All my systems at home are running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with the standard Unity interface. Linux Mint 13 was recently released along with the Cinnamon interface. I’ve been hearing a lot of good things about Cinnamon but I haven’t tried it since it was in Beta. So I thought I would put it on my laptop and take it for a test drive. This article will explain my findings and what I personally ... »
I’m sure most of you know that I am an Ubuntu user predominately. Therefore, I don’t really use Microsoft Office, however – I still do use Microsoft Office on my work Laptop (it runs Windows 7) and I have used it for many year since the 1997 version. But is Microsoft Office worth the £250+ price tag that you pay for some versions? In short, the answer is NO. This is because there... »
This is a guest post by Laura Kay; a researcher and blogger for Melbourne Server Hosting. There is yet another competitor for the iPad throne: the Microsoft Surface. This Microsoft tablet—yes, Microsoft. Not Dell, HP or Compaq—is one of the first tablets made to run Windows 8. While there seems to be a rallying cry among the Microsoft faithful, does this tablet really have what it takes to beat th... »
This week has seen a lot of announcements at the Google 2012 I/O meeting. One of these announcements was the Nexus 7 Tablet – the first official Google Tablet. The Nexus 7 (made by Asus) is specced really well, possibly the best specced Android tablet that I’ve seen. It will boast a 7” 1280×800 HD display, 8GB or 16GB of internal storage, a Quad-core Tegra 3 processor, 1GB... »
Now I don’t know about you guys, but I like to run on my battery as much as possible – mainly because I usually end up entangled in my power cable when I’m plugged in. On my main laptop I have a 6 cell battery that usually lasts around 6 or so hours under normal use. This is great but doesn’t quite last a full working day when I’m out and about. Enter Jupiter… O... »
This time of year is always an exciting time in the Linux world. This is because Ubuntu release a new version of their operating system and then, shortly after, the numerous Ubuntu based Linux distributions out there also release a new version. PinguyOS is one such distribution and in this article I will be reviewing it. For those of you that don’t know PinguyOS, it is an Ubuntu derivative t... »
Before we begin, I wanted to start out by saying that I am posting this article from my tablet as I have recently moved house so I dont have any internet yet – I apologise in advance for any spelling and/or grammar mistakes within this article. :) Ok then, this ‘story’ is about a very unlikely Ubuntu convert – my mother. My mum is a self confessed technophobe so is very war... »
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