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  • Samsung vs Motorola, Galaxy J2 vs Moto E

    At the weekend I bought my first Samsung phone, a Galaxy J2. I mainly got it because I needed 8 GB of memory instead of 4 GB, so as to be able to install more apps. So I have been able to put on Twitter which I was really after at the time, all the…

  • Edimax EW-7811UAC Wireless Adapter

    These days with wireless everywhere and getting faster all the time, there are situations where we need to hook up a desktop computer to a wireless network. The solutions these days can include a card installed in the PC, or a plug in USB device. Internal cards have the advantage of having an external antenna…

  • Adding a driver to Linux

    UPDATED 23/8/16 Revised instructions using a generic driver downloaded from Github. These instructions were needed for the same wireless adapter but under Xubuntu 16.04 the kernel used was a newer version meaning the manufacturer drivers wouldn’t work. Firstly install the build headers etc sudo apt-get install linux-headers-generic build-essential Next thing is to download a generic…

  • Linux RAID-1 [1]

    Well I have made a start on testing the RAID configuration for my main PC. After looking at various scenarios, the one that fits the closest is incorporated into the documentation at this site: https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/RAID_setup In addition the following was referenced for some of the initial setup steps: https://linuxconfig.org/linux-software-raid-1-setup In order to make a start…

  • More Mint and a system monitor applet

    After playing with a lot of Lubuntu systems I have started to prefer Mint where enough memory is installed because it is often easier to install higher spec apps like Qgis. Lubuntu is really good for a lower spec system which doesn’t get used for more than internet stuff and I really recommend it for…

  • Windows / Android

    Well the Windows 7 computer has been set up and is doing a great job of running Windows 7 instead of 10. Of course MS will try to phase out Win 7 support as soon as they can so when that happens I will have to try to work out what I am going to…

  • Keeping a Windows computer in the house

    Last time around I wrote about Linux virtualisation, for which I was testing VMWare Player. With some more testing there have been issues with VMWare which seems to have difficulty either with multitasking with other apps in a Linux system, or maybe it is Ubuntu that has the issue. Either way, it has been difficult…

  • Virtualisation in Linux

    Well like all good OSs you can run virtualisation in Linux. Here is a screenshot of a new VM I am setting up with VMWare Workstation Player 12. The reason why I am using a virtual machine is that Wine isn’t quite so perfect and there are going to be ongoing issues with its compatibility…

  • Lubuntu

    Today I have started setting up three of my computers with Lubuntu. This might be increased to four in future, or else maybe the fourth one will run Mint, or be left on Windows 7 – it is mainly used for media playback. I have chosen to use Lubuntu because I have several old, slow…

  • Multiple Monitors on Linux

    One of the features of Linux as with other operating systems is its multiple monitor capability. As with Windows you can have your desktop spread across two or more screens, with different windows showing on different monitors. Cinnamon in Mint has added the ability to have multiple panels (taskbar equivalent) on each screen and to…