Recent content by mazboy

will that computer support a single stick of 8GB RAM?

You get used to the interface pretty quickly. It's my favorite of all the Linux flavors. You could have downloaded the "MATE" desktop (which I'm not fond of), and actually, if you want to experiment, you can download pure Ubuntu and any number of available desktops. Takes more skill to get...

Wow. With all the high-explosive, cheap, fire-causing cables and chargers out there, you'd think someone would recommend sticking with the OEM charger? Oh, wait! That's me!! Cheap is as cheap does, and straying from OEM is asking for trouble. Your mileage may vary...

There is no build that won't requiring connecting to Microsoft for updating after the basic OS install. Your computer will be connected to the internet for 30-120 minutes while this is happening (depending on your connection speed). There is no way to stop this: if you try, you will bork the...

My experience tells me that you probably won't be able to update directly from 10240 to 1709. Also, even if you use the latest version of the Win10 Install USB (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10) you will still have 30-60 minutes online time to get all the latest...

yes to the poker app...uh...this is going to sound stupid but the only browser I use in Linux is Firefox. YouTube vids run just fine on old, dilapidated ex-Win hardware.www.nytimes.com I went ahead and downloaded and installed Chrome on my main Linux box and it went swimmingly: automatic...

regard backup: install an extra HDD and use the built-in Win10 backup utility to do incremental backups to it (settings->Update & Security->Backup Make sure "Automatically back up my files" is turned on. Click on "More Options". Set the interval, the folders you want to back up, and the target...

absolutely. I run Linux Mint 18.3 "Sylvia" with the Cinnamon Desktop on such lowly chips as the Celeron G3900. You can actually run it "Live" without installing it by downloading it from here https://linuxmint.com/download.php and using rufus.exe (from here: http://rufus.akeo.ie/) (how-to...

Yes. But with Win10, you're going to have to expect higher CPU usage than you've had before. And lots of fan noise, on and off. On and off...

the problem with a virus is that you never know what gets left behind that's going to niggle with you the rest of your days. The virus-makers are always ahead of the anti-virus guys anyway, and that assumes that all your OS, application, and driver patches are up-to-date and in place. In the...

That assumes a CD/DVD drive. I'm too lazy to look: do they offer a .iso file that can be loaded onto a USB stick? That'd be good practice before using DBAN to wipe the HDD preparatory to a clean install...

It will seemingly take forever (at very high CPU rates) to get all the updates into your (remember...slow) laptop. there will be much gnashing of fan motors and HDDs (never mind...you have an SSD). You'll go through the same thing when you load Win10. Once the OS is all loaded and installed (it...

the odds of successfully removing the virus are slim. It's time to start thinking about wiping the HDD (NEVER WIPE AN SSD!!!!) and doing a clean install of Win10: http://www.tomshardware.com/faq/id-3567655/clean-installation-windows.html I hope you have all your data backed up, because if...