For Windows users installing an operating system has been (until the release of Windows 7 Beta) a pretty one sided affair.  You install an operating system pretty much one way, the Microsoft way. The Microsoft way of doing things works generally on a couple of principles: The user wants Microsof…

Its time to ditch windows, but before that can be done there is some preparation to be done.  In the  main, most of my files can be simply backed up by straight forward copy and paste.  However there are a few things that need a bit more work than that: Outlook…. My I typically receive about 15 e…

Well the time of reckoning is here.  Just a few final checks to make to make sure that all of my data is safe and then the hard drive gets wiped! I have an article prepared that I am trying to upload to the website just now which covers the preparation that has taken place and then the next thing t…

Yep, they are cute, their furry and ripe for experiment, your common all garden Guinea Pigs.  We already have four for this project, Blair, Derek, Dan and Vgehts.  However the hutch is large and spacious and we have room for more if you want to join in. If you do feel like taking the Linux plunge f…