Tag Archives: Linux Mint

Linux Mint on HP 15t-dw300

Posted on December 18, 2024 by ehurst

Okay, so I tested an iPad for a while, but I just can’t get used to the Apple way of things. They don’t make it easy to handle documents; it’s all about media — every medium except text. The iPad … Continue reading →

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A System Recovery

Posted on August 7, 2024 by ehurst

This is shop talk; you can skip this post. The new laptop was doing something inappropriate, so I tried to recover my Win11 installation from backup just so I could see if the problem persisted. The warranty would not be … Continue reading →

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Cyber Threats Increasing

Posted on July 21, 2024 by ehurst

Well, we had an outage on Friday from a large number of services. Their Windows computers were all crashed because they were using a security package from Crowdstrike. It conflicted with Windows and caused the “blue screen of death”. Keep … Continue reading →

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Still Feeling My Way Along

Posted on September 10, 2021 by ehurst

I’m flawed; I’m a fallen creature subject to any number of failures. The Lord has a lot of work on His hands with me, and I often wonder why He chose to use me in the first place. But He … Continue reading →

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Testing Mint 18.2

Posted on June 24, 2017 by ehurst

I’m not a professional reviewer; I know exactly what I want for myself and know generally what most clueless home users will tolerate. I have some vague ideas about what business users like. Mostly this is a matter of testing … Continue reading →

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Neither Technology nor Magic

Posted on June 23, 2017 by ehurst

I think I managed to save my laptop. Folks, nobody has to tell me I’m not the greatest tech support guy ever. However, I’ve done it long enough to realize that if you have one kind of failure, you can … Continue reading →

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Endorsement: Linux Migration Site

Posted on December 10, 2016 by ehurst

This is a gem: Easy Linux tips project. It’s a set of detailed yet simple instructions for migrating from Windows to Linux. You get to choose between several different Linux distributions all of which are the easiest to use and … Continue reading →

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Tech Trash

Posted on August 13, 2016 by ehurst

It happens just a few of you seem interested in my technology chatter, so I’ll dump out the latest news. While I do try to keep track of computer technology trends, there is just too much going on right now. … Continue reading →

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Installing Linux Mint (Updated)

Posted on December 20, 2015 by ehurst

This is not a thorough and detailed explanation. Maybe I’ll write that book in the near future, but I wanted to offer a quick outline of things you should expect should you decide to sample Mint. Download your choice of … Continue reading →

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A Big Improve-mint

Posted on December 19, 2015 by ehurst

Before I get to the Bible lesson, I wanted to make note for my regular readers that Linux Mint is probably the better path to Linux. In particular, I’m going to recommend the 17.2 Release because it offers the most … Continue reading →

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