This Day in Tech History:

NES Hits North America

http://thisdayintechhistory.com/10/18/nes-hits-north-america/

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Hello again Geeks,

Here's a recap of the stories we've been going nuts over this week at FreeGeek Chicago. If you have news, article, photos or other material you wish to share with us, email it to share@freegeekchicago.org

How to:

How To Search Google from the Command Line

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/08/search-google-from-the-command-line

Software/Video:

Week Of Linux & Security News 15 October 2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aoGb52wvyA

Awesome links:

Here's every patch for KRACK Wi-Fi vulnerability available right now

http://www.zdnet.com/article/here-is-every-patch-for-krack-wi-fi-attack-available-right-now/

How to Install Linux Software on a Mac with MacPorts – Thanks Dan!

https://www.maketecheasier.com/install-linux-software-on-mac/

Half the universe’s missing matter has just been finally found

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2149742-half-the-universes-missing-matter-has-just-been-finally-found

Your Hard Disk As An Accidental Microphone

https://hackaday.com/2017/10/08/your-hard-disk-as-an-accidental-microphone/

Deal of the week:

• Mac Mini 3,1. @ 2.00 GHz, 4GB RAM, 320 GB HDD with El Capital O.S. + Apple monitor

  All for $150! All #freegeekchicago desktops come with free keyboard and mouse. Call us at 773.342.6205 for more details. Wed-Sun from 11-5pm - http://tinyurl.com/deal10-15

Command of the day:

cpio
Cpio copies files into or out of a cpio or tar archive. A tar archive is a file that contains other files, plus information about them, such as their file name, owner, timestamps and access permissions. The archive can be another file on the disk, a magnetic tape or a pipe. Cpio has three operating modes and is a more efficient alternative to tar.

And as always, if you have a story, article or photos you would like to see us post email it to share@freegeekchicago.org

-The FreeGeek Chicago Team

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A post shared by FreeGeek Chicago (@freegeekchicago) on Oct 15, 2017 at 2:37pm PDT

A couple of weeks ago, we received an email from a volunteer telling us how he upgraded his $25 FreeGeek desktop and converted it into a big, mean computer machine.

Carlos says:
¨Hi!! I'm a volunteer who bought a cheap (25$) PC in freegeek and I improved it. I put 4 GB ram more (now it has 8GB), change dual core for quad core, video card. I had some problem fitting the video card in the box, then I had to remove the processor fan, and cut some metal parts of the video card. I couldn't put the fan again, then I installed a water cooling system made from scratch. To show the water cooling system I cut the box and put a acrylic glass.
In the end the price for everything was 130$. For me worth it!¨

Carlos is a master at computer DIY and we at FreeGeek couldn't be prouder. Do you have any projects you want us to see? Email us  share@freegeekchicago.org with your story.

This Day in Tech History:

Sputnik Launches the Space Age

http://thisdayintechhistory.com/10/04/sputnik-launches-the-space-age/

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October 6^th - How to Sustain Battery Life in your Devices

October 8^th - How to Build a Website using HTML & CSS

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A post shared by FreeGeek Chicago (@freegeekchicago) on Sep 24, 2017 at 2:42pm PDT