Linux 101: How to compress a folder from the command line with tar

At some point in your Linux journey, you’ll need to be able to compress and decompress a folder from the command line. Jack Wallen shows you how. The Linux command line is an incredibly powerful tool. From the CLI there’s next to nothing you can’t do. And although a GUI might make some of the tasks a bit easier, the simplicity of doing your work in a terminal window is about as elegant a solution as you’ll find. .

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The best way to learn a language: Tips and apps to get you fluent

Fait intéressant: Seulement 17% des Américains parlent plus d’une langue. Yep, according to a survey cited by Forbes, less than one fifth of Americans know a second language. And yet there are countless benefits to being bilingual, or at least able to fumble along in another dialect.To name a…

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Is 2021 The Year of the Linux Desktop?

“2021 Is the Year of Linux on the Desktop,” writes PC Magazine. “No, really…” Walk into any school now, and you’ll see millions of Linux machines. They’re called Chromebooks. For a free project launched 30 years ago today by one man in his spare time, it’s an amazing feat…. Linux found its real niche — not as a political statement about “free software,” but as a practical way to enable capable, low-cost machines for millions…

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MPEG-2 is Entrenched, But Cloud Encoding is On the Horizon

Fifteen years after its release, MPEG-2 remains entrenched as the codec of choice for broadcast delivery. But a group of early adopters spanning industries from sports to education are exploring newer compression techniques in order to push beyond UHD into super resolutions.
That’s a key takeaway…

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Parus Files Second Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Apple

Parus Holdings on Friday filed a second patent infringement lawsuit against Apple (AAPL) – Get Apple Inc. (AAPL) Report, alleging that the giant tech company infringed on its patents for voice-browsing and device control technology.Parus filed the lawsuit against Apple in the U.S. District Court…

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Linux 101: How to use the kill and killall commands

Jack Wallen shows you the basic difference between two commands that end with the same results … closing unresponsive applications. It’s a rare occasion that a Linux application will run astray, but it does happen. This most often happens with user-facing apps, such as browsers, office suites and the like.

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Everything You Need to Know From Today’s Apple Keynote

It’s that time of the year again: The time for us to nurse hangovers while watching a big, important Apple announcement event. (The hangovers and the event are not linked by way of causality, but it doesn’t not hurt to be in a twilight brain zone while watching Tim Cook bound across a virtual…

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Apple Card, why did you fail me on my iPhone 13 loan?

Here’s everything Apple announced My picks and pans: To buy or not to buy? iPad Mini 6 is not a phone (and 3 more things Apple got wrong) iPhone 13 prices, dates and everything you need to know iPhone users get their biggest wish How, when, and where to preorder Apple’s new phone New iPad starts at $329, revamped 5G iPad Mini at $499 New design features unveiled for Apple Watch Series Unlike other technology writers, such as my Jason Squared co-host, Jason Cipriani, I don’t have a direct review relationship with Apple.

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Apps News: 59% of kids’ apps removed from Apple Store didn’t have a privacy policy – VentureBeat

Apple’s iPhones pack in a ton of features like new displays, new cameras and new chips. However, they are still lacking a few things that other Apple products and competing phones already offer. https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/motorola-one-5g-review-emotional-roller-coaster-of-phone-features https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2017/06/ipad-pro-10-5-and-12-9-inch-models-introduces-worlds-most-advanced-display-breakthrough-performance/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/nokia-lumia-925-kicks-off-with-new-glance-screen/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/i-want-an-iphone-with-usb-c-it-seems-apple-might-someday-agree/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2vOKrHzqcg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUgEY_DSpBc Subscribe to CNET: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnet Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cnet Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2icCYYm Follow us on TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMd2h6yac/ 00:00 – 00:37: Intro 00:38 – 04:10: USB-C 04:11 – 05:11 : High refresh rate on all models 05:12 – 05:49: Always on display 05:49 – 06:23: Reverse wireless charging 06:23 – 07:02: Stylus support 07:02 – 07:28: Under-screen fingerprint sensor 07:28 – 08:00: It’s not all bad!

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This Week in Apps: Apple’s iPhone event, App Annie hit with securities fraud, OpenSea goes mobile

Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone.

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Ways to find out if your smartphone has malware

Is there a way to tell if my smartphone has a virus? With nearly 4 billion smartphone users around the world, our mobile devices are a huge target these days. Technically speaking, a virus spreads by attaching itself to a file or program and is activated when the infected file is opened with the ability to copy itself or attach to other files.

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