Search:

I just went a few rounds with a Mac Mini 2007 and it is a royal pain! I tried everything I could find from a Linux USB Loader, Unetbootin, rEFIt, and they either didn't work or "were not supported in...

According to some recent reports, new Windows 10 equipped machines may not give the end user the ability to disable "Secure Boot" in the bios, preventing installation of an alternate OS!
...

One short answer is "Windows Updates" I enjoy messing about with my OS install, trying different programs installing and removing things. Eventually it is time to do a clean install. With Windows XP...

I have 3 machines that I generally run Ubuntu on, a Samsung QX410 laptop with an I5, and an ASUS x200E small laptop with an I3. as well I have a Dell Studio 1909 all in one with a Pentium q8500. I...

Laptop Brand ASUS
Model X200E
11" I3 Processor 4 gigs of ram
Gesture compatible trackpad with touch screen
Intel 3000 series graphics chip
Ubuntu 13.10 14.04 Pretty much everything worked...

We'll that kinda sucks. Trust the powers that be to rain on our parade!

You still need "Wine" and MS Truetype Fonts but Pipelight ports Silverlight plugin to native linux web browser and vastly improves performance!

http://fds-team.de/cms/pipelight-installation.html
...

For an older machine I would go with 12.04 LTS it's less demanding and more compatible with older hardware. If you have sufficient hard drive space I would install Ubuntu alongside windows! If you...

I have a folder with 45gigs of other Linux distros that I have tried! I keep coming back to Ubuntu because in my opinion it is the best one out there for me. Mostly for me the choice was dependent on...

PearOS is Cool but it is basically Ubuntu Reskinned to look like OSX!

I installed Windows 7 on a an asus p87 pro board, once it was installed I had, low resolution display use of mouse and keyboard. No network, no sound, no USB 3.0, no Bluetooth! I can run Ubuntu live...

I don't think I have ever had the Software Center outright hang, I sometimes get a 20 to 30 second delay if I am installing a large app like wine, or install several things at once! But it comes back...

Things I dislike!
I didn't like unity at first but it's growing on me, but what I don't like is it seems each new version looks cooler but takes little things away from the last one! Eg, when they...

A simple and easy way to format a USB thumb drive! Ubuntu 13.04, 13.10 no simple way to just format a USB drive I still use 12.04 LTS for that reason. Yes I realize that startup disk creator will...

My laptop has Ubuntu 12.04 installed on a 64gig SSD and I want to clone or ghost the os to a larger SSD. Is there an easy way to do this or is it just easier to backup my content and do a clean...

Kind of reverse of the topic, I owned a Mac mini for a while and although the interface is slick and cool, I found a lot missing! It comes with itunes and imovie and a iphoto, but if you just want to...

There is an free android app called WiFi File browser it sets up a switchable web address on the phone and you can transfer files through any web browser.

I have found it is better to start with setting up windows first allowing for extra space at the end of the drive for Ubuntu. then install ubuntu and grub will setup the dual boot menu. however what...

I have the older 8.9 inch acer aspire one and according to the specs it has 512 megs on the motherboard and 1 ram slot that will accept 1 gig maxing it out at 1.5 gig! but I have a 2 gig stick...

From what I read there will be two flavors the regular and the pro version, the pro version will be installed on quad core tablets and by adding a keyboard and mouse will switch to the desktop os! ...

What I did was first I installed wine application layer from the software center and agree to the ms fonts install. Then go here http://www.iheartubuntu.com/2012/11/ppa-for-netflix-desktop-app.html,...

Check settings for additional drivers sometimes graphics drivers play a huge role also I have had better luck with 12.04 lts seems to be more compatible with older machines also make sure to do...

On my systems this seems to be happening since the switch to Unity and seems to happen on any machine i have tried with Nvidia graphics! I am assuming it has something to do with the graphics driver...

For me the lack of a good rear camera is the deal breaker. I have a Acer a100 and I use the camera a lot, pics aren't as good as my good camera but they are way better than my phone!

The Control panel in 11.04 had way more features than the later builds and one thing one miss is an actual screensaver. Also Elantec Magic Trackpad used in many laptops, still doesn't have proper...