Free Cookies » Archive for July 2009
Backing up and restoring your system
I am delightfully proud to say that my mum just got her first ever Linux machine – an Acer Aspire One, the perfect tool for sofa-browsing. Being a Windows user and being slightly technophobic and afraid of breaking things, one of her first questions was ‘is there a system restore on this thing?’ The Windows System Restore function works in such a way (to put this very simply) that it captures an ‘image’ of your computer at the time of back-up, and if you need to restore, it reproduces that image. Well, Linux doesn’t really come with its own built-in System Restore program like the Windows version. Before you go accusing Linux of being short-sighted and sub-par, let’s see why… … Read entire article »
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Two distros especially for your netbook
Let’s face it – if you’ve got the Acer Aspire One that came with Linpus Linux Lite, and you know enough about computing to want to pepper it with your own little goodies, you’re probably a tad befuddled. Heck, if you just want to update Firefox to the most recent release and get a better version of Skype on there, you’re going to have a tough time of it. Linpus Lite is fine for the … Read entire article »
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Creating a Bootable Linux Mint USB
http://www.brighthub.com/computing/linux/articles/42416.aspx A simple, easy-to-follow guide on how to create your very own bootable Linux Mint system on a USB stick. We tried this on one of our sticks and used it to install Linux Mint (Gloria) on our Acer Aspire One (the Linpus Linux version,A110L) – which runs very well, by the way. … Read entire article »
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Hello World!
Greetings, reader, and welcome to Free Cookies! Free Cookies is a new collaborative effort which aims to increase general awareness of the joys of Linux. Whether you’re a Computer Newbie who pales at the thought of geek-speak or a Seasoned Spod who knows everything about everything, we hope you’ll find something you like here. We would be delighted if you spread the word about Free Cookies. Tell your friends, your colleagues, your neighbours. Link to us on your intranet or work notice board. Leave us comments – we love comments! Thank you for visiting, and enjoy your stay. … Read entire article »
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