Category: Computer Upgrades
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What is Linux Server?
As you begin your Linux journey, after Installing your first Linux Distribution and navigating the new landscape, the graphic environment has so much to offer. Likely the GNOME Desktop environment (if you followed the tutorial from the previous post) since that is one of the more common Desktop Environments offered with the more popular Linux…
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Installing Linux
Do you have an old laptop or desktop computer that is gathering dust? An old PC that was replaced because “it was old” or “it was running too slowly”, perhaps? Are you curious and willing to learn Linux basics? Well this project might be for you. For this tutorial, we will pretend that the ‘old…
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Booting from a USB
Do you remember the days when software and operating systems came on a disk? When purchasing a new version of Windows came on a Compact Disk that needed to be inserted into their computer? Well gone are the days of booting from disks. No longer does one need to use that caveman technology to update…
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How much RAM Should I have?
RAM, or Random Access Memory is dynamic memory that your computer uses to process data. Its purpose is to provide quick Read/Write access to a specified data storage. This is much quicker than running that same data directly off of a HDD or a (Hard Disk Drive). RAM is utilized through RAM-sticks that can usually…
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HDDs vs. SSDs: Should I Upgrade?
Every computer uses memory in two MAIN ways. Computers use dynamic memory for RAM, and static memory for Storage. Storage mediums are usually larger and store a computers files in an On or Off state. Lately I have been hearing a lot of chatter about upgrades to Storage mediums that have vastly improved the performance…
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