Category Archives: Linux

Switching to Linux

Posted on January 6, 2012 by admin

This guess post at Greg Laden’s blog gives one man’s experience switching to Linux. It’s a repost from 2009, so the version numbers are a bit different (Ubuntu is at 11.10 now), but it still gives a pretty good idea … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick?

Posted on October 14, 2010 by admin

Linux Magazine has a review of the differences and suggests that in certain cases, such as if you have a NetBook, you shouldn’t upgrade yet, but just wait for the next release. I intend to upgrade my own system in … Continue reading →

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New Product: Zotac ZBox Mini-Computer

Posted on October 12, 2010 by admin

Bill Detwiler at TechRepublic takes a look at the Zotac ZBOX Mini-PC. I’m not linking to this because I like this particular item over all other possibilities, but I think it’s about time we start seeing smaller PCs that take … Continue reading →

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Aptitude for Debian-Based Systems

Posted on April 5, 2010 by admin

A very nice post at Linux Magazine explains the benefits of Aptitude and the basics of how to use it.  Aptitude takes the apt-get command and provides a menu driven system.  This is one of those nifty old menu systems … Continue reading →

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Quality Linux Games

Posted on March 29, 2010 by admin

Linux Magazine has an article with a list of 15 quality Linux games.

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Another Take on Linux Desktop Limits

Posted on January 18, 2010 by admin

This time it’s from Serdar Yegulalp at Datamation. There does seem to be an “everything must be free” attitude in the open source community. I don’t know enough to say whether this results in precisely what the article suggests, but … Continue reading →

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Someone Else Switching to Ubuntu

Posted on December 18, 2009 by admin

Greg Laden provides a good guest post by Scott Rowed.  I agree in general with what he has to say.  I found that I did have some problems with wireless when I got my wife to switch using a defunct … Continue reading →

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Text Browsing – w3m

Posted on December 11, 2009 by admin

While I started working online with a 300 baud modem and later operated a bulletin board at the same speed (eventually adding 1200 and then-oh joy!-2400!), I’m relatively new to Linux, and wasn’t even aware that w3m was available.  Linux … Continue reading →

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No Real Market for Linux Desktops

Posted on November 23, 2009 by admin

Jason Hiner of TechRepublic, in an article titled The market has rejected Linux Desktops.  Get over it shows that Linux market share in desktop computing has hung in the +/- 1% ranger for a decade and suggests this is unlikely … Continue reading →

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Thunderbird 3 Beta 4 – You May Want to Take a Look

Posted on September 18, 2009 by admin

This isn’t the thing for me, as I use Evolution e-mail under Linux, but some of my clients use Thunderbird or are considering a new client.  It looks like the new Thunderbird may be worth a serious look.  See Thunderbird … Continue reading →

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