The Trench Reynolds Report

  • Trench’s laptop no longer Linux-proof

    Some of you may remember from last year that I have been unable to install any kind of Linux operating system on my Toshiba Satellite L500D laptop. Well, a Linux miracle occurred. I don’t know if it was some update to my laptop or some advance in Linux technology but I now have my favorite…

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  • In love with Linux again

    It’s been a while since I got to play with Linux. My Toshiba laptop is Linux-proof for some reason and the Asus EEE 701 4G has been in active duty. Now I have another netbook and it came with Windows 7 which was great. I became dependent on a lot of Windows-only programs, the Rockmelt…

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  • Review of Zorin OS 4 Lite

    The people at Zorin OS were so nice in linking to my previous review of their Linux distro that I thought I would give another one of their distros a try. This time it’s the Zorin OS 4 Lite version intended for older computers or computers with limited resources. Again the rules are the same.…

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  • Review of Zorin OS

    The other night I tried a Linux distribution called Zorin OS. It’s based on Ubuntu and bills itself as being easy for Windows users so I thought I would give it a try. However, when I try a Linux distro there’s an extra degree of difficulty involved. I call it the 4G Challenge. I have…

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