Well I have had this many times but this is the first time it has really started to bug me. I have all these lines across the screen. They are not full line they are like little dashes. I am not sure what is wrong with it and I am not sure it is because…

In October 2008 I bought a $24.95 1 year subscription to get their printed articles and I just got my first issue and I could probably read it under 5 minutes as it is paper thin. Yes I know I get 14 issues but if they are all paper thin I will not subscribe again…

I don’t know how many times I have tried to install Debian Lenny RC1, but I do know there is not a chance that I have had to get it fully installed. I have been using the netinstall cd which is an Ok install once you put aside the fact that it doesn’t completely work.…

I have been saying for a while when I started to try and use OpenOffice.org 3 that I could not open the application with out it crashing…. It works now! This is what you need to do to get your Open Office 3.0 working on your Ubuntu system. Go to System>Administration>Software Sources When it loads…

I have used XFCE in the past on a server, a desktop and a laptop. On the server it was great as it takes less memory to use. On the desktop it was the only one I could use that I knew how to install… that was back in June 2006, as I was just…

With the upcoming release of 4.6 I decided that for people to know what they are getting into. XFCE is a Desktop environment and is a great one at that. But more on that tomorrow when I review XFCE 4.4.3. Now on to the How-To: Open your Ubuntu or Kubuntu Terminal: ALT+F2 gnome-terminal or ALT-F2…

Hi Everyone. Today is Monday so I better start with the Banshee 1.4.1 Review. Banshee has had a lot of crappy reviews in the past. This one is not a crappy review in the sense that it is bad. No this project has come a long way since I last tried it. The Banshee project…

This week has a load of reviews and a couple of how-tos. So here are some of the topics: Mandriva 2009 XFCE 4.4.3 Banshee 1.4 and Debian 5.0RC1

Hey Everyone! I have a review about Ubuntu 8.10 Final! Most reviews come after a few days, but this one will come over two weeks after the release. So lets get started. I love Ubuntu, but do not let that make you think that I would choose Ubuntu over many other distros, though I have…

Hi all, I am wondering what you like or dislike about Ubuntu 8.10 Final? If you have any comments I will put them up. Please no cursing as I may have to moderate the comments down to be able to include them in the post. Ryan Orser