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Konstipated Koala – Bug # 448612
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:44 pm » Comments (4)
If your monitor uses an Intel video driver you would be wise to test drive the Ubuntu 9.10 distro before installing. Do this by burning a livecd or a USB ...more »What If Windows Was FREE?
October 20th, 2009 at 2:49 pm » Comments (0)
The holiday season is approaching. For several weeks Kim Komando will air her annual radio contest. I have no doubt that due to Microsoft's generosity, she will have several copies ...more »Ubuntu Bittorrent Issues
October 15th, 2009 at 3:25 pm » Comments (0)
The default bittorrent client in Ubuntu is Transmission. Some will argue that Deluge is a better choice. Quite some time ago I tried both and decided on Deluge. It seemed ...more »Staying With Ubuntu
October 6th, 2009 at 3:18 pm » Comments (1)
I have read numerous posts in other blogs advising Linux 'newbies' to install install Ubuntu as their first Linux distribution. The reasons are many, including that it installs (and uninstalls) ...more »eBooks are Catching On
September 18th, 2009 at 2:45 pm » Comments (0)
Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, reports that sales of electronic copies of Dan Brown's latest best seller "The Lost Symbol" are exceeding print copies. This announcement is obviously a ...more »Credit Cards and Money Manager Ex
September 17th, 2009 at 3:35 pm » Comments (11)
In an earlier article I demonstrated how to get started with Money Manager Ex, a versatile budgeting and checkbook managing software from Codelathe. I showed how to handle transactions involving ...more »Getting Started with Money Manager Ex
September 14th, 2009 at 6:39 pm » Comments (3)
While I have some knowledge of double entry accounting, GnuCash is simply too complex for managing a checkbook and performing simple budgeting. In June, I published a post on HomeBank ...more »Opera 10 is NOT Friendly to Bloggers
September 12th, 2009 at 3:23 pm » Comments (1)
Although Firefox is my preferred browser, it is wise to have another available. Sometimes items stop displaying correctly and switching to a different browser clarifies whether a problem is due ...more »Help In Finding A Lost/Stolen Laptop
September 8th, 2009 at 3:20 pm » Comments (0)
No-IP provides a dynamic DNS service. When you connect to the Internet your ISP assigns an IP address to your computer (or router if use one). The technical term for ...more »Microsoft Launches Anti-Linux Campaign
September 7th, 2009 at 2:41 pm » Comments (0)
In October we will see the official releases of both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) within days of each other. Microsoft's Vista was a disaster. Analysts and critics ...more »Blogroll
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