Review of Kubuntu 14.10 Plasma 5 Technical Preview on Full System Install. It takes a bit of work to get this release of Kubuntu going.
They give you the choice of the more stable Plasma 4 release for production systems or Plasma 5 for those who don't mind getting their hands dirty.
Website: http://www.kubuntu.org/
Download: http://www.kubuntu.org/getkubuntu
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPxV2bj6nA
A look at my main Ubuntu 12.04.1 system, I show you all the applications I've installed, and I include a quick look at my hardware.
I've installed quite a verity of Media apps and Games, it kind of surprised me a bit looking through that lot.
I've also got a NAS which is running Ubuntu server 12.04.1, and an XBMC Media Player running Ubuntu 12.10, and two Android devices.
My System Specs:
Motherboard: ASUS M5A99X Evo
CPU: AMD 1100T (3.3GHz Hex Core)
GPU: nVidia GTX560TI
RAM: 16GB DDR3
SSD: 256GB OCZ Vertex 4
HDD: 2x 2TB
OS: Ubuntu 12.04.1
Wallpaper: http://imgur.com/8K9CKv4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jZTTp8nefw
Unboxing, Benchmarking and Review of Verbatim USB 3.0 Superspeed 2Tb Desktop harddrive, which I bought from Amazon for £72
0:01 Intro
1:55 Unboxing
3:33 Testing in Ubuntu
4:00 Pre-Installed Software
5:24 Benchmark Results
6:32 Real Life Results
Conclusion:
Im reasonably happy with the drive, Read/Write speeds are consistently high.
There are a couple of disadvantages: USB 3 and Power cables are too short, and Eco power down kicks in far too soon resulting in a long delay while drive spins back up.
Benchmark Results:
FAT32
Min Read Rate 60.2 MB/sec
Max Read Rate 147.9 MB/sec
Average Rate 111.9 MB/s
Average Seek Time 16.2 ms
Ext4
Min Read Rate 67.8 MB/sec
Max Read Rate 148.7 MB/sec
Average Rate 112.4 MB/s
Average Seek Time 16.1 ms
NTFS
Not Tested
Wallpaper: http://imgur.com/0RWPW
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXZF89xenQM
Discussing news that public schools in Wolcott Connecticut are battling with a second ransomware attack.
Sounds like they’ve failed to contain and recover from the first incident, and as a result have been hit again.
Sources:
https://edscoop.com/wolcott-conn-school-district-hit-by-second-ransomware-attack/
https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Teacher%27s_Edition
https://www.cso.com.au/article/600455/six-stages-incident-response/
https://www.govtech.com/security/Connecticut-School-District-Hit-with-Ransomware-Attack.html
Watching You Watch Paper:
http://www.princeton.edu/~pmittal/publications/tv-tracking-ccs19.pdf
Wallpaper by Charlie Henson:
https://www.pling.com/p/1321835/
#CyberSecurity #News #Ransomware
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Review of Samsung UE46D5520 - 46" LED Smart TV. An ultra slim 2D HD1080P LED TV with built in web apps from Samsung's Series 5 Range.
Comes with HD Digital TV tuner DVB-T2 (Freeview) built in with EPG Program Guide. (Im unable to test out Digital TV due to lack of signal where I live)
Conclusion:
Fantastic picture quality very crisp and clear with no ghosting.
Sound is adequate for a TV with small stereo speakers in comparison to a full size surround sound system.
Smart (Internet) TV and USB players are buggy and not fully functional.
Picture - 9/10
Sound - 5/10
Smart TV - 6/10
Specs:
4x HDMI Inputs
2x USB
PC (D-sub) Analogue Input
1x Component in (Y / Pb / Pr)
1x Scart In
Ethernet (LAN)
Headphone
Resolution - 1920 x 1080 (HD1080)
Max Refresh rate - 100Hz
Sound Output - 2x 10W (RMS) Speakers
Supports Dolby Digital and DTS
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My OCZ Vertex 4 256GB SSD died yesterday and it got me thinking - Do we do enough to look after our precious data, e.g. Family Photos.
Most of my precious data is backed up to Ubuntu One Cloud Storage
A large amount is on my Custom built NAS, which has RAID5 storage.
And I also do full disk backups with Clonezilla
I was fortunate that I had done a full backup just over two weeks before and didn't loose much data.
Something to think about...
Clonezilla: http://clonezilla.org/
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I have made a lot of theming changes to NoTrack web interface.
NoTrack is a network-wide DNS server which blocks Tracking and some Advertising sites. Its a free open source project I’ve been working on for sometime now.
Recently added Crypto Coin Mining blocklists
Git page: https://github.com/quidsup/notrack
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A console killer case, this Fractal Design Node 202 Mini ITX Case allows for a horizontally mounted full size graphics card.
I'm using it as a Home Theatre PC (HTPC) case, and it fits beautifully under my TV
My Build: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/jFXmPs
I paid £68 for the non-power supply version, although I ended up with an SFX PSU.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ZANF3GI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Presenting the list of Linux Distros I've reviewed this first quarter of 2013.
Mostly Debian based, but theres a couple of RPM distros in there.
Full videos of all these Distributions can be found on my Channel.
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