Feb
23
Massive List of Laptops That Work With Ubuntu
February 23, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 6 Comments
Posted in Experiences, News
I’ve been in the market for some time, looking for a quality laptop that I can install Ubuntu on (in other words Linux Ubuntu compatible) and tweak as I need. Unfortunately, I don’t find much information that shows me which makes and models work… and nobody has offered me a test model that I can [...]
Feb
20
How to Display Linux VPS Memory Usage
February 20, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in Experiences, How to...
In my experience, the hardest thing to work around when using a VPS for hosting is limited memory. It’s definitely a challenge to try and tune a database, web server, and application server for load under the constraints of a VPS plan (typically 512 MB or less of RAM). The best solution I came-up with [...]
Nov
24
The bet is on! Ubuntu vs. Microsoft
November 24, 2007 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | Leave a Comment
Posted in Experiences
From: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=589243
“Hello,
I am here because of a bet I have with a friend. This is the deal: I have to use Ubuntu for 30 days. IF there is anything I can’t do on Ubuntu (except for games which he reluctantly conceded is Microsoft turf) that I can do on Vista, then I get a brand [...]
Aug
7
10 Advantages of Ubuntu over Vista.
August 7, 2007 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 7 Comments
Posted in Experiences
The good people over at thecomputingexpert.com wrote an insightful article, outlining the advantages of Ubuntu Linux. I must say that I agree with many of the points, however, I have to completely disagree with their perspective on networking. They say “…The other day I was amazed with how easy it was to connect my Ubuntu [...]
Aug
4
Ubuntu, Why Should You Switch?
August 4, 2007 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | Leave a Comment
Posted in Experiences
The good people of TALL blog, in Oxford provide a very good perspective of some of the issues; comparing Microsoft Windows and Ubuntu Linux.
Areas covered (in the chart on their web site) are: software management, malware scanner, performance, hardware support, “User runs the computer, or the other way around?”, and License costs. Read what they [...]

