eldergeek

Sometimes I get flummoxed, flustered and make a big mistake, like the time I deleted the Admin identity on my Win2K system and totally hosed Windows. That wasn’t what I was trying to do, I just got mixed up and clicked in the wrong place… or…. something. Heck, I don’t even know how [...]

BSD began as the Berkeley Software Distribution(s) in the late 1970’s.   BSD, Unix, Minix, Linux and, for all I know one or two more, are related closely enough that they’re often collectively referred to as "nix" or "*nix" operating systems.   I’ve tried several "flavors" of BSD in the past which wouldn’t work for [...]

I’m a computer junkie — that’s how it is — so, when I ran across a couple of Compaq Deskpro computers with unknown specifications for the price of a carton of cigarettes, which I can afford since I quit smoking a few years ago, I bought them. Soon after I arrived home I "popped" the [...]

I began what I like to think of as my “Linux Adventure”, in February of 2006 on a short, much-frazzled shoestring.   I couldn’t afford to buy a new, or even a late model second-hand computer to use with Linux and I wasn’t prepared to give up Windows.   Used computers are comparatively easy to [...]

Go to google and type in “Linux tutorials” (in quotes) and hit the Search button. Prepare to be astounded. There are an enormous number of Linux tutorials on the web. Quite a number of them cover Linux in general and there are many more which cover specific distributions or software applications. [...]

A lot of people have written articles criticizing the sheer number of choices offered by Linux and it’s true there are over 300 distributions but there’s an easy way get past a lot of the confusion caused by that reality. All it takes is a visit to DistroWatch. Scroll down and watch the [...]

Whatever your level of computer expertise, it’s likely that there’s a way you can try Linux. I’m going to list as many ways as I know about and I hope there’s one here that will work for you. If none of these methods will work for you, or if you have anything extra [...]

If you need a new computer, can easily afford a Windows XP system or a new Mac and you don’t mind spending the money, then that’s what you should buy. Based on the many negative opinions expressed by computer savvy Windows users I’d recommend against purchasing a new machine with Windows Vista installed, at [...]

I’ve been delving deeper into Debian Etch just lately, in fact, I’m writing this text on my Debian machine (in Gedit).   Back when I was on a dial up connection there were a few occasions when I got booted before sending an email I’d spent an hour or more writing online and the email [...]

When I called my phone company to order DSL service, the representative asked what operating system I was using, implying that I’d be better off with Windows XP and specified minimum values for my RAM, free hard disk space, and processor speed. When they sent me my official "new customer" package it included a DSL [...]