If you’ve been wanting to try Linux, whether because you’re worried about privacy in Windows 10, don’t like Microsoft’s “ignore what users want” approach or want to stay out of Apple’s walled garden, ...

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OK, you've settled on which version of Linux you want to load on your old PC. Here's how to make it happen. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog ...

I enjoy being the tech hero. Relatives and friends come to me with their computer problems, and more often than not, I help them. Their problem gets solved, and my ego goes up a notch. (I can vouch ...

BANGALORE, INDIA: With so many live operating systems available you have plenty of choices for making bootable live USB drives. And to top it all, you have installation CD/DVDs which you want to ...

Like Lion (OS X 10.7) before it, Mountain Lion (OS X 10.8) doesn’t ship on a disc—it’s available only as an installer app downloadable from the Mac App Store ...