Rufus is a utility that helps format and create bootable USB flash drives, such as USB keys/pendrives, memory sticks, etc. Rufus is amazing at creating OS installation media form ISO files that you’ve downloaded from the Internet, but did you know that Rufus can download those ISO files for you? Rufus can also disable all…
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Belarc Advisor
The Belarc Advisor s an application that displays a detailed profile of your installed software, hardware and security vulnerabilities in your Web browser. The Belarc Advisor is licensed for personal use only and is not permitted to be used for any commercial or government purposes. One use case for Advisor is to find the Windows…
Free Genealogy Tools
Genealogy is a fun and rewarding activity. Finding out where you come from is very interesting, but it can cost a lot of money. Ancestry.com is a great tool for research and family tree building but it can cost as much as $338 per year for all access. The basic membership is $119 per year….
Free Diagram Editor
Dia is an application for creating technical diagrams. Its interface and features are loosely patterned after the Windows program Visio. Features of Dia include multiple-page printing, export to many formats (EPS, SVG, CGM, and PNG), and the ability to use custom shapes created by the user as simple XML descriptions. Get Dia! Get more Dia…
Best Free Video Editor
Kdenlive is a powerful free and open source cross-platform video editing program made by the KDE community. Feature rich and production ready. I’m not a professional video editor therefore I’ve never used any of the paid editors like Adobe Premiere, or Final Cut Pro, but I have tried a lot of free ones. I’ve used…
How to use ChatGPT
ChatGPT is an artificial-intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in November 2022. It is built on top of OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 families of large language models and has been fine-tuned using both supervised and reinforcement learning techniques. Chat GPT can assist with writing tasks by suggesting ideas for a blog post about healthy…
SVB Was A Bailout For Billionaire
We have now learned the the Silicon Valley Bank bailout was a bailout for billionaires. The 10 largest deposit accounts at SVB held $13 billion. The federal bailout is going to cover every penny. If you had $300, 000 at Mom & Pop Bank and M&P Bank felled to meet their fiduciary responsibilities you can…
Why Silicon Valley Bank Callapse
In the early 2000s, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was one of the most prominent players in the technology banking sector. The bank focused on providing financial services to technology startups, SVB was well-positioned to capitalize on the tech boom of the early 2000s. However, the bank’s fortunes took a turn for the worse when the…
Linux Installation
Linux Mint is a popular and user-friendly operating system that is based on Ubuntu. It is known for its ease of use and sleek interface, making it a great choice for both beginners and experienced users. In this blog post, we will guide you through the steps of installing Linux Mint on your computer. Step…
Setup Windows With No Microsoft Account
Since Windows 8 Microsoft has preferred that you login to Windows using a Microsoft account. Being old-school and, I don’t use many Microsoft products, I would rather login using a local account, an account that just pertains to the computer. Setting up a local account in Windows 10and 11 on first boot can be problematic….
Good-N-Free Meetup 