Find out when IP address was changed with Hosting Company
Hello, I have been hosting with a company and decieded to change over to another company. I have been paying the other company but I beileve that they only recenlty changed the ip address that the...
View ArticleThe Four minute Challenge !!!
We all know that Rodger Bannister broke the four minute barrier for running a mile in 1954. Did you know that it was only in 1994 that a forty year old irishman, Eamonn Coghlan was the first to do the...
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Had a trip to National Botanic Garden of Wales which has a butterfly house where I took some pictures. On arriving home i found I had what looked like a series of nine pictures that may I thought make...
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Mint used by terrorist in cufflink !!!!
I always knew there was a reason for not using Mint. A sort of nagging in the dark recesses of the mind that it would end in tears. Seems I was right. Linux Mint-using terror nerd awaits sentence for...
View ArticleHow to copy and paste photo's on to PCR Forums
I attempted to download photo's on this site but all that went on is the following to PCR page was this:- /home/alex/Pictures/DSCF1330.JPG /home/alex/Pictures/DSCF1331.JPG...
View ArticleVokoscreen screen recorder.
Gave vokoscreen a test run out today which is a simple to use screen recorder. It seems pretty light to use and is smooth and fast in use at least it is on my modest system and Arch os....
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Linux Mint Cinnamon 18.2 realsed
Linux Mint Cinnamon 18.2 both 32bit and 64 bit download is now available for download Having said that I will hang fire for a couple of weeks before I install it.
View ArticleAll these Companies use Linux
Linux is used extensively on servers in businesses, and has been for a long time. Linux is also used in some corporate environments as the desktop platform for their employees, with commercially...
View ArticleUpgrade to Linux Mint 18.2 on an ancient Laptop
I decided to give it a try and installed it on a new partition alongside Lubuntu on my old laptop IBM T-43, so it is now a dual boot configuration with Mate flavour. I have been monitoring it since...
View ArticleLooking for a decent CD riper
Hi all I am now looking for for something to replace Rhythmbox in Linux Mint Cinnamon, firstly it does not download to Music files but only to the player its self (2) It only a MP3 player and I prefer...
View ArticleHave I a Hardware Problem?
I am attempting to install Linux Mint 18.2 xfce on an Medion MD96630 laptop (CPU Intel 2-core 1.6 GHz and 4 GB of DDR2 RAM). I can't rely on booting into a USB live session to complete an interrupted...
View ArticleWindow Maker a very fine window manager.
This thread is dedicated to Window Maker one of the oldest window managers for linux still actively maintained. It is still as functional and useful as when it made its debut in 1997. I will include...
View ArticleThe thing that puts people off Linux
As you know I am a fairly new user user of Linux and often go on the Linux Forums seeking help or helping others new to Linux Mint Cinnamon. I have found that many of the forums seem to be frequented...
View ArticleStealth Destroyer USS Zumwalt
Warship That Runs on Linux The Zumwalt, for example, has a staggering 53,760 cubic feet of onboard computer servers, running everything from the steering to the electricity, all powered by the Linux...
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...
View ArticleMicrosoft W10 v Linux Mint Cinnamon 18.2
This morning my wife called me and asked to access her PC which is Windows 10 and send her a document, being a loving husband I said I would. Well I haven't used W10 since December 2015 what a...
View Articleplease help with instructions to make a bootable flash drive for linux
I want make a usb flash drive 8 GB with linux lite or ubuntu on it for my PC with windows XP . Im am totally lost to this new lite linux and more downloads when it comes to the part of getting an...
View ArticleFour distros recommended for older machines
Link to article I can vouch for Linux Lite for older machines, recently installed it on a Socket A / 2.1Ghz / 1Gb RAM machine and it fairly flies along. I tried several other distros on the same...
View ArticleLinux V Microsoft
I am sick to the back teeth with Microsoft who are now an insidious company trying to collect as much data from you as possible & forcing downloads on you, you don’t want. I like many was tricked...
View ArticleLinux Mint 18.3 “Sylvia” MATE – BETA Release
Hi all you Linux Mint users at last the BETA Linux Mint 18.3 (Sylvia) has been released. The stable version will be coming out at the end of December. Here follows the new features:- New features in...
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