Meet Jennifer, she had been unwittingly yoinking Wi-Fi for more than a year and a half when the gravy train ran out, after which she called into Leo Laporte’s Tech Guy radio show in a state of utter confusion.

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The biggest threat to the open internet is not Chinese government hackers or greedy anti-net-neutrality ISPs, it’s Michael McConnell, the former director of national intelligence.

McConnell’s not dangerous because he knows anything about SQL injection hacks, but because he knows about social engineering. He’s the nice-seeming guy who’s willing and able to use fear-mongering to manipulate the federal bureaucracy for his own ends, while coming off like a straight shooter to those who are not in the know.

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The biggest threat to the open internet is not Chinese government hackers or greedy anti-net-neutrality ISPs, it’s Michael McConnell, the former director of national intelligence.

McConnell’s not dangerous because he knows anything about SQL injection hacks, but because he knows about social engineering. He’s the nice-seeming guy who’s willing and able to use fear-mongering to manipulate the federal bureaucracy for his own ends, while coming off like a straight shooter to those who are not in the know.

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It’s a well-known fact that humans love lists, and the media are generally all too happy to oblige. Recently, however, mixed in among the many “Top 10″ lists and “10 Ways to …” articles out there was one that seemed worthy of attention. “10 Characteristics of a Linux Guru?” was the title of the post, which came from DaniWeb’s Ken Hess. “I’ve known many knowledgeable people over the years but never have I met an actual guru,” Hess began. “I’ve worked with Linux since 1995 and still wouldn’t call myself a guru,” he added.

Now this is a good read folks give it a look, Baldy

What Does It Take to Be a Linux Guru?

YouTube and Vimeo is kicking Adobe’s Flash to the curb in favor of the sharp new HTML5. Both YouTube and Vimeo have announced that they are launching HTML5-based players on their video streaming sites, thus booting out the long-standing champ of multimedia delivery, Adobe Flash. With recent security issues plaguing Adobe products, it’s no surprise that media giants such as YouTube are jumping ship. What makes HTML5 special is that the new Web standard doesn’t require Adobe’s software to stream content to viewers.

Ouch does this mean the slide of Flash in everyday use? Baldy

YouTube, Vimeo Ditching Flash for HTML5

These are branches that normally are 5 foot above the deck and here they are.

This article is part of the on-going 15 example series where 15 examples will be provided for a specific command or functionality. In this series, earlier we discussed about find command, crontab examples, grep command, history command, ping command, and wget examples. In this article, let us review 15 examples for Linux top command that will be helpful for both newbies and experts.

Okay this one if for you Raven you really should learn these little buggers trust me, Baldy

Can You Top This? 15 Practical Linux Top Command Examples

We recently asked readers for requests on new articles you’d like to see (and thanks for all the great ideas!). One such request was a beginner’s guide to Arch Linux. As a Linux distro addict, I’ve heard of Arch many times over the years but for some reason, I’d never actually given it a shot. In particular, one aspect that’s always interested me has been Arch’s homegrown package management system, pacman. Today we’ll be finding out what Arch is all about, how to use it, and what makes it special.

Okay folks here is a simple, non techy  walk thru for you to install Arch with screen shots! Have fun folks, Baldy

Getting Started with Arch Linux