TL;DR - Open Source projects are a breeding ground for innovation and, in many instances, are well supported enough to use in development projects or even as standalone substitute for consumer software. So why are these options not seeing the same user acceptance? Marketing and abundance of choice. So what's…
TL:DR RAM is predicted to drop in price by up to 8% and is already happening! Price drops across multiple sites are already being seen. Waiting longer could garner more savings, or you could miss out. Get RAM during Q4 and hold out for other parts as the chip shortage…
Overview So far in our basics series we've covered what exactly the "internet" is, which is just a bunch of computers that are able to talk to one another. We've also seen how your computer can join that internet conversation by paying an internet provider, getting a modem/router and connecting…
Overview Hello all, and welcome back to Ctrl Alt Develop's blog series that goes back to the basics of modern technology for the tech beginner. Today we will focus on the window to the internet... the mighty browser. Internet is vast and complicated, with lots of rules, protocols, and processes…
Overview Hello all! Our ethos here at Ctrl Alt Develop is one of welcoming for folks of all technical levels. Recently we've focused on some pretty advanced stuff! Which is fun... but what about your Grandmother? She just wants to get to her email. So what do we tell her?…
Overview Let's take a break from "How to" and let's take a look at "Why" and "When"... So far in the series, we've: Built a server Set it up for virtualizationBuilt a VMTurned it into a samba serverBuilt another VMTurned it into a Plex server We could keep creating VMs…
Welcome back to the blog series! After reading this, you'll have the power to start creating virtual machines of your own on your virtualization server! We'll be making heavy use of the SSH connection that we've set up in the previous post. While there are several different options for hypervisors,…
Overview Another post in our "Utility" series, Here we will discuss creating a static IP for your Linux OS on your home network. We will cover both single network connection and multiple bonded ports. There are a few ways to tackle this depending on your circumstance, so we will cover…