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Choosing a Linux Distribution

By dlambert ⋅ January 8, 2010 ⋅ View Comments

A while back, a friend asked me some questions about getting started with Linux.  He wanted to know specifically whether he should pick up a copy of RedHat at the local retailer — for  something on the order of $80. I sent him back some notes about choosing a Linux install (distribution, or “distro”), and [...]

Reboot needed – really??

By dlambert ⋅ March 11, 2009 ⋅ View Comments

Image by Daniel F. Pigatto via Flickr It just happened to me again.  I came into work and was greeted by the cold, grey screen that told me my PC had rebooted.  Windows Update had struck again. I’ve got a PC that hosts my development environment in a VM, so every time this happens, not [...]

Drive Backup 9.0 Express – a really bad start

By dlambert ⋅ September 4, 2008 ⋅ View Comments

I’m slowly weaning myself off Vista on my home PC and onto Ubuntu, because Vista just continues to disappoint me day after day.  I’ve pared my Vista install down to just the basics now, and I’m setting it up to dual-boot to either Vista or Ubuntu. Before I go messing with boot sectors, though, I [...]

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