Tag: linux

  • #ApplicationoftheWeek – XAMPP

    Sometimes you need to get a web coding job done.  Maybe you’re on a laptop with no WiFi or network access.  Maybe you’re on a Windows machine and don’t want the hassle of installing Apache, MySQL and PHP separately.  Whatever the situation, you need a web server, database server and server-side scripting language now.  That’s…

  • #ApplicationoftheWeek – Komodo Edit

    Tough one, this week.  I’ve been on leave for a couple of weeks, so there’s not a great deal I’ve been using. Five minutes back at work and I’m now up to my neck in editing code.  Which is nice!  I like doing this!  I also like having a decent editor on hand to help…

  • Application of the Week – Kubuntu #applicationoftheweek #kubuntu #linux

    Okay, this week’s app is quite big, as applications go.  It’s an entire operating system.  Kubuntu Linux. What is Kubuntu? Linux? Linux is an alternative operating system for your computer.  Windows is an operating system, so is MacOS.  Linux is the third way.  It’s based (loosely) on the Unix of old.  And unlike Windows, there…