Printers, scanners, faxes, multifunction printers
Faxes, I start with them, because rarely buy a fax home. A little bit about faxes, in fact it is a mixture of several devices, a printer, a scanner and…

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How hackers turn our printers, cameras and thermostats into sinister cyber army
In the fall, several large hacker attacks took place in which IoT devices were used. One of them is for Russian banks. The Daily Poster tells the story of other…

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CSS layouts: fixed, rubber, elastic. Pros and cons
What layout layout (using Cascading Style Sheets, CSS) can be considered the best? Each of them has its own hacks (quirks) and its own unique pros and cons. Will one…

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Linux operating systems

Linux is not an operating system, but just its kernel. Everything that you are accustomed to see and understand as an OS (buttons, windows and panels) – in fact, it is not. What you see is the GUI (Graphical user interface), that is, the graphical user interface, also called the graphical environment or graphical shell. GUI is a program designed to simplify the life of the user so that he does not suffer from the console. In fact, any OS looks like a console, that is, like the good old DOS.

The types of operating systems built on the Linux kernel vary widely both in providing a working environment and in the set of applications available in the OS. This is partly because some programs Continue reading

Silent installation of applications (silent install)

Silent installation is such a process in which you sit quietly and look at the screen where the software installation process takes place without your participation, provided that it is generally visible. At the same time, the installer does not bother you with questions like Do you agree with the license agreement ?. Installation options are used by default. those. those that the installer offers when installing the software in the usual way.

The disadvantages of a silent installation include all sorts of panels in browsers and E-Bay tags on the desktop, since most of these bonuses are included in the installation by default. But this is more likely an exception, although not rare. Read more about silent installation in this article. Continue reading

Bat files, examples

You can execute all the examples published below not only by creating and running a BAT file containing these commands, but by copying them directly to the command line.

To open the command line in the right place (in the folder with files, for example), you need to call the context menu (RMB) with the Shift key held down:

command line call

You can read about how to work with the command line in this article. We pass directly to the teams. Continue reading

Bat files, examples
You can execute all the examples published below not only by creating and running a BAT file containing these commands, but by copying them directly to the command line. To…

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The difference between Windows and Linux
A small digression about Windows and Linux. Here you understand what’s the matter: Windows is a combination of the core of the system, as well as utility programs and scripts…

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Where to start creating your own website
Where do any construction work begin? Can I hammer a nail without a hammer? Maybe yes. But is such work convenient and practical? And will it be effective? The questions…

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