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Servers CentOS vs Debian vs Ubuntu: Which is the best Linux distribution? When it comes to choosing between operating systems, it’s usually a choice between Windows and Linux. While Windows has been the most popular choice for a number of years... read more
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Business Remote working: preparing to collaborate We’ve previously discussed the ins and outs of business collaboration, what it means, and what tools you and your team might want to use to collaborate effectively. But when... read more
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Cloud Hosting your own CS2 server In September 2023, the highly popular first-person shooter game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) was updated and replaced by Counter-Strike 2 (CS2). Despite concerns about the removal of CS:GO... read more
Digital Improve your web design with CSS preprocessors CSS is one of the key cornerstones of modern web design. It’s the reason you don’t see the web as a collection of boring text documents, instead allowing... read more
Digital How 5G speed will affect the web Before 3G was introduced in the early 2000s, mobile internet access was quite limited – earlier mobile devices relied on Wi-Fi to access the internet, and as such, their functionality wasn’... read more
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