Tips & Tricks

If you are searching the internet for how you might install the easy GUI package manger Pamac onto your Arch install, be aware most of the instructions out there are still using Yaourt which is no longer being maintained.  Fortunately there are many other AUR helpers out there to pick from, and this set of […]

Most of us have heard about cookies in the context of computers or the Internet, but most of us do not have a grasp of what they are.  I was asked to record a video about cookies directly in response to my video on Facebook Wants to Know Everything, so here goes a little more […]

We all have our favorite search engines that we like to use for searching but one disadvantage of Linux Mint is they have disabled the usual way to add your custom search engines to the Firefox browser.  On this video I will show you how to add any search engine to Firefox.  Joe Collins recently […]

Do you happen to have a desktop computer?  If so, chances are you can try out Linux with what I refer to as a ‘safer’ dual boot.  This is not what we generally mean when referring to dual booting because the two operating systems will be installed on different hard disks.  Most full-sized desktop computers […]

Do you have an old computer laying around that is collecting dust because it runs about as fast as a dead snail? Well, don’t throw that beast out (Unless it has a big yellow case and a monochrome monitor on top – then it may be a lost cause!), you may be able to revive […]