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Q&A: Which version of Linux is most like Windows?

Posted on November 17, 2022

Question from Jules K.: The hard drive on my fairly old, but awesome Acer laptop died and I bought a 500GB SSD to replace it.

Since I have to reinstall the operating system anyway I’m seriously considering installing Linux on it instead of Windows 7 (I still have the Window 7 CD) since Microsoft is no longer supporting it.

The only thing I use this laptop for is keeping up with several of my favorite websites so I’m not really worried about running any Windows programs on it.

If I decide to forge ahead with Linux I’d really like to install the version that looks and works the most like Windows. Can you tell me which version that is? [Read more…]

Looking for a good PDF editor for your Linux PC?

Posted on November 16, 2022

Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.

I’m often asked to recommend a good PDF editor that runs on Linux PCs, and as luck would have it, there are several excellent ones to choose from.

If you’re looking for a good PDF editor for your own Linux machine, here’s a little secret that you might not know… [Read more…]

How to run Windows on your Mac (without ditching macOS)

Posted on September 21, 2022

Is there a Windows program (or two, or ten) that you’d really love to run but you just don’t want to ditch your Mac and buy a PC?

Well guess what? You can easily run Windows programs and apps right on your Mac while still using macOS as the machine’s primary operating system. [Read more…]

Q&A: Can I reset a laptop if I don’t know all the passwords?

Posted on September 14, 2022

Question from Barry: I bought an Acer Aspire S7-391 laptop with Windows 8 at an estate auction.

I took a chance on it because it looks brand new and I was able to buy it for only $20. I’m hoping that’s a good deal (LOL).

Once I got the laptop home and booted it up I found out that it has 3 user accounts on it.

The machine boots up fine into an administrator account that doesn’t have a password on it. The other two accounts I can’t get into because they do have passwords (and I don’t know them).

I’d like to reset this machine back to the factory default setting so I can I install Linux on it. Can you tell me how to do the reset? [Read more…]

Q&A: Can you use Zoom on a Linux PC?

Posted on July 9, 2022

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…]