Obviously I'm looking for a solution that will let me have a little linux in a windows env, BUT I'm not exactly sure what hardware I'd be running on. I've briefly looked at linuxcare. Has anyone had ...

In the almost 20 years since Linux was first released into the world, free for anyone to use and modify however they like, the operating system has been put to a lot of uses. Today, a vast number of ...

For some time now I have gotten a slow but steady volume of requests that I write about UEFI firmware and EFI boot relative to installing and maintaining Linux. As a result of a casual comment I made ...

Here are two things I have found relatively difficult using Linux. Am I doing something wrong here? 1. How do you update your BIOS easily using Linux (Floppy, CD, or USB)? 2. How do you create a ...

I must confess, that I try not to run Windows any more than absolutely necessary. But for many reasons, it is occasionally necessary. In particular, I have had several laptops that are finicky with ...

You’ll definitely want to do this sooner rather than later, to smooth the process of switching distros.

You have got your shiny new Windows 11/10 computer. You have been using it for a while now, and everything is fine. Then, without any warning, your hard disk drive or solid-state drive fails. The ...

Spread the loveIn our increasingly digital lives, the health and safety of our data and operating systems often feel like an ...