Ubuntu 11.10 is now available at a mirror near you. I love the changes in Kubuntu. I hope you will as well.
Condolences: Steve Jobs has passed away
To the family, friends and co-workers of Steve Jobs, my sincere condolences. For those of you who follow my stock recommendations, this is sadly a time to sell Apple.
Howto: LiveUSB – request by students of Long Beach City College.
Howto: LiveUSB 1) Download the latest live image. You can download it from the official Fedora mirrors. a) Fedora 15 Live Images – Live Images for Fedora 15 2) Download and install LiveUSB Creator. a) Windows – LiveUSB-Creator b) Linux – run su -c yum install liveusb-creator -y 3) Install the LiveUSB Creator program. 4)… Continue reading Howto: LiveUSB – request by students of Long Beach City College.
Asus Motherboard warranty Issue UpDate
I have been a proponent of Asus products 13 years. In 1998 I won an Asus notebook at an Intel Channel Conference as a door prize. It still works today. After building systems for 13 years using Asus motherboards, I have had 2 motherboards that were defective. The first defective Asus motherboard was replaced in… Continue reading Asus Motherboard warranty Issue UpDate
ASUS Motherboard Support SWAMPED!
I have been calling ASUS Motherboard support. All support representatives have been busy for over three hours today. Something is not going well for them. They make some of the best Motherboards money can buy. Unfortunate they are unable to manage their support group more effectively. This is not the first time I have… Continue reading ASUS Motherboard Support SWAMPED!
Jag – My Web
Jag – My Web
Latest benchmarks for i5 2500K
I just completed a new workstation using an Intel i5 2500K processor, with a Asus P8Z68-V Pro motherboard. The benchmark that follows compares the performance differences between Fedora 15 and Kubuntu 11.04 using the exact same system. Kubuntu 11.04 vs Fedora 15 benchmarks
Howto: Backup your data files
I can never overemphasize the importance of this enough. Back up your important data files. Daily. This is a very simple procedure. It takes approximately five minutes. It will save your files. 1) Insert a thumb or flash drive into any USB port on your computer. 2) For Windows copy your “My Documents” folder contents… Continue reading Howto: Backup your data files
Kubuntu 11.04 Released
The newest version of Kubuntu, 11.04 is now available.
Kubuntu 10.10 Desktop Problem
When I installed Kubuntu 10.10 I encountered one glaring issue. I am using the Nvidia 3rd party driver for my GTX 260 core 216 Evga video card. The problem, an odd opaque box that extends through the left of the desktop. In order to solve this issue I combed through the usual suspects at various… Continue reading Kubuntu 10.10 Desktop Problem