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Question from Emmett: I have a question about Zoom and I’m hoping you can answer it for me.
My laptop has been giving me problems and I’m thinking of replacing Windows with Linux Mint like you mentioned in this blog post.
The only thing holding me back is I’ve heard that Zoom won’t work on a Linux computer, and I really need to use Zoom. If it won’t work with Linux that’ll be a deal-breaker for me.
My question is will Zoom work with Linux or not? [Read more…]
A while back I wrote a post explaining how to give an old PC new life by replacing Windows with Linux as a means of extending the useful life of older PCs.
After that post was published I received a number of emails asking for a list of Linux programs that can replace the Windows programs they’d leaving behind if they made the switch.
I decided that it might be a good idea to publish that list in its own blog post, and here it is: [Read more…]
In this post I’m going to explain what Linux is, and more importantly, what it can do for you as the owner of an older PC that’s running a version of Windows that has been abandoned by Microsoft.
As you probably know by now, Microsoft is no longer releasing security updates for many versions of Windows, which means computers that are still running them are wide open to hackers and malware.
But an awesome free operating system called Linux can make using that unsafe computer safe again.
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, January 23, 2022.
• How to easily uninstall Internet Explorer from Windows 10
• Q&A: Which version of Linux should I replace Windows with?
• Review: Anker 65W 4 Port USB-C Wall Charger
• Are your car’s tires aren’t inflated to the correct air pressure?
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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Question from Marla: I have an older HP laptop with Windows 7 that’s got really slow over the years.
I read your post about replacing Windows with Linux and since Windows 7 is no longer safe to use I’d really like to do that.
I don’t use this laptop for anything but Facebook so I believe it’ll work out just fine.
The thing is this laptop only has a 320GB hard drive in it. Is that enough space to hold Linux or will I need to replace the hard drive with a bigger one? [Read more…]