Monthly Archives: December 2007

Doing DVDs with Linux

Posted on December 26, 2007 by Peter Loshin

DVDs are kind of a problem, sometimes, in Linux because DVD players are supposed to be "licensed" to "decrypt" the "encryption" that most DVDs use for "protection". All those quotation marks are meant to signify that DVD "encryption" is really … Continue reading →

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More about swap partitions…

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Peter Loshin

Swap space is one of those things that you’ve never heard of if you use WIndows or OS X, but that you’ll hear about the first time you try to install Linux. There are two approaches to swap space: simple … Continue reading →

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Keeping the world cleaner with Linux

Posted on December 19, 2007 by Peter Loshin

 Here’s yet another reason that Linux makes more sense: according to CNN, Switching from a Windows-operated computer to a Linux-operated one could slash computer-generated e-waste levels by 50%. It’s just nicer–and cheaper–to keep older computers working, rather than have to … Continue reading →

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