If you've been thinking about switching to Linux, these apps are going to make life much easier for you as a Windows user.

Back in my Windows days, disk maintenance was a task that filled me with dread. I remember the endless hours spent scanning, defragmenting and scanning again. And ...

Tired of typing long commands in a terminal? Here are some GUI alternatives you can swap in for classic Linux terminal tools.

GParted Live is a tiny live CD image that can copy, move, and resize partitions. It can be a lifesaver – but not for i686 any more.… Version 1.70-8 was released over the weekend. It's a live bootable ...

GParted Live lets Windows users take advantage of the powerful features of the Linux-based GNOME Partition Editor, aka GParted. It runs at boot, so you must unzip the software's ISO file and burn it ...

Boot from this disc and create or manipulate the partitions on your hard drives. If you ever need to partition or edit the partitions on yourhard drives without an existing OS on the computer, then ...

Web site HowtoForge details how to create, modify, and delete partitions using the previously-mentioned, free GParted Live CD (Gnome PARTition EDitor). The article describes the process for Linux ...

I have been trying to rationalize the multitude of partitions on my various laptops today, and I just want to say that the Gnome Partition Editor (gparted) has really been fantastic. Using it, I have ...