Anything about Linux.
At first I thought what I read was click bait, the state of California quietly passed a law that requires every operating system provider in California to collect age information from users at account setup and transmit that data to app developers via a real-time API. Called California’s Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043), will … Read more
Well 2025 will soon come to a close and a new year will soon be upon us. Over the holidays you might be thinking about what to do about your computer in the new year. In this article, I will walk you through what I think is the recommended path to consider. First of all … Read more
If you never at least heard the name PewDiePie, then welcome to the Internet. He is what is called an influencer where he has a channel that has millions of subscribers (110 Million), this single video has over 3 million views in one day. How did he just blow up the internet with Linux? It … Read more
For Earth Day (Tue, Apr 22, 2025), install a lightweight Linux Distro on a Windows 7/XP computer! How does that celibate Earth Day you say? Turning a dysfunctional Windows PCs into Functional Linux PCs is a very good way to keep computers out of the e-waist and into service for people that can use them. … Read more
A common misconception is that installing Linux is a difficult and complex to do. Of course any installation process is more work vs having the OS already installed. Because Windows comes preinstalled on most PCs, there’s no installation required for the end user (Windows is just as difficult if installing from scratch). Also, because Windows … Read more
Still want to know more about available Linux distros? This YouTuber video ranks the distros and explains why he has done so. Obviously I agree with him on Linux Mint 🙂 and that Arch Linux even though is in the ‘Good’ tier is NOT recommended for the beginners (unless you like doing things the hard … Read more
Besides the fact that Windows is ending support for Windows 10 and Windows 11 will not support many systems (systems without a TPM or do not have a recent CPU). This will cause great harm to many businesses and people that can’t really afford to change all their computers (especially if they just recently upgraded … Read more
Here are some YouTube videos from different influencers that give their take on switching to Linux: The reason that I posted YouTube Links instead of making my own article is why reinvent the wheel, when these guys have already done this with a whole lot more resources than I will ever have. Like I have … Read more
This was a conversation on Messenger, asking about Linux, so I don’t go into great detail on a few things like how to boot from a USB (ex: your computer might not be configured to boot from USB). Hello, what is Linux software? It is an OS (operating system) similar to Windows but different.It doesn’t … Read more
If this is the first post you are reading, please read ‘Don’t abandon all hope ye who enter here‘ post first. Unlike Windows or Apple, Linux is a very diverse OS (Operating System). There’s a Linux version for anyone. Referred to as ‘distros’ (distributions), Linux has some mainstream ones and many, many forks/flavors. See ‘What … Read more
