Matt Hartley

As you likely know by now, HP has suspended further development of their TouchPad tablet efforts. The reasons why are debatable at best, yet the end result remains the same. This tablet is going to be reliant on the community for further support as HP is no longer offering their resources. Some people on the […]

In this “new economy,” I’ve noticed that some businesses are giving power consumption a strong second look. This is part of a renewed push for company productivity. And it’s led to increased interest in new technology being used to keep the enterprise space humming along. In this article, I will explore how companies can use […]

For several years now, I’ve watched in amazement as two different groups of technology fans have exchanged blows back and forth on the mainstream readiness of the Linux desktop. On the one hand, we have the crowd that has managed to find countless reasons why switching to Linux remains difficult or impossible, despite expressing desire […]

It seems like it wasn’t that long ago when Windows was an exclusive part of my computing life. Ever so slowly, I began to move away from Windows XP into some of the popular Linux distributions of the time. I found myself falling in love with a specific Linux distribution made popular by its ability […]

Flash drives have had a long-lasting relationship with Linux distributions. These portable storage devices are among the most reliable for out of the box hardware support on the Linux desktop. Clearly, using flash drives to run Linux has its benefits for various types of users. As luck would have it, I was told of a […]

For many advanced Linux enthusiasts reading this, I doubt that any recent changes to the Ubuntu desktop swayed you very much. Most of you already have had plenty of time to select alternative distros — from Fedora to Arch Linux — should you decide you want to. Each distribution has its own set of advantages […]

Looking for Linux alternatives to Windows software? Here are twenty choice Linux apps you might want to consider.   1- LibreOffice: Some might point out that Oracle’s own Open Office is still very much an option, but the fact is that Linux distributions are or have already migrated to LibreOffice in its stead. Unlike the […]

In a previous article about Google Chromebooks, I talked about how these machines will compete with other non-Windows (that is, Linux) netbook options. But one area I did not touch on was the tablet computer market. In this market, Apple dominates. Others are left scrambling to gain a piece of whatever scraps happen to be […]

Over the past few years, I’ve watched the progress of the Linux desktop continue to evolve beyond my wildest expectations. I’ve smiled with satisfaction as the Linux kernel and various distribution developers kept up with their proprietary software developer counterparts – and in some cases surpassed them. Yet despite all this success, it seems like […]

How many times have we as desktop Linux users been asked if this is the “year of the Linux desktop?” Too many times I’d imagine. Even worse, we still calculate the value of using Linux based on some phantom number that is frankly impossible to measure. As regular users of the desktop Linux, many of […]