I was in my studio Sunday morning and at the computer.
I was taking care of few things regarding my cartoon features. I was also checking in at the PCLinuxOS forums with a couple of questions.  Ya know, just busy Sunday cartoon/computer stuff.
The morning became afternoon and I was engrossed typing away at the keyboard.
Anyhow, out of the [...]

I was surfing the internet just the other day when web site popped up. It wanted to install the Connectbar add-on to my Firefox browser. I merely deleted the page and moved on.
Connectbar is not a listed Firefox add-on.  But it does appear to be a legitimate website.  However, once installed, Connectbar takes over your [...]

Amazon.com’s big announcement yesterday resulted in an unveiling of their new line of Kindle readers.
The REALLY big news was their launch of the new Kindle Fire Tablet.
The Kindle Fire, with Full Color 7″ Multi-touch Display and Wi-Fi, runs the Android Operating system.  And Android is Linux, folks.  So, if you decide to buy a New [...]

A recent blog post dealt with my suggestion that PC users should switch to Linux and ditch Windows. Once they make the move to Linux, they’ll no longer need to pay for computer repairs (antivirus, spyware cleaning, etc.), especially those offered by online services are constantly advertised on cable television.
The article resulted in some interesting [...]

If you watch cable television for even a short period of time, you’ll be presented with at least one ad on how to speed up your Windows computer.
Heck, you may even see several.  And if there wasn’t a market for repairing computer problems, you wouldn’t see these commercials marching across your television screen.  But, there [...]

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 many other gadgets [...]

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 and his [...]

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 shows how [...]