Easy2Boot for finding that XP replacement !
I found this very useful tool which allows you to try out Live Linux OS's and much much more very easily. Easy2Boot Introduction Easy2Boot is just a collection of files that you can add to a grub4dos...
View ArticleMakulu Mate v Mint Cinnamon v Zorin shootout.
Or as one person described it Erik's Easter ramble. Well I had quite an exciting Easter weekend linux wise.If you caught up with my E2B thread you will know that I was looking for a distro to install...
View ArticleUbuntu may knacker your Linux PC
The problem is hitting those moving from Ubuntu 13.10, aka Saucy Salamander, which was released in October last year, to Trusty Tahr 14.04, which has just been delivered. It's not clear how many...
View ArticleRoccat Ryos MK Glow - a Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
Its a time to give my personal review about my new keyboard. Roccat Ryos MK Glow - a Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with good opensource Linux driver support.Click to expand... Roccat Ryos MK Glow As we...
View ArticleMy fresh install of Mint 16 - Steamed up
My install of Linux Mint 16 64 Bit Cinnamon was going a bit flakey on me, main prob was sporadically the whole screen would divide into pixellated squares and everything sieze up. Very occasionally the...
View ArticleNewcomers to Linux: An Administrator Guide
Newcomers to Linux: An Administrator Guide If you wish to read the entire article offline you should scroll down the link page and choose the option which suits you, PDF, .doc or HTML. The guide is...
View ArticleWhy Linux???Why Zorin???
I have got fed up with Windows, why, well here is the reason why. I am fed up with constantly defragging because of slowdowns, getting paranoid over spyware viruses and Malware. Also the price of the...
View ArticleI am Going to have another go
Heaven help you old penguin lovers but I am having another go at Linux, I have just ordered a copy of Zorin OS 9, 64 bit. What do you recommend do I download to a 80 gig partition or download on a...
View ArticleZorin 64bit Ultimate
I have just come across Zorin 64bit Ultimate, What is the opinion of you Penguin people of this distro. I am determined to leave the bank thief Microsoft but need something complete as I am a dunce on...
View Articleproblems with Zorin
Hi all well I have downloaded Zorin 9 32bit core and find it great but I am a bit puzzled about downloading software. I decided to use Evolution as my email client but now that I have done that how do...
View ArticleOne for the Linux users
Worse than Heartbleed? Today's Bash bug could break security for yearsClick to expand... LINKY
View ArticleDual boot?
I have completed a new build of hardware and software and I am pretty pleased with my self and installed Windows 8.1 but I have still have to do a dual boot with Zorin but have held off to ensure that...
View ArticlePenguins in Afganistan !
Rebuilding tech in Afghanistan with open source The Center for International and Intercultural Communication (ZiiK) at the Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin) has been helping with the...
View ArticleZorin ISO
OK i'm burning Zorin O/S ISO image to a DVD. How do i then copy the ISO image to a USB Flash Drive to be bootable from it? I want to run Zorin from the USB Flash Drive to test it on my Laptop. I may...
View ArticleZorin-Testing
Testing Zorin after downloading it & making the flash drive bootable. Going to run it via the flash drive whilst testing and evaluating it. And i like what i see so far, So no shouting at Bootneck,...
View ArticleZorin - my take on it
Intrigued by bootneck's somewhat varied experiences with Zorin I thought I'd have a look at this 'user-friendly' distro. I must stress that this has been a very brief encounter and some minor niggles I...
View ArticleLinux - Which Version?
Looking to learn Linux but where do i start? Get a linux magazine and run a live disc, Install on to a usb flash drive or to an external harddrive? Any help, advice or guideance would be most welcome.
View ArticleLinux Mint 17 Cinnamon printer drivers
Does anyone know wether Mint 17 will have drivers for a Samsung Xpress M2022W Printer
View ArticleWell I have gone and done it
I am now a Penguin user officially, I have downloaded Linux Mint 7.1 64 bit Cinnamon LTS and everything seems OK. Now it will be the learning curve. I have removed the drive I had Windows on and...
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