Screen brightness work around (part 2)
As mentioned before I am having some issues with my laptop’s hardware and controlling the screen brightness. Previously my work around was to set acpi_backlight=vender […]
Initial thoughts about PC-BSD
[Please note: this is a historical post – I’m no longer running *BSD in 2014, and this is a collection of thoughts on its setup […]
What up? (First Post)
My first post here – starting a linux experiment: First of all, I would like to thank Tyler B for helping me get started by […]
Listener Feedback Podcast Update (December 2013)
Quite a few new Listener Feedback podcast episodes have been released in case you missed them: Episode 25: Crazed Outlook – Double Talk (Indie, Alternative, […]
Fix annoying high-pitched sound
If you’re like me you’ve been suffering through a crazy high-pitched sound emanating from your laptop speakers. Apparently this is a common issue with certain […]
Fix no screen brightness on boot problem
I recently upgraded my laptop to a brand new Lenovo Y410P and promptly replaced Windows 8 with a Linux install. Unfortunately I immediately ran into […]
And I thought this would be easy…
Some of you may remember my earlier post about contemplating an upgrade from Windows Home Server (Version 1) to a Linux alternative. Since then, I have […]
Open source project hosting options
So you want to host an open source project using one of the many free services available but can’t decide which one to use? If […]
WTF Ubuntu
I’m not even sure what to say about this one… it looks like I might have an angry video card.
Falling off the FreeBSD bandwagon
I’ll have to admit that during the previous week or so, I haven’t been able to exclusively use FreeBSD at home or Linux as a […]
One license to rule them all? Noooooooooope!
Lately I’ve been taking a look at the various open source software licenses in an attempt to better understand the differences between them. Here is […]
The real lesson to take from Elementary OS
Elementary OS is the latest darling for the Linux community at large and with some good reason. It isn’t that Elementary OS is The. Best. […]
Listen up, Kubuntu: the enraging tale of sound over HDMI
Full disclosure: I live with Kayla, and had to jump in to help resolve an enraging problem we ran into on the Kubuntu installation with […]
An Ambitious Goal
Every since we announced the start of the third Linux Experiment I’ve been trying to think of a way in which I could contribute that […]
Finding a replacement for Windows Home Server
Hello, everyone! It’s great to be back in the hot seat for this, our third installment of The Linux Experiment. I know that last time […]
My Initial Thoughts/Experiences with ArchLinux
Hello again everyone! By this point, I have successfully installed ArchLinux, as well as KDE, and various other everyday applications necessary for my desktop. Aside […]
Installing Linux to an external hard drive (+ driver issues)
While I haven’t quite figured out what I’m going to be doing for this round of The Linux Experiment, I have decided that now is […]
404 Oh No!
Some of you may have noticed some previously working links going to 404 (page not found) pages. This is due to a change we’ve made […]
Getting FreeBSD up and running with X.org and nVidia drivers
The Experiment has officially begun, and with that I’ve gone through the FreeBSD installation process. The actual install was fairly uneventful: apart from the fact […]
Installing Netflix on Kubuntu
The machine I am running Kubuntu on is primarily used for streaming media like Netflix and Youtube, watching files off of a shared server and […]