Tech Guides

  • Get A Functional Laptop For Under $150: A Step-By-Step Guide

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    There’s no gimmick in the title: I’ve written this article on such a laptop. It’s not new, it’s not powerful and it wasn’t as easy as buying a laptop off of Amazon. However, with research and a few hours of hands-on work you can have a sturdy machine perfect for travel, a child’s first computer,…

  • VIM For Beginners: Tutorial

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    In this brief tutorial, we will use several of the commands above to perform basic operations in Vim. Open a terminal and type vim file.txt to create a blank text file and launch the Vim application. Your terminal window should now resemble the following image. Next, press i to enter “INSERT” mode. Populate the file…

  • Building a Better Prompt – Beginner’s Tips

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    A year ago, generative AI was a curiosity at best for the general public. Now, anyone who knows what they want and has an internet connection can use services such as ChatGPT, DALL-E and more to make their thoughts a reality. Yet the output of these services is only as good as what’s put in—namely,…

  • Symlinks – The Key to Streamlining Your Workflow

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    A symbolic link, also known as a symlink, is a type of file that functions as a shortcut to another file or directory on your Windows system. This is not the same as an actual Windows shortcut; a symlink preserves the existing directory structure. A symlink allows you to create a path that redirects to…

  • Decrypting Password Management

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    The recent breach popular password management service LastPass suffered serves as the latest in a constant stream of reminders that something is only as secure as its weakest link. For many, the appeal of having to remember only a single password is strong enough to place their trust in a single service despite these breaches.…

  • VIM For Beginners: An Introductory Reference

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    NOTE: This article assumes the reader has an introductory knowledge of the Linux ecosystem. Vim is a powerful text editor for Linux which is run entirely from the terminal. As it does not have a GUI (graphical user interface), it allows manipulation of text-based files without having to devote resources to a desktop environment—a boon…

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