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 […]

This past week, I found myself on the road and away from my studio.  It was just for the day, but I needed to get some work done on my comic features. Luckily, I’m running Linux on all my computer systems.  I run it on my studio desktop, my notebook, and my large (and slightly […]

The computer has been a tremendous help in the studio.  It’s my cartoon assistant, bookkeeper, research assistant, etc. However, the really big advantage with my computer is having  it run Linux. The Linux operating system has allowed me to implement some really terrific software programs. (Not to mention that it’s more stable and secure then […]

On Tuesday, I talked a little bit about scanning my comic strip.  Back in 2009, I blogged on OneClickLinux.com about buying and setting up a new scanner.  I thought it’d be helpful to re-post the info here. The HP Scanjet 8250 Scanner that I use in my studio. My new (actually refurbished) scanner arrived last […]