Recent content by Brackston

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    Question Looking for a software to make laptop photo presentations

    couldn't you just run a video server locally and use your browser to access it. Something like: Piwigo https://github.com/Piwigo It runs on PHP. My brother used one for years and he could access it with or without internet (Locally and Over LAN).
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    Question My dell Latitude E6510 is very slow. If I change from windows 10 pro to window 7 or Linux operating system would it help stop it from being slow?

    SSD will speed it up considerably. I am partial to Linux, so I would say to give Linux a try. you can run it from a UBS stick to see if your system is compatible. Then you can set up a dual boot scenario. Dell Computers usually do nicely with Linux installed. I have some laptops over 12 years...
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    Announcement Welcome to the Tom's Guide Community!

    Hi I am Brackston, I have been on the internet since day One. I am a retired Electrical Engineer /Technician for over 50 years. I began in electronics at the age of 12 and built my first computer (At the component level) in 1982. My OS preference is Linux (since 1999). I have experience with...