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Mageia 1 Final – Summary Videos for Linux Newbies

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

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New Linux Laptop from ERACC – Self-Review

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.

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Linux: Bacula is for Everyone* (backup software)

* 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)

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A Miniature Linux Office Solution (Mini ITX)

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)

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Linux with badram Saves the Day!

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!

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Linux: Successful Upgrade – SBS 2003 to Linux

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

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Linux: Tux Goes to Church

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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Linux: What Makes Linux Compelling to Use?

For those of you who are Linux cognoscente, yes, I know technically Linux is just a kernel. But these days Linux is also a marketing term that means an entire operating system with graphical user interface based on the Linux kernel and distributed under some other name. In marketing it is necessary to . . . → Read More: Linux: What Makes Linux Compelling to Use?

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Linux: An Interesting VPN/Remote Project (1)

This is the first article of at least two articles about this project. The next article will follow once we are further into this project. A possible third article may follow at the end of this project.

The first day of September 2010 I received a web-form e-mail from a long-time . . . → Read More: Linux: An Interesting VPN/Remote Project (1)

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Open Source: My Migration from Kontact to Evolution

I will say again, for the record, I am not a fan of bloated GUI desktops like KDE and GNOME. I am a GUI minimalist and use the fluxbox window manager for my “GUI desktop”. However, I do like some of the applications that are available for both KDE and GNOME. For a . . . → Read More: Open Source: My Migration from Kontact to Evolution

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