by Tom Duffy I can’t stand Microsoft. I really can’t. That being said, I have personally been Microsoft-Free for well over a year now. This is truly a wonderful feeling! I have four different computers that are all completely free Continue reading
by Tom Duffy Lately, I have been getting a lot of traffic to my blog from StumbleUpon. This is great! Welcome fellow Stumblers! However, a few Stumblers have complained about my choice in titling my last blog entry with the Continue reading
by Tom Duffy So far, almost every one of my blog posts has been about Linux. That’s because I use Linux. But a lot of people out there use Windows and there’s a vast amount of Windows open source software Continue reading
by Tom Duffy Last week, I was one of those geeks that was constantly refreshing the homepage at www.ubuntu.com, wondering, “Is it up yet?”. Of course, I am refering to the latest LTS (Long Term Support) version of Ubuntu. Version Continue reading
by Tom Duffy Most of the time that people mention gaming in an argument about whether Linux is better than Windows, I shrug it off. This is because gaming has never been my focus. I’m all about productivity, programming, automating Continue reading
By: Tom Duffy I was browsing through several software websites earlier today when it suddenly dawned on me that the world of software development is at a critical point right now. The simple truth is that the majority of proprietary Continue reading
Freedom Through Linux by Tom Duffy free·dom –noun 1. the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint. 2. exemption from external control, interference, regulation, etc. 3. the power to determine action without Continue reading
by Tom Duffy In part 1 of this series, I showed you how to setup and customize gtk2 themes in gnome. In part 2, I showed you how to setup icon sets and desktop effects. We are really getting close Continue reading
Okay, so in Part 1, I showed you how to install a gtk theme for gnome. This tutorial will show you how to install icon sets and desktop effects. Once again, this tutorial is based on Ubuntu 7.10 and uses Continue reading