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Worse than Heartbleed? Today's Bash bug could break security for yearsClick to expand... LINKY
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Dual 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...
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Zorin 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...
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Zorin-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.
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Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon printer drivers
Does anyone know wether Mint 17 will have drivers for a Samsung Xpress M2022W Printer
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Well 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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100 Best & Free Linux Games
Linux Games Wot it says I haven't tried any yet, but I'm going to.
View ArticleMakulu 9 Aero Soars
Above the Linux Distro Crowd The special release of Makulu 9 Aero edition might seem like one flexible Linux offering too many. However, anyone hankering for a Windows-like operating system...Click to...
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OOP'S got a problem no sound
Just going to download some music so just inserted a CD to play in the background and no sound, Nether the on motherboard or the Xonar DS 5.1 sound card operating any one got any ideas???
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Well I have gone and Done It
Well I have gone and done it I have just downloaded and using a Linux system LINUX MINT 17.2 64 bit and I have to admit it goes a lot faster than Windows 8.1. I made the decision after reading more...
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Redshift is better than redeye !
Do you get eye strain if you have used the pc for too long ? Then Redshift may be able to help. It gives my screen a reddish tinge at night which I find ok for reading or fiddling about if I want to...
View ArticleInstalling Deepin using Universal USB Boot Installer
After briefly experiencing Windows 8.1 and seeing reviews of Windows 10 I'm considering the future. To this end I found a distro I liked the look of (Deepin) and used Universal USB Boot Installer to...
View ArticleTrouble with Adobe Flash
Sorry about this but I am having trouble with downloading the new Adobe Flash edition. Please can someone help. I am running Linux Mint 17.2 64 bit. When going to download the update Adobe asks me to...
View ArticleLinux & Creative
A couple of months after upgrading my main computer I thought I’d add a sound card. None of the cards I already owned were suitable as they were all PCI whereas I needed a PCI-E version. On browsing I...
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How To Enable Bash on Windows 10 (In 5 Simple Steps)
Windows 10 Anniversary Update is here, and it’s rolling out now. Among the new features it brings is Bash for Windows — an Ubuntu-based tool that lets you run familiar Linux apps on Windows...
View ArticleInstalling Mint Cinnamon 18 64bit on a separate drive
Hi Uncle Urmas, can I delve deeply Into your mind. I have decided to install Linux 18 Cinnamon onto my PC as this is a long term Distro until 2021. At the moment I am running Linux Mint Cinnamon 17.3...
View Articlehdparm -Tt ?
I'm bored. So lets have a looksee at how speedy folks hard disks are. Want to play along ? It will only take a few seconds and you may be surprised at the results. Open up a TERMINAL and run as root or...
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