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Monday, April 29, 2019
Mobile Monday - Pretty Stuff
Go to our main blog to download the full size 720x1280 mobile wallpapers. Or click on the mini to get to the full size.
Friday, April 26, 2019
FOSS Friday - Peppermint OS
It's yet another FOSS Friday! This is a long one and I'm breaking it up into parts.
While reloading Windows 7 on a very old, very slow 32-bit laptop yesterday I got my first pop-up saying that support for Win7 will be ending in January of 2020. It's sad for sure. Windows 7 was the last Microsoft OS that I used and I still like it quite a bit. But, we all have to move on and update to new things in the digital world. There is no standing still.
OTOH, there's an incredible amount of waste out there with old computers that simply can't handle the new operating systems and the tremendous amount of CPU power that is required to keep them running. Sure, you can upgrade to Win8 or Win10, but will your computer handle all of that? It might. But probably not. You can't make Windows 10 run on a computer that was made to run Windows XP. It's just not going to happen.
Fortunately, there's an answer for outdated hardware that still functions like it was meant to - And old hardware can have a very long life.
The answer is Linux. There are a lot of distros (Short for distribution, distro is a term used to describe a specific distribution of Linux that is built from the common Linux operating system and includes additional applications. Red Hat, Debian and SuSe are all examples of a distro. - From Webopedia) out there. Some are high end and run rings around Win10 for productivity and looking good. (They are also much more private.)
There are also distros that are specifically made for old computers that simply can't run all of the things modern tech throws at them.
One of my favorites is Peppermint OS. It's a gorgeous OS that I have on my little Toshiba laptop that was made in the mid-00s. The laptop is 32-bit, has 3.5 gigs of RAM and has 80 gigs of storage. When we took it in, it was running XP. Badly. It ran out of memory and crashed frequently. It couldn't handle basic tasks with all the things that XP needs to keep running in the background.
So, I installed Peppermint 6 (the most recent at the time). It ran beautifully.
Peppermint OS is a small footprint distro that's easy to use straight away. Install it and go. Everything you need is right in front of you. The desktop is intuitive for Windows users with an easy walk through to set up your desktop and explore with a Whiskers Menu at the bottom (it looks like the Win7 start button). See the image below.
Peppermint is also very kid friendly and it can be run from a USB if you want to experiment with it.
If you like what you've heard and seen so far, stop by the shop to check out an older computer running Peppermint 9 (the current version). We think you will like what you see!
While reloading Windows 7 on a very old, very slow 32-bit laptop yesterday I got my first pop-up saying that support for Win7 will be ending in January of 2020. It's sad for sure. Windows 7 was the last Microsoft OS that I used and I still like it quite a bit. But, we all have to move on and update to new things in the digital world. There is no standing still.
OTOH, there's an incredible amount of waste out there with old computers that simply can't handle the new operating systems and the tremendous amount of CPU power that is required to keep them running. Sure, you can upgrade to Win8 or Win10, but will your computer handle all of that? It might. But probably not. You can't make Windows 10 run on a computer that was made to run Windows XP. It's just not going to happen.
Fortunately, there's an answer for outdated hardware that still functions like it was meant to - And old hardware can have a very long life.
The answer is Linux. There are a lot of distros (Short for distribution, distro is a term used to describe a specific distribution of Linux that is built from the common Linux operating system and includes additional applications. Red Hat, Debian and SuSe are all examples of a distro. - From Webopedia) out there. Some are high end and run rings around Win10 for productivity and looking good. (They are also much more private.)
There are also distros that are specifically made for old computers that simply can't run all of the things modern tech throws at them.
One of my favorites is Peppermint OS. It's a gorgeous OS that I have on my little Toshiba laptop that was made in the mid-00s. The laptop is 32-bit, has 3.5 gigs of RAM and has 80 gigs of storage. When we took it in, it was running XP. Badly. It ran out of memory and crashed frequently. It couldn't handle basic tasks with all the things that XP needs to keep running in the background.
So, I installed Peppermint 6 (the most recent at the time). It ran beautifully.
Peppermint OS is a small footprint distro that's easy to use straight away. Install it and go. Everything you need is right in front of you. The desktop is intuitive for Windows users with an easy walk through to set up your desktop and explore with a Whiskers Menu at the bottom (it looks like the Win7 start button). See the image below.
Peppermint is also very kid friendly and it can be run from a USB if you want to experiment with it.
If you like what you've heard and seen so far, stop by the shop to check out an older computer running Peppermint 9 (the current version). We think you will like what you see!
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Monday, April 22, 2019
Mobile Monday - Hello Spring
Hello Spring!
Go to our main blog to download the full size 720x1280 mobile wallpapers. Or click on the mini to get to the full size.
Go to our main blog to download the full size 720x1280 mobile wallpapers. Or click on the mini to get to the full size.
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Friday, April 19, 2019
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
Monday, April 15, 2019
Mobile Monday - Happy Easter
Happy Easter!
Go to our main blog to download the full size 720x1280 mobile wallpapers. Or click on the mini to get to the full size.
On mobile, long press and save. On desktop, right click and save as, then transfer to your phone.
Go to our main blog to download the full size 720x1280 mobile wallpapers. Or click on the mini to get to the full size.
On mobile, long press and save. On desktop, right click and save as, then transfer to your phone.
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Friday, April 12, 2019
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Monday, April 8, 2019
Mobile Monday - Spring!
It's SPRING!
Go to our main blog to download the full size 720x1280 mobile wallpapers. Or click on the mini to get to the full size.
Go to our main blog to download the full size 720x1280 mobile wallpapers. Or click on the mini to get to the full size.
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Friday, April 5, 2019
Pixelblock for Gmail
It's Friday! Today's freebie is a nifty little tool for Gmail in the Chrome Browser.
PixelBlock is a Gmail extension that blocks people from tracking when you open/read their emails. You can find it here at the Chrome Store
And as a bonus, here's a very short vid to show you how to install it!
PixelBlock is a Gmail extension that blocks people from tracking when you open/read their emails. You can find it here at the Chrome Store
And as a bonus, here's a very short vid to show you how to install it!
Wednesday, April 3, 2019
Monday, April 1, 2019
Mobile Monday - A bit less girly
Last week I said I was going to try making some mobile wallpapers that weren't so "girly". This week I tried. I think I succeeded to a certain extent! Hat-tip to Telegram for the repeating patterns. The colorful dragon has two versions because I wasn't sure which one was better. Enjoy!
Go to our main blog to download the full size 720x1280 mobile wallpapers.
Go to our main blog to download the full size 720x1280 mobile wallpapers.
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