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PC World are warning buyers to be careful of black Friday deals including being to hasty to buy the surface tablet. They say it might be worth waiting until the new year.
4 of the best music applications for Linux
In this review I will be looking at 4 of the music applications you might choose to install to replace GMusicBrowser which is installed by default.
Xubuntu 12.10 - Customising the desktop
With Xubuntu I can customise the way my desktop works and I can keep the system highly responsive even on older hardware. This article shows how.
Xubuntu 12.10 - First Impressions
The fact is that whilst Unity is a cumbersome beast, Ubuntu itself is really good. The Ubuntu repositories provide an endless list of applications and the hardware support is brilliant. Therefore Xubuntu with the XFCE desktop is a great base for creating the ultimate operating system.
LXPup - Puppy Linux with LXDE
LXDE is good. Puppy is good. Put them together and it is like sausages and mash or roast beef and yorkshire puddings.
Precise Puppy - Linux Perfected
There have been a number of releases of Linux distributions in the past couple of weeks but no release gets me more excited than a new version of Puppy Linux.
Fuduntu - And now for something the same but different
Fuduntu Linux, is it Fedora, Ubuntu or something completely different? I tried it and what I can say is that it all feels very familiar
Is it safe to trust the cloud?
With distributions such as Peppermint Linux bridging the gap between the desktop and the cloud and services such as Ubuntu One providing file storage should we embrace the cloud or should we stay clear
Ubuntu within Windows - WUBI Install versus Virtual Box
What is the best way to try out Ubuntu after first sampling the live CD? Should you go for a WUBI installation or install a virtual machine?
Zorin OS 6 Lite - The Lite Fantastic
If you are using an older PC then you have three choices: 1. Run an older version of Windows, 2. Throw it away and get a new one, 3. Install a lightweight Linux distribution such as Zorin OS 6 Lite.
5 ways to try Linux without messing up Windows
Here are 5 ways you can use Linux without affecting your current Windows installation. Starting from a live CD/DVD and ending with a side by side installation.
Bodhi 2.10 - Quick but quirky
Bodhi Linux is great for Netbooks because it is quick, has a clean interface and maximises screen space.
The 5 best sources of support for Linux
Need support on any Linux issue. This articles lists the 5 best ways of finding the answers to all your Linux problems.
Peppermint 3 - A cloudy future?
This article looks at whether it is possible to run your whole life using web applications without a requirement to run any desktop applications at all.
10 things the “Average Joe” won’t know about Linux
How easy is it for someone to become familiar with Linux? Is there enough information to get started? This article is therefore written for people that have heard the term Linux and wants to know a bit more but doesn’t know where to begin.
ZX Spectrum Emulation and Linux Mint
If you don't love the Sinclair Spectrum then this is not for you. This article shows how to set up the FUSE emulator with an XBOX 360 controller. The ultimate way to play Manic Miner.
Ubuntu - All other versions aspire to be this successful
Ubuntu is innovative and forward thinking. With its own unique interface and the fact that dozens of distributions are derived from it. Do all other distributions aspire to achieve the success of Ubuntu?
Android on a netbook. Does it really work?
When I bought my netbook it had a Windows 7 partition and an Android partition. Android works well on mobile devices with touchscreens can it really work on a netbook?
Peppermint LINUX - The mint with no holes?
The unique selling point of Peppermint LINUX is the use of site specific browsers to bring the web to the desktop. Could the developers have done more to highlight the power of the SSB?
MacPup LINUX - How do you like this Apple?
If I said MacPup to you would you think of a sleek stylish operating system that runs from memory and boots from a USB drive?