My wife and I recently decided save some on our monthly budget by cancelling our subscription to DISH network. We’re compensating by upping our Netflix plan to the next level, and reading more :)
I also decided this would be a great time to experiment a bit with an inexpensive, Linux-powered solution for bringing my existing [...]

My graphics card recently exploded. Okay, that’s a slight exaggeration…the capacitors on the card exploded. It could have been electrical/voltage issues, or I was possibly a victim of the dreaded capacitor plague…but no matter what the underlying cause, the bottom line is that I was without a decent graphics card in my primary workstation for [...]

One of the coolest features in recent Ubuntu versions is the “Create a USB Startup Disk” function. It lets you take any ISO for LiveCD distribution and create a bootable USB drive. This is a great way to try out new distros without wasting tons of CDs that you’re probably just going to throw in [...]

This is a great video from LinuxJournal, detailing how to easily create bootable usb drives for virtually any Linux  distro…all with an easy-to-use gui.
I’ve personally used UNetbootin several times to create bootable Live USB sticks for my favorite distros, like Puppy Linux, Ubuntu, and Eeebuntu. It’s really a great app that has saved me many [...]

Amazon.com has announced the new version of their top-of-the-line ebook reader, the Kindle. Of course, the Kindle is cool because it’s powered by everyone’s favorite operating system (Linux!) but it’s also got some really compelling features.
Of course, the Amazon Kindle has a great “electronic paper” display, room for well over 1,000 books, and can even [...]