Of all the Linux distributions, the consensus is beginning to become clear that Ubuntu is, hands down, the most user friendly of the Linux distributions. Naturally there are people that claim other distributions like PCLinuxOS, and Linux Mint are even more user-friendly than Ubuntu. But what exactly makes a Linux distribution user-friendly?
I have been using Linux [...]

Tags: desktop, end user, Linux, ubuntu, user friendly
Categories: Desktop Manager, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, ask the readers

Today I thought I would diverge away from my usual tutorials so I could point out that today, September the 19th, is Software Freedom Day. Software Freedom Day is a worldwide celebration of FOSS (Free Open Source Software) that aims to enlighten computer users who do not know about the FOSS alternatives. For this day [...]

Tags: LUG, Open Source, OSI, software freedom day
Categories: Advice, Linux, Open Source, Windows, ask the readers, software

If you’ve been around long enough you will probably remember the Be operating system. Be began life in 1991 by Be Inc as an operating system for BeBox hardware. There was a lot of excitement about this operating system as it was going to be the be all end all OS for multimedia. The operating [...]

Tags: BeBOX, beos, operating system
Categories: Open Source, Operating Systems, ask the readers

My plan is to build a new computer system after Windows 7 is released to install the new operating system on it and retire my old Windows XP system. I have done little research until now and decided to tap into the best possible resource of computer knowledge there is: the Ghacks readers. I do [...]

Tags: ask the readers, building a pc, computer hardware, computer system, pc, windows 7
Categories: Hardware, ask the readers

Often, when I ask why users don’t adopt Linux, I am met with the response “There are no CAD (Computer Aided Design) applications. Now I will confess that I know next to nothing about CAD, so I thought I would take a moment to highlight some of the CAD applications available for the Linux operating [...]

Tags: 2d, 3d, CAD, computer adided design, modeling, rendering
Categories: Advice, Linux, Open Source, ask the readers, software

Lately, I’ve realized that my computer is full of data and is close to its limit. Normally, I burn data onto a CD or DVD and then delete it off my system. The problem is that over time, the CDs have developed a few unreadable areas. So, I’ve pretty much lost a few chunks of [...]

Tags: ask the readers, hard-drive, Hardware, portable storage
Categories: Hardware, ask the readers

A couple of months ago, I did something I thought I never would do: I bought an iPhone. Technology enthusiasts generally seem pretty torn about these devices: some see them as fantastic whilst others see them as an expensive device which isn’t very functional.
I, too, was torn. I vowed never to buy an iPhone, on [...]

Tags: apple, cell phones, cell-phone, iPhone, mobile phone, mobile phones, Nokia, smartphones
Categories: ask the readers, iPhone