10 Reasons Why Desktop Linux Isn’t Mainstream. Yeah, the title is totally link-bait. However, it’s worth noting that I actually deliver what the title describes and then some. Linux is…
There is much talk in the Linux world about the mythical “average user.” There is no such thing with Linux. First off, people who use Linux usually are those who…
I work primarily with Windows but let me say that I, like many of you, have no choice in the matter. We don’t live in a world where the company…
Sabayon, which gets its name from the the Italian egg-derived dessert known as zabaione, is a distribution that we don’t hear too much about these days, although the British Linux…
In most work spaces, individuals are at least partially motivated by their salary to contribute to the project for which they are assigned. Leaders may possess various and commendable attributes…
People are coming to Linux in droves these days. They each have their own reasons. It could be a desire to get out from under the thumb of proprietary software’s…
If I had to pick one operating system of the year, I would be picking Ubuntu MATE 16.04, if Solus hadn’t come along and stolen the title. If it was…
If your big brother is anything like mine, you’d want to stop him at all costs too. Well, Senji can’t help you with your crappy, good-for-nothing brother. But it can…
Mandrake Roots Between 1999 and 2006 I worked for a little company called Electronics Boutique. It was a great place for a college kid to work because you had access…
Part of this year’s LinuxCON / ContainerCON in Toronto was a full day program called Kids’ Day. Its purpose was to foster an interest in technology among junior nerds and…
Here’s a fun little project that is a pretty good combination of array use and pattern manipulation. #!/bin/bash function get_mhz() { while read line; do if [[ $line =~ cpu\…