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By Gene, on August 14th, 2011 Are you in the market for a new laptop, desktop or server PC with Linux installed? Please give us the opportunity to quote a preloaded Linux laptop, desktop or server system for you.
I am talking about human multitasking here, not operating system multitasking. Every time I have to work on . . . → Read More: Open Source: Multitasking with X and Linux
By Gene, on August 8th, 2011 Are you in the market for a new laptop, desktop or server PC with Linux installed? Please give us the opportunity to quote a preloaded Linux laptop, desktop or server system for you.
First we had the KDE 3.5 to KDE 4.0 debacle. A release numbering scheme by the KDE folk that differed from what . . . → Read More: Open Source: Pondering the Linux GUI
By Gene, on June 14th, 2011 Here we go again. Some fellow has gotten all whiny about being such a big Linux fan, "… hardcore Linux user …", but he just had to go back to Microsoft to get things done. Why? Because he is tired of having to tinker with Fedora Linux to make things work, or fail to work, . . . → Read More: The Century of the Linux Desktop
By Gene, on June 3rd, 2011 I have been watching the Mageia development since it was first announced. As soon as I saw that Mageia 1 had gone from a release candidate to a final release I started the Transmission torrent download of three of the ISO files to keep and used one of them (mageia-dvd-1-i586.iso) to check it out with . . . → Read More: Mageia 1 Final – Summary Videos for Linux Newbies
By Gene, on May 21st, 2011 Edit Wed Oct 5 23:28:50 CDT 2011: The laptop in this review is no longer available. Our new laptops use nVidia video controllers and thus work fine for 3D with the nVidia drivers if that is what one wants. Go to Laptop Quote on our shopping site to see the specifications for these.
. . . → Read More: New Linux Laptop from ERACC – Self-Review
By Gene, on March 21st, 2011 * Well, almost everyone. If one just wants to backup a few files on random occasions then Bacula is not the software to use. But if one wants to run regular, scheduled backups to just about any type of storage media then Bacula will most definitely work.
I must admit, I . . . → Read More: Linux: Bacula is for Everyone* (backup software)
By Gene, on February 23rd, 2011 Back in January of this year (2011) I was on-site at one of our local client offices setting up yet another Microsoft Windows XP system for a dedicated use. That PC is there just for running the United Parcel Service (UPS) WorldShip™ software for the client to enter UPS shipments off-line then batch . . . → Read More: A Miniature Linux Office Solution (Mini ITX)
By Gene, on February 2nd, 2011 Have I said lately that I love Linux? No? Okay then, "I love Linux!" I found yet another reason to promote Linux over other operating system software this week. Bad RAM chips. Some of you may now be thinking to yourselves, "What? Is this guy nuts?" I assure you I am completely sane. . . . → Read More: Linux with badram Saves the Day!
By Gene, on January 23rd, 2011 Late in 2010 one of our charitable organization clients, a local church, came to these decisions: 1) The aging XP Professional systems in their office needed to be replaced with new systems. 2) The existing XP Professional systems that were not so old needed to be upgraded to newer operating systems. 3) The . . . → Read More: Linux: Successful Upgrade – SBS 2003 to Linux
By Gene, on December 8th, 2010 In today's world of shrinking budgets and shrinking incomes, charitable organizations are feeling a financial crunch from lower giving. Churches are among these organizations that are struggling to make ends meet while attempting to serve the communities around them. With budgets stagnant or shrinking does it make fiscal sense for a charity, such as a . . . → Read More: Linux: Tux Goes to Church
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