Amazon.com’s big announcement yesterday resulted in an unveiling of their new line of Kindle readers. The REALLY big news was their launch of the new Kindle Fire Tablet. The Kindle Fire, with Full Color 7″ Multi-touch Display and Wi-Fi, runs the Android Operating system.  And Android is Linux, folks.  So, if you decide to buy […]

A recent blog post dealt with my suggestion that PC users should switch to Linux and ditch Windows. Once they make the move to Linux, they’ll no longer need to pay for computer repairs (antivirus, spyware cleaning, etc.), especially those offered by online services are constantly advertised on cable television. The article resulted in some […]

Maybe you’ve already seen this video by “Weird Al” Yankovic. In case you haven’t, give it a look. It’s probably one of the most creative videos I’ve seen in a long time. It consists of a catchy tune, a great vocal performance, terrific graphic animation, and a humorous commentary on our internet lives. And watch […]

If you watch cable television for even a short period of time, you’ll be presented with at least one ad on how to speed up your Windows computer. Heck, you may even see several.  And if there wasn’t a market for repairing computer problems, you wouldn’t see these commercials marching across your television screen.  But, […]

Last week, the Linux operating system celebrated its 20th birthday! In the last 20 years, Linux has grown into a real force in computing. If you used Google today, you used Linux.  If you used your Android phone or tablet, you used Linux. Linux is everywhere!  It power cell phones, computers, servers, tabelts, DVRs, and […]

My brother Jim finally got fed up with his Windows computers getting attacked by viruses.  So, his son recently installed PCLinuxOS to his Netbook. The exact version Mike installed was the newest  PCLinuxOS featuring the LXDE desktop Environment.  If you have a netbook, PCLinuxOS LXDE is the perfect choice. You can get it here. Neal […]

The following comes from Jim,  a member on the PCLinuxOS forums. I thought I’d share it with my blog readers.  It points out how new users immediately see Linux as being attractive, powerful , and easy to set up and use.  Once you see Linux is action, your curiosity level spikes! Jim’s forum post also […]

When I’m drawing one of my cartoon features, there are times when I need to digitally create a specific shape. Well, The Gimp can draw these different shapes. It only takes a couple of clicks. You use any of the selection tools and a command called Stroke Selection. You can use any color line or […]

A friend stopped by the other day and we talked computers. He wanted to know why his Windows system took so long to load and get working.  Once booted up,  it seems that his system was taking quite a long time to allow him to access the desktop, applications, etc. Since he runs Windows, the […]