TECHdodo

The month of May saw the release of several new revisions of Linux distributions, one of which was a new version of Puppy Linux. Puppy is the distribution I carry on a small 4GB flash drive that I can use plugged into any PC that can boot to USB. This way I have my operating [...]

I have Ubuntu installed on several computers, and I have a specific setup for the look and feel of it. I don’t use the default settings. After installing Ubuntu 10.04, it kept all my settings: my wallpaper, my menus, my colors, but it changed the location of the minimize, maximise and close buttons from the [...]

As I mentioned previously, the Gateway lt2005u netbook I have worked fine when I tried it with Puppy Linux. Ever since then, I have been meaning to try it with Ubuntu Netbook remix. After setting up a new flash drive for my Puppy Linux last week, I had my old 1GB USB drive not being [...]

I recently picked up new USB flash drive to install Linux on. I have been carrying Puppy Linux around on an old 1GB usb stick for a while now, but I saw this tiny tiny tiny PNY 4GB micro swivel attache drive and thought it would be perfect for Puppy. The only complaint I have [...]

As I mentioned in a previous post, I bought the Gateway lt2005u netbook at Best Buy three days ago. My kids have been using it a lot since then, but I finally have a little time where I have access to it, so I decided to try booting it with Linux to see how hard [...]