This is really interesting since RAM is one of the more common limitations of old computers. How much RAM are we talking about here?
Type: Posts; User: Dr. C; Keyword(s):
This is really interesting since RAM is one of the more common limitations of old computers. How much RAM are we talking about here?
Some interesting statistics. Here is another source http://www.met.sjsu.edu/~clements/met112_FA09_lecture/Carbon%20Footprints.ppt. There are some additional carbon costs to factor in with the laptop:...
I have been through both. Failed Ubuntu release-upgrades and failed Windows service pack applications. The cure in both cases was to re-install. The cause in many cases was not even due to the OS...
Upgrading Lubuntu to the next version is really not that different from applying an XP Service pack. In fact it may be easier. Windows XP without a service pack reached end of life back in 2005. The...
http://www.geek.com/microsoft/munich-to-distribute-linux-cds-to-get-people-to-ditch-windows-xp-1559894/
From the article.
Finally a municipality is paying aattention to the electronic waste...
It is the wrong approach. A much better approach is to learn Libre Office on its own well, with a focus on learning the concepts behind a word processor, a spreadsheet, a presentation program etc.,...
IANAL The Windows XP license terms are silent on the subject of running an OEM version of XP in a virtual machine on the same computer, instead of running it directly on the hardwre. The Windows...
This has been addressed.
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2117985
Making network search clear and explicit in the dash is excellent news and very much along the lines of what Richard Stallman suggested in
http://www.fsf.org/blogs/rms/ubuntu-spyware-what-to-do....
Why not simply run Windows in a virtual machine under GNU/Linux? For a very large number of Windows programs this is a very simple and effective solution. Wine is of course also an option.
Yes. It is called GParted and it is on the live CD.
This is a simple way to tell what is happening. While the hard drive may be un-bootable there is a very good chance that the files are still there. Ubuntu does read NTFS so unless the files were...
This will not happen.
Microsoft Office on GNU/Linux is a double edged sword for both sides.
On the surface this looks very much as a double edged sword for Microsoft. One thing to keep in mind is that the margins for Windows in the OEM channel are getting razor thin as the price of hardware...
No. The reason is that Windows 8 RT is a censored operating system where only those applications approved by Microsoft via their store can be installed. It is very much the same as IOS in this...
So will the expired trail Anti Virus. The trouble is that the latter will request a credit card number. Furthermore the end user will more of than not not know what to do and turn to the store where...
I have being using Microsoft Security Essentials on XP, Vista and 7 for years and I have no problem recommending it to home users and small business users that are under the maximum license limit (I...
Or LibreOffice will simply add the Lotus Symphony GUI since the Apache License is compatible with the LGPL.
Oneline banking: If a bank tries to force clients to use Microsoft Windows or not use GNU/Linux I would suggest withdrawing all deposit funds from such a bank even if one uses Microsoft Windows as...
Exactly and this is huge. It is what I mean with custom software.
Free Software is a multi billion dollar industry worldwide. From companies like Google that were literally built on Free Software to the small developers who sell custom software built from Free...
My rule when it comes to web hosting free or paid is to register the domain with one company and host it with another unrelated company. It is also critical to keep a full backup of your website on a...
Ebay / Paypal offer some protection to the buyer; however this same protection can be used by an unscrupulous buyer to defraud the seller. For this reason I would be very concerned if a buyer asks...
Yes VGA does work, but VGA at 1920 x 1200 is not good at all. Using a custom EDID in Xorg did work for me for a while with the Nvidia proprietary drivers and there was also a registry fix for Windows...