So you finally made the plunge and have a brand spanking new Ubuntu Linux desktop. You feel far more superior and safer than you did prior to using Linux. So much more safer you feel like there’s nothing more you need to do to keep your machine and your data safe. And relatively speaking you [...]

Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Security

Do you sometimes power on your computer and leave immediately afterwards for other activities, like making coffee or breakfast, taking a shower or going into a meeting. There are two possible scenarios here. If you have not configured auto login, you will see the the logon screen where all user accounts of the Windows operating [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

If you are the only user on your Ubuntu system (or if you have a default user on a Ubuntu system that should always be the user logged in) then you might want to consider setting up auto login. What auto login does is, upon boot (or restarting X Windows), the system will automatically login [...]

Categories: Advice, Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Tutorials Basic

‘Remember LastPass? We reviewed the password manager and form filler back in September and came to the conclusion that it was one of the best password management software programs out there. To be more precise, LastPass is an excellent unobtrusive password manager for Firefox and Internet Explorer. It provides a secure environment for the passwords [...]

Categories: Browsing, Security