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Month: May 2010 (page 4 of 4)

How to Navigate a Geek Marriage

geek wedding Being a tech geek brings its own challenges.  One challenge that we face is how to balance our many geek interests with our real world commitments.  And one of the most important parts of the real world that we need to manage is our marriage or relationship with our spouse or significant other.

So, how does one foster a strong marriage, while still indulging tech interests?  Really, the same tips apply to a geek marriage that apply to any marriage involving a spouse who is passionate about a hobby.  Ever know an avid golfer?  He or she probably faces some of the same challenges.  With that in mind, here are some tips from someone who is probably completely unqualified to give them. Read more


Ubuntu 10.04: New Features and a Manual But Still Linux

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Lucid Lynx | 40Tech Credit given where credit’s due, Ubuntu, and other Linux distributions based on Ubuntu (like Linux Mint and Jolicloud which we will cover soon), have made massive strides in terms of features and usability. The features and raw speed of Ubuntu’s latest release (10.04), Lucid Lynx, are very enticing to the tech curious, especially those who like software alternatives and getting stuff for free. Be warned, however, if you are not familiar with the background workings of Linux (Ubuntu or otherwise), even a shiny new integrated help manual may not be enough to get you to jumpship.

 

 

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3 Free Tools to Encrypt Individual Evernote Notes

encryption lockWe’ve previously written about how to lock down Evernote from prying eyes, on your own machine.  That doesn’t protect your data, though, once it is out there on Evernote’s servers.  While it would be horrible for Evernote’s business if your data were hacked into on their end, you can never be too safe.  There is currently no way to encrypt individual Evernote notes, but there are methods for encrypting the contents of individual notes.  Read on for three such methods.  If you are going to use any of these methods on select notes, make sure that you use descriptive note titles, as the contents of those notes will no longer be searchable once encrypted.

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