

Introduction Note: this is a Windows equivalent of my popular article, Howto Delete Files Permanently and Securely in Linux. When you normally delete a file in Windows, you aren’t actually making that file disappear from your hard drive — not even when you empty it from the recycle bin. This is because deleting a file doesn’t actually overwrite it [...]

The Basics of the Bash “for” Loop

The basics of the bash “for” loop; this article can help you save hours of time on redundant tasks.