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Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 – Day I

February 25, 2013, No Comments

The largest trade show for mobile technology innovations, Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2013 opened today in Barcelona, Spain and what a first day it has been! Here is a breakdown ... Read More»

Why Google Play Can Help Improve The Economy

February 25, 2013, 1 Comment

Why wait for the President to create jobs when the Internet can do it just as well? When a Java programmer leaves college, does he or she have to be ... Read More»

New Microsoft OS “Windows Blue” Coming This Summer

February 25, 2013, No Comments

Back in October 2012, Windows 8 was release to the world with a very elaborate advertising campaign and promises of opening your eyes to a whole new world of computing. ... Read More»

Back in December 2012, Richard Stallman (RMS) famously wrote a blog post on the Free Software Foundations site titled “Ubuntu Spyware: What to do?“ This “Ubuntu Spyware” that RMS talks about within the article ... Read More»

Tizen 2.0 Magnolia – Is It The Android Killer?

February 23, 2013, No Comments

During the MWC (Mobile World Congress) in Barcelona, Tizen finally gets rid of the “alpha“ denomination that it had been carrying since November 2012. Development kit and source code of the operating system are indeed ... Read More»

Google Chromebook Pixel Announced

February 22, 2013, 3 Comments

We all know and love the Google Chromebook right? It’s cheap, looks good, secure and most importantly – fast. Yesterday in a blog post, Google announced the latest version of their little ... Read More»

Five Of Our Favourite Wallpapers From the Ubuntu 13.04 Contest

February 20, 2013, 3 Comments

As many of you know, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail is just around the corner, and the usual Ubuntu Wallpaper Contest is well on it’s way. For those that don’t know, ... Read More»

RefuGeeks Community Announced

February 19, 2013, No Comments

After a lot of blood sweat and tears we have finally been able to announce are brand new RefuGeeks community. A while back we announced our community forums but we ... Read More»

Ubuntu Tablet Announced – The Wait Is Over

February 19, 2013, No Comments

So the wait is over and we finally know what the Ubuntu countdown timer was all about. Ubuntu have announced “Ubuntu for tablets”. Now before you all go rushing out ... Read More»

Is There An Ubuntu Tablet On The Way?

February 18, 2013, 7 Comments

On the Ubuntu homepage is a very interesting countdown timer. I wonder what this is actually counting down to? I suppose we will all find out tomorrow…. What could it ... Read More»

WordPress

Give Your Site An Ubuntu Look With The InfoWay WordPress Theme

February 22, 2013, No Comments

WordPress is a great way of making amazing websites with relative ease. In my experience of creating WordPress based websites, I’ve always found that selecting the right theme is always ... Read More»

[Infographic] 30 Most Popular Plugins For WordPress

January 21, 2013, No Comments

Wordpress is a fantastic platform which enables even the most none technical of users to create an incredible website in literally minutes. But what will really set your site apart ... Read More»

UpdraftPlus – The Best Backup Plugin For Your WordPress Site

January 9, 2013, No Comments

Wordpress is a fantastic tool that allows us to create brilliant websites with literally just a few clicks. But even though it’s very simple to get started using WordPress, it ... Read More»

Five WordPress Plugins Every Site Should Have

December 31, 2012, No Comments

WordPress is a CMS (Content Management System) that is used by millions of websites and blogs all over the world such as CNN, NY Times, OMG! Ubuntu! and of course RefuGeeks. What makes it ... Read More»

How To Secure & Protect Your WordPress Site

September 28, 2012, 2 Comments

WordPress is a CMS (Content Management System) that is used by millions of websites and blogs all over the world such as CNN, NY Times, OMG! Ubuntu! and of course ... Read More»