Mastodon is a Free and Open source social network which is entirely decentralized. You have to join a Mastodon server in order to use it, or you can host your own. All the instances can be federated together, and thus…
Waterfox is a viable alternative for people who are looking for a Firefox alternative who do not want to use any Chromium-based web browser such as Brave or Chrome. Perhaps the only downside of using Firefox browser is that it…
SSH (Secure Shell) port forwarding, also known as SSH tunneling, is a way to create encrypted connections between computers. It allows for secure communication over insecure networks such as the internet. With SSH port forwarding, a user can securely connect…
Time synchronization is an important element for keeping computers operating in sync with one another. Accurate timekeeping can be especially critical when a system is involved in distributed computing or other operations that require precise coordination between machines. In this…
As the internet continues to expand and become more intertwined in our daily lives, it is important to understand the inner workings of our computers and networks. One of the most important components of any computer is the hosts file,…
Notepad++ is a closed-source text editor available and widely used by Windows users for coding purposes. It is not available to use on GNU/Linux-based distributions (except for an unofficial snap build which uses wine underneath), but there is an open-source…