Mar
20
“Windows tax?” I Don’t Think So…
March 20, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 34 Comments
Posted in Experiences, News
Here’s the scenario, a friend of mine just bought a new laptop. When he was buying it, he indicated that he did not want windows on it (which should make it cheaper). The response from the vendor: “We can’t do that, it comes with Windows”. When he became a bit more aggressive, they indicated they [...]
Mar
18
Ubuntu Based Linux, 32 Flavours and Then Some…
March 18, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 19 Comments
Posted in Experiences, News
I had an inspiring thought this morning! (Trust me… this is a rare event! Ha ha ha…) :) It occurred to me how vibrant a number of Ubuntu Linux flavours there must be. I’ve often been asked which is the best one to use, and responded based on my immediate quick thoughts. However, I’ve never [...]
Mar
17
4 Free Ways to Thank Bloggers
March 17, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 1 Comment
Posted in Experiences, How to...
I’ve been struggling with how to keep the Ubuntu Linux Help blog successful (and alive). One issue I’ve had to deal with is server costs. Finding money to keep this blog going is difficult and it would be easy to shut-down the blog. But… I truly believe that it provides value to the Linux (and [...]
Mar
16
Poll – Google Translation Services?
March 16, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 7 Comments
Posted in Experiences
Just a short post to all of you. I’m am trying and experiment. You will see flags on the right side of this blog. Click the flag you want to translate the text into. This is using the Google Translation Service and the “Global Translator Plugin”. The plugin is found here: http://www.nothing2hide.net/wp-plugins/wordpress-global-translator-plugin/ My questions to [...]
Mar
15
30 Seconds of Linux Funnies
March 15, 2008 | By: UbuntuLinuxHelp | 3 Comments
Posted in Experiences
Another 30 second clip of some funnier sides to Linux life. It’s not always serious you know! Linux is fun because you can do more with it. Just see the video below…

