Obviously I'm looking for a solution that will let me have a little linux in a windows env, BUT I'm not exactly sure what hardware I'd be running on. I've briefly looked at linuxcare. Has anyone had ...

A tiny multi boot USB setup that holds dozens of ISOs for live tools and installers, ready to revive any PC.

In the almost 20 years since Linux was first released into the world, free for anyone to use and modify however they like, the operating system has been put to a lot of uses. Today, a vast number of ...

Here are two things I have found relatively difficult using Linux. Am I doing something wrong here? 1. How do you update your BIOS easily using Linux (Floppy, CD, or USB)? 2. How do you create a ...

It's the little things that matter.

For some time now I have gotten a slow but steady volume of requests that I write about UEFI firmware and EFI boot relative to installing and maintaining Linux. As a result of a casual comment I made ...

I must confess, that I try not to run Windows any more than absolutely necessary. But for many reasons, it is occasionally necessary. In particular, I have had several laptops that are finicky with ...