Windows: A Sharper Scaling is a single-purpose app that increases the size of an image while preserving an impressive amount of detail. Compared to conventional image upscaling methods, A Sharper Scaling almost pulls off a magic trick.
Source: ‘A Sharper Scaling’ Upscales Images Better Than Photoshop (Lifehacker)
If you want to set up a basic computer to run little more than a web browser, perhaps to repurpose an old slow machine, Windows is probably your first choice. That’s the case for most people. Why Windows? Because it’s been around for 30 years and everyone knows how to use it.
Source: A Clone Of Windows. Free And Open Source. Seriously. | Gizmo’s Freeware
It is a known issue that a hacker access the webcam and mic on your device without your consent and awareness. You can take the help of a tape but it can’t be considered a wise solution. An ex-NSA hacker has created an anti spying tool for OS X which alerts you when an application tries to access the FaceTime camera and mic.
Source: Don’t Put Tape On Your Webcam, This Free App Alerts You When Someone Hacks It
Developer Linuxium has released different Ubuntu builds for small Intel-based PCs that are based on Bay Trail and Cherry Trail SOCs. Thanks to kernel patches, the users won’t face problems in HDMI audio, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth etc. while using Linux operating systems on such device.
Source: Linuxium Releases Ubuntu Builds For Small PCs Powered By Intel (fossBytes)
Deleting your files isn’t good enough. Not even if you empty the recycle bin afterwards. Nor is formatting the drive. There are plenty of ways to recover data in such circumstances. Instead, you need a specialist program that can wipe the entire drive by storing random data onto every part of it, multiple times.
Source: Disposing Of A PC? Nuke The Drive First. | Gizmo’s Freeware
FFmpeg is a powerful command line tool for manipulating your media files. Here are some of the FFmpeg commands you should know for media conversions.
Source: 10 FFmpeg Commands You Should Know for Media File Conversions – Make Tech Easier
Many Linux distros are made specifically for use in older machines. Try out these lightweight Linux distros give your old computer a new life.
Source: Best Lightweight Linux Distros for Older Computers – Make Tech Easier
Microsoft hates it when its customers wish to install Linux or other operating systems on its PCs. A Redditor has expressed concern over his inability to install Linux on a Yoga 900 ISK2 Ultrabook
Source: Warning: Microsoft Doesn’t Want You To Install Linux On Its “Signature PCs” (Fossbytes)
FFmpeg with an optional library vidstab can stabilize and smooth out shaky video on Linux. Here is a quick how-to and example video!
Source: Video Stabilization Using VidStab and FFmpeg on Linux (scottlinux.com | Linux Blog)
If you are running Asterisk 13 (or are ready to upgrade to Asterisk 13) and are using it to connect to one or more Google Voice accounts, you can now use oAuth authentication instead of the problematic username/password, without resorting to the use of a pre-built distribution that may contain features you don’t need and don’t want. The details are here:
OAuth 2.0 Support for Asterisk 13
Also, if you have a Raspberry Pi and would like to make a clean build of Asterisk and FreePBX, the same author (RonR) has provided instructions here. Just be sure to select Asterisk 13 when installing if you want to use the oAuth 2.0 support:
Or, if you’re sick of FreePBX and are ready to try a new interface to Asterisk, he has you covered there as well:
All of the above links are to threads at DSLReports. Note that the install scripts in the last two links can take some time to run, especially on an older model Raspberry Pi where they could take a few hours to complete (I believe you must have a Raspberry Pi 2 at a minimum to use the XiVO build). But when you are through, you’ll have a nice clean install, without the extraneous and mostly non-useful stuff found in a certain pre-built image.
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