October 20, 2009
It takes a Geek to Install Linux
Posted in Peabody, Here! tagged Alternatives to Microsoft, Blog Talk Radio, Blogger News Network, BlogTalkRadio, BNN, Free, Free Programs, Free Stuff, Freeware, Linux, Operating Systems, Peabody, Here!, Personal Computers, Red Hat LINUX, Simon Barrett, Used Computers, Windows XP at 5:39 pm by Peabody, here!
Previously in Adventures with Linux I wrote about installing Red Hat LINUX 5.2 Operating System on a junk NEC Ready 7022 personal computer. At this point, I am wondering why Simon Barrett on BNN would actually consider Linux as a good alternative to Microsoft?
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October 19, 2009
Adventures with Linux
Posted in Peabody, Here! tagged Alternatives to Microsoft, Blog Talk Radio, Blogger News Network, BlogTalkRadio, BNN, Free Stuff, Freeware, IBM Personal Computers, Linux, Nearly Free Programs, Operating Systems, Personal Computers, Red Hat LINUX, Simon Barrett, Used Computers, Windows XP at 4:21 pm by Peabody, here!
Anyone looking for an alternative to fooling around with Windows XP, and other Microsoft operating systems, is often advised to switch to Linux. It is an easy 15 minutes install, they say. Linux they claim is easy to use. And, will work on the smallest of computers.
But, … Is it really true?
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March 22, 2009
Procuring the Ideal Used Computer
Posted in Peabody, Here! tagged CPU Processor Speed, Hard Drives, IBM PCs, IBM Personal Computers, Ideal Used Computer, Operating Systems, Personal Computers, RAM, Service Pack 3 (SP3), SP3, Used Computers, Vista, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows Vista, Windows XP, XP at 11:36 am by Peabody, here!
Once upon a time, one would have to throw away their old computers every few years. The hardware was badly designed. Their operating systems were atrocious. Surfing the Internet was simply toxic to your computer. Well, times have changed. We finally have entered into the age of the stable computer.
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