Every year the Linux desktop is supposed to reach critical mass and take over desktop computing. Every year it fails to do so.
Don’t worry, there’s always next year.
So you’re using a piece of open source software instead of its proprietary commercial alternative. It hasn’t crashed yet and you are nearing what most people would consider being productive.
You’re feeling pretty good about yourself until you suddenly realize that a feature you need doesn’t ...
LCD backlight or bluetooth won’t work after sleep? X enjoys spewing garbage all over your screen when running an OpenGL app? You are clearly imagining that bug, because it works for someone, somewhere who is using a completely different hardware configuration.
Is Ubuntu not working right? WIFI down again? It won’t sleep when you shut the lid on your laptop?
Well forget about that distro; Instead, use DistroX. It’ll work because it has a magical combination of apps and just the right amount of pixie dust sprinkled on the ...
Linux is poised to take the world by storm. Any day now everybody will be switching to Linux. All it needs is that last little feature or killer app to hit critical mass.
If you have work to do while you wait for this revolution to happen, sorry, you’re ...
The idea that Linux had many common applications before Microsoft or Apple.
A good example of this is Compiz being released before Aero. Microsoft obviously used their time machine to do recreate Compiz three years ahead of the first Compiz release.
When you boot up Linux for the first time and hit the first of many, many keystrokes, you may think that you’re just typing bash commands, but what you’re actually doing is learning!
But what could this possibly be teaching you, besides poorly documented arcane commands? Why, none ...
Hit with a problem that you didn’t get with Windows or OS X? Don’t fret! Just follow this easy 40-step tutorial to set up your own automated bash/Perl script, and your Linux PC will be up and running in no time!
Linux doesn’t hold your hand or ask you for permission. No, Linux is a sophisticated sword that only super-geniuses can wield. It has a command line interface that teaches you that a point and click GUI is for mere mortals. Only computer gods can master the CLI and its ...
When you’re using Linux, you’re not only getting it free of charge, you’re sticking it to the man! You’re telling companies that you don’t need their useful proprietary software or their modern entertaining products. You’re telling them you refuse to be a slave to ...
