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Ubuntu 12.04

Ubuntu New Logo Ubuntu 12.04

Ubuntu 12.04 has already seen the light. With the Precise Pangolin nickname, this new version of Ubuntu is accompanied by interesting changes.

For starters, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS has five years of technical support for security updates. In addition, Ubuntu 12.04 offers a new way to access your applications and documents with HUD, includes Rhythmbox instead of Banshee and updated the majority of programs like Firefox, Thunderbird, PRI and Shotwell, among others.

Now I explain these changes in more detail.

Long Term Support (LTS)

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2012
05/02
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OS / Enhancements
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Hide your files inside a JPEG Image with Free File Camouflage

Free File Camouflage Hide your files inside a JPEG Image with Free File Camouflage

There are several ways to protect sensitive data files. For example, you can use encryption; hide the folder or hide them within JPEG images. Free File Camouflage is a small portable program that allows you to hide sensitive files inside JPEG images.

It can be useful to send files with sensitive information by email or take the files on the USB stick, because if someone has access to files, the only thing they can see is a JPEG image. The use of Free File Camouflage… Read More

2011
11/08
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Compression/Encryption
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Facebook could face €100,000 fine for holding deleted data

Facebook Logo Facebook could face €100,000 fine for holding deleted data

Facebook could face a fine of up to €100,000 ($139,000) after an Australian law student discovered that the social networking site held 1,200 pages of personal data about him, much of which he had previously deleted.

Max Schrems, 24, requested a copy of his data after attending a lecture hosted by Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg whilst he was on an exchange program at Santa Clara University in California. He eventually received a CD from the social networking giant, and was shocked to find information through… Read More

2011
10/21
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World Wide Web
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Obama wants an Internet ID for all Americans

Obama Obama wants an Internet ID for all Americans

The Obama administration is planning on handing over power to the U.S. Commerce department in a new effort to increase security on the Internet. The idea is to create an “identity ecosystem” for the Internet, while the government says this is not a “National ID Card” it does appear to be very similar but restricted only to Internet activities.

According to CBSnews.com, “We are not talking about a national ID card, we are not talking about a government-controlled system. What we are talking about… Read More

2011
01/09
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World Wide Web
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Glary Utilities 2.30.0.1066

1 Click Maintenance Glary Utilities 2.30.0.1066

Glary Utilities is a Swiss army knife. It offers, in a single package, a wide range of applications to improve the performance of Windows which presents lockups or symptoms of slowness. Glary Utilities has special tools to delete those useless files that occupy too much space and leave Windows with low performance. Also has a feature specific to analyze the operating system registry and give order to entries that affect the operation of various programs.

Glary Utilities has simple and intuitive commands, facilitating the work… Read More

2010
11/29
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System Tweak & Optimization
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Sandboxie 3.48

Sandboxie Sandboxie 3.48

As much care is taken while using internet, there’s always the chance that some virus or malicious operation can cause damage to your machine. This is because protection softwares are not always prepared to deal with all threats that appear every day on the Internet.

Sandboxie is a program that creates an exclusive zone in which the installed softwares are executed. It is like creating a virtual space where all data is stored. Once the application is terminated, any change made to… Read More

2010
08/09
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Privacy
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