Will Secure Boot Impact You?
Police Man clipart from Clker.com Well the time has come for many to replace aging computers or laptops. And the deals could not be more enticing. Prices are seemingly slashed everywhere and Windows 8...
View ArticleLinux Mint ‘Nadia’ XFCE RC Released
Hot on the heels of the KDE release RC comes Mint’s spin of XFCE edition of the popular Ubuntu distribution. XFCE offers users another choice for a full-featured desktop and this one is a bit lighter...
View ArticleNew Laptop, Windows 8 Gone, Installed Linux Mint 14 Nadia
Well I finally took the plunge and purchased a new laptop. I got myself a Lenovo G580 with a B980 PDC CPU sporting 4GB of RAM, 500GB hard drive and more goodies. For the longest time, 10 years, I have...
View ArticleLinux Mint 14 Nadia Released In XFCE Edition
Hey all you Mint and XFCE fans. This is what you have waited for the Nadia edition of Mint 14. I looked at the RC release and I thought it was a finished product so this must be really good. … Continue...
View ArticleLinux Mint 14 Nadia Is Out In KDE
Hot on the heels of the XFCE release, the Mint team has released their KDE version. Now I have to admit I am not a big fan of KDE. But there are certainly plenty of fans out there and this … Continue...
View ArticleAttention Gamers, SteamOS is Coming to the Rescue
I personally am not a gamer but I know many who are gamers. And the one operating system they run with a love hate relationship, Windows. Coming soon Linux users and those that have been waiting on the...
View ArticleInstalled KDE via Kubuntu v13.04 – My First Thoughts
I moved to Kubuntu early Sunday morning, and it was not without a few minor perils. I wanted a clean install, thus formatting /home was a must. I was coming from Linux Mint 14 XFCE to Kubuntu 13.04...
View ArticleHave You Tried Parted Magic?
In my humble opinion, Parted Magic is simply the best multi-purpose tool-kit anywhere. I know there are competitors if you want to call them that. And they comprise some pretty good tools themselves....
View ArticleGoodbye Kubuntu, Hello Mint Petra
Yesterday I said goodbye to Kubuntu and my venture into KDE. I have to say it was an overall good experience to use it these last few months. But there was one real deal breaker. At some point, and I …...
View ArticleInstalled Ubuntu Server Beta-2 14.04 Trusty Tahr
Last Saturday I decided to change things up and re-install the distribution on my main server. It is really a small desktop, but serves its function as a lonely server. With the release of Ubuntu 14.04...
View ArticleMy Laptop Will Not Start! – Personal Rant
How many times have you heard this: ‘Hey my laptop will not start-up, can you help me?’. My guess is you’ve heard it many times. And if you are like me, you help them out. This story began a bit more...
View ArticleUpgraded to Linux Mint 17 Qiana
Last week I upgraded Mint to Qiana. I don’t like to upgrade my main laptop that often, but when I saw that version 17 would be supported to 2019, I had to do it. I downloaded the ISO and prepared a...
View ArticleRemote Full Upgrade to Linux Mint 17
My Mom lives in Texas and I live in Arizona. So that rules out simply stopping in to upgrade her laptop to the latest Linux Mint Qiana. So the alternatives are, pack up the laptop and send it to me or...
View ArticleAttention Gamers, SteamOS is Coming to the Rescue
I personally am not a gamer but I know many who are gamers. And the one operating system they run with a love hate relationship, Windows. Coming soon Linux users and those that have been waiting on the...
View ArticleInstalled KDE via Kubuntu v13.04 – My First Thoughts
I moved to Kubuntu early Sunday morning, and it was not without a few minor perils. I wanted a clean install, thus formatting /home was a must. I was coming from Linux Mint 14 XFCE to Kubuntu 13.04...
View ArticleHave You Tried Parted Magic?
In my humble opinion, Parted Magic is simply the best multi-purpose tool-kit anywhere. I know there are competitors if you want to call them that. And they comprise some pretty good tools themselves....
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