Very recently, I built my very first PC from the ground up. It was fun but somewhat challenging experience. On my new PC, I’ve been running Ubuntu 8.10 intrepid ibex. I’ve really enjoyed using Ibex but getting everything to work the way I want has been a bit of a challenge.
One such challenge was getting [...]

A magic file exists in virtually all Operating Systems (OSs) that allows you to control how network addresses are handled. As all networking geeks know, this file is the hosts file. This magic file offers you the ability to get rid of unsightly, annoying ads and banners. You can even use it to protect yourself [...]