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So you're not quite ready to ditch Windows alltogether for that new, tempting Linux distribution. Or there's some particular reason why you can't make the switch 100%. Maybe you like to play games, like myself. And I'm talking about the latest and greatest games that will only run properly in Windows XP. What to do? Well, there's several options available, but I want to briefly talk about the one that's maybe not quite as commonly used. Read on.

This review takes a fairly brief look at Vector Linux SOHO 5.0. In summary, this distribution rocks. It's fast, easy on the eyes, lightweight, complete, and did I mention that it just screams? The next time I reinstall, I am going to install this for sure. Read on...

This article is a how-to that describes the steps necessary to fine tune and tweak the default Ubuntu Hoary installation on an IBM Thinkpad T42. A lot of these tricks will also help on other IBM Thinkpad models or even other laptops.

Ever wanted to run another OS within your Ubuntu Hoary installation? This article is a quick n' dirty how-to on installing Vmware in Ubuntu's recently released Hoary 5.04. See Tuxme.com for the article.

Foresight Desktop Linux is a young distribution that distinguishes itself by its unique package management system. While still in pre-release status, Tuxme took a brief look at its features and voiced our first impressions. Read on to find out more.

With the advent of 64bit CPUs becoming more affordable and widely used, several Linux vendors now offer 64bit versions of their distributions. But among all the amd64, 64bit, and x86_64 platforms, is it worth choosing 64bit over established 32bit distributions? Read the article and join the discussion here.

This is an article written by Aaron Graves and submitted to Tuxme.com: "Let me start by saying I know what you're thinking. This is all we need, right? Yet another “How I switched to Linux and it saved my life” story. Even I get tired of reading them. And yet, here I sit, writing one. What is my motivation, you ask? I'm not sure, but maybe we'll figure that out together by the end of this article." Read the rest here.

What exactly is the value of software such as GNU/Linux? This article takes a look at the value of freedom in software, how it relates to open source software and Linux in particular, and why it is something we should all take note of.

Thinking of changing an old laptop's OS from Windows to Linux? Don't do it until you read this. The benefits, the pains, the arguments, and the results. It's possible, but will everybody like it?

Lycoris boasts that it is going to make you "Throw away Windows for good and get hooked on the best ever release of Desktop/LX". The flashy website and bold statements make it seem like a dream come true. Is it? We take a look at whether it's all true or just marketing mumbo-jumbo.

On January 16th, version 4.2 of Xfce, the popular lightweight desktop environment was released. In this article I will walk you through installing Xfce 4.2 on a Ubuntu Warty Warthog system. The process on other distributions is nearly the same. How hard is it to install Xfce 4.2? Find out that it's not hard at all by continuing...

This quick tutorial goes through some of the very basic commands of apache, the most common webserver on the internet. The article assumes that you already have apache installed and all the commands should be run with superuser priviliges. Maybe you've had apache for a while and never even used it or maybe you just need a quick refresher. Read on.

Last week I walked you through customizing Ubuntu after a brand new stock installation. Now that your system is upgraded and tweaked to your liking, it is time to make sure that you have all the most important applications installed. In part 2 of my Ubuntu article series I discuss some of the more common and very useful (to me at least) apps and how to install them. Read on here.

Part 1 of 3 articles focusing on taking a stock Ubuntu installation and turning it into a visually pleasing and overall functional desktop has been written by Tuxme.com.

Since I am always looking for Linux distributions that are suitable as Windows replacements, I decided to give Xandros a try. After spending some time with it, I've written up a review. Find out if this Windows replacement achieves its lofty goals. Check it out at Tuxme.com.

We've all heard of Windows Media Center, the OS based purely on playing movies, music, and watching TV. While there have been tutorials on how to create something just like that using Linux, GeeXboX makes all of that extremely easy. Well most of it anyway.

I recently downloaded and took a closer look at Novell Linux Desktop 9. While it is certainly aimed at the corporate environment, it's also somewhat suitable for home users. Read our review to find out what experiences I had with it and whether or not it might be right for you.

Having chosen Suse 9.1 Personal as my choice of Linux distribution, I was satisfied with KDE, but curious (and rebellious) to try to install Gnome 2.8, no matter what. After success, I wrote an article on how it was done.