Category Archives: computers

CentOS Desktop: It Can Be Done

CentOS is a free Linux distro built up from the source packages used for making the commercial RedHat Enterprise Linux distro. RedHat doesn’t actually sell the Linux software, but sells the support services to keep it all running for businesses … Continue reading →

Posted in computers | Tagged , | Comments Off on CentOS Desktop: It Can Be Done

The Disaster of “Rolling Release”

I’ve always enjoyed exploring. Every time I’ve moved from one residence to another, I’ve always wandered around my new neighborhood, simply to see what was there. It’s the same with computer technology. I love poking around operating systems. Lately, one … Continue reading →

Posted in computers | Tagged , | 4 Comments

Testing openSUSE 11.1

I’ll be installing that this evening, so I won’t have time to post much.

Posted in computers | Tagged | 1 Comment

Half-right: Linux Complaints

Actually, he’s only got one valid complaint: big projects are never fixed, they just keep releasing new versions with a whole new set of bugs. The GNOME Desktop has never ever been crash free since the birth of 2.x series. … Continue reading →

Posted in computers | Tagged | 2 Comments

openSUSE: Linux for the Lazy

There was a time when I would spend hours, even days, exploring all the ins-n-outs, chasing down the various slick tricks and secrets of an operating system. I’ve run a half-dozen brands of Linux and four different versions of FreeBSD. … Continue reading →

Posted in computers | Tagged , | 8 Comments

Restoring the eMac

For a few months while my current system was down, I was forced to use the eMac. After a time exploring how it worked and making it as much like Linux as I could, it got old. I really don’t … Continue reading →

Posted in computers | Tagged | Comments Off on Restoring the eMac