Windows 8 is for sale now and I’ve already purchased it because Microsoft has a very good deal. You can download it directly from Microsoft for only $39. If it had cost $99 I may not have bought it at all (Linux is free).
I’ve been using the Windows 8 Beta for quite a while and I have to say I’m liking it. Read More→
On this episode of “How To” Iyaz and Leo show you how to new life from an old PC installing the Linux operating system. Read More→
Ubuntu 12.04 (code name Precise Pangolin) is the latest version of the OS. I installed it on my laptop this morning. I haven’t been using it long enough so I really don’t know about its bugs yet. So far I haven’t found any. What I can tell you is that it’s very fast. Read More→
Windows 8 will be the latest Windows OS (operating system) when it is released, probably in September or October. For now we have the Consumer Preview to play with. The Windows 8 Consumer Preview seem like a release candidate to me. It is very polished, very fast and not buggy at all.
Windows 8 is an OS for desktops and laptops of course but it is also going to be used on tablets similar to the iPad. I do not have a Windows tablet to try it out on so this review is just about using it on a standard computer. Read More→
I’ve try the new Ubuntu 11.04 and I think it is an OK OS but for me and my purposes I am going to stick with Linux Mint 10. Linux Mint is like the Energizer bunny, it keeps goin and goin. Ubuntu 11.04 is terrific if you like a flashy user interface. Read More→
I’ve been using Linux Mint 10 on my laptop for a while now and found it to be completely reliable. I’ve been using some form of Linux on it for about 4 years. I have now installed Mint 10 on my desktop. I don’t find Windows reliable. There is always some issue. Lately there is always some process hogging the CPU, RAM or Internet bandwidth. Read More→
The new Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerka is in Beta now and will be released October 10, 2010. I have not tried it (because I hardly do Betas anymore) but it is said to have many great features. Besides the usual updates, there’s a new photo manager, improved multimedia controls, better Ubuntu One syncing, and more.
You can setup a dual boot Windows-Ubuntu Linux system no muss, no fuss. You hardly need any technical skills at all to this with WUBI (Windows Ubuntu Installer). There is a WUBI installer on all Ubuntu Disk but you have to have some skill to create the disk or boot to the disk but you can just download the WUBI directly. Once you have downloaded the executable file just double click on the file inside of Windows and follow the prompts. WUBI will prompt you to restart your computer and take out the disk then you’ll see the computer will ask you what operating system you want to boot. Choose Ubuntu and hit enter. Login and there you have it, Linux. No repartitioning required! It’s very easy!
I need a Linux that is lightweight. One that can run on old machines. I can install it and not spend a lot of time configuring. I think I have found it in Linux Mint. The one CD install loads most of the common applications like: Firefox, GIMP, Open Office, media players and CODECs. The wireless on my laptop worked right out of the box. This is very unusual for Linux. I am going to send a donation to these guys to keep this distro going.
