I used to use Symantec Anti-virus, which is not free, and it would cause errors all the time. Then finally I switched to AVG Anti-virus, the free edition of course.  I’ve been using it for some time now, and it has worked flawlessly.

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Many great ideas have never been implemented in a way that lives up to dreams and expectations.  But the idea is so good that people keep on trying to make it work.  Examples include pen computing, a file system based off metadata rather than a folder tree, and the topic of this “WTF is…”, cloud computing.

Cloud computing is using the internet for computing services as opposed to applications and files stored locally on your computer.  Your files and even the programs themselves float in “the Cloud” of the internet.  This is a very broad definition of cloud computing; it encompasses many everyday websites people visit.  All of the Web 2.0 sites, like Gmail, Google Docs, Facebook, fall under the umbrella of cloud computing since data is stored on some server out there and is accessed over the internet.

But there is so much more to cloud computing than just that.  Read on to find out about the dream of “the Cloud”.

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In one word, Linux is awesome. Most of you out there are probably Windows, or recently converted Mac users. I’m sure if you’ve never used Linux you think its only for the Tech elite but in the past couple years Linux has made huge strides and become much more user friendly. To find out more, read on after the jump.

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Open Source Initiative Logo

I figured I should give an explanation of Open Source before I do the Linux article. To put it simply Open Source is when a team of programmers releases the source code to the public so that other people can help out with the project. Two awesome things that come out of open source projects: free software and great software. You may have noticed that a lot of the software we review here at JPT is open source, and for good reason. Read after the jump to learn more.

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So this is the first article in my educational series entitled “WTF is…?” I chose this first topic because there are just far too many people who have no idea what RSS is when its actually amazing. If you’ve heard this term and finally want to know what RSS is then read on after the jump.

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