Monthly Archives: May 2012

Linux Mint Mini PC Coming Soon

May 31, 2012 No Comments »

For those that don’t know, Linux Mint is a popular Ubuntu derivative. I recently wrote a review of their latest release, ‘Linux Mint 13 Maya’. It seems that Clem & Co are dipping their toes into the hardware market, with ... Read More »

Bolt – A Unity Type Dash For Gnome Shell

May 31, 2012 No Comments »

Are you one of those people who like both Gnome Shell and Unity, but can’t decide which one to stick with? Well, there has been a Gnome Extension released called ‘Bolt’. This extension is basically the Unity Dash for Gnome ... Read More »

Facebook to launch their own SmartPhone?

May 30, 2012 No Comments »

In a New York Times article yesterday, it suggested that Facebook had been hiring numerous SmartPhone engineers recently. The source(s) of this information has remained hidden, but in the article it was mentioned that Facebook employees are included in the ... Read More »

Linux Mint 13 Review

Linux Mint 13 Review
May 29, 2012 5 Comments »

  I recently wrote a quick article about the new release of Linux Mint 13 and as promised in that article, here is my review of Linux Mint 13. So I setup the Cinnamon version of Linux Mint 13 in ... Read More »

Everything you need to know about Ubuntu One

May 27, 2012 4 Comments »

For those that don’t know, Ubuntu One (U1 for short) is a cloud sync tool like Dropbox, Sugarsync or Google Drive. In this post I will be going into details about all the things you can do with U1 and ... Read More »

Linux Mint 13 ‘Maya’ Released

May 24, 2012 1 Comment »

The newest iteration of the very popular Ubuntu variant, Linux Mint has been released today. Linux Mint 13, code named ‘Maya’ is based on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and since it’s an LTS (Long Term Support) release, it will be supported ... Read More »

Pinguy OS 12.04 Beta Released

May 23, 2012 No Comments »

The latest version of the exceptionally popular Linux Distribution, Pinguy OS has been released as a beta for testing. Note: This is a beta release, purely for testing, if you want a stable version of Pinguy OS then you can ... Read More »

How to backup your emails…FOR FREE!

May 22, 2012 1 Comment »

Being the local go-to-geek for all my friends and family I often get asked general questions regarding all things geeky. Surprisingly, a number of friends have asked me how best to backup their emails. Saying things like “I deleted an ... Read More »