Tag: computer
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On the power of netbooks and laptops over Android/iOS
iOS and Android turn tablets into oversized phones, so no surprise they lose against phones – they have the same (or usually worse, at a given price point) capabilities while being larger, thus less convenient to carry and more fragile. – TeMPOraL on HN Windows did try the same as Android and iOS with Windows…
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Linux Mint Dual Boot
It’s not supposed to be this painful. I finally (9 months after first attempt) got a UEFI dual boot working. TL;DR Follow one of these: http://itsfoss.com/install-ubuntu-1404-dual-boot-mode-windows-8-81-uefi/ http://www.tweaking4all.com/os-tips-and-tricks/uefi-dual-boot-windows81-ubuntu/ I’m calling Linux Mint my lucky charm as that was the first one I got working as a Vagrant desktop and it’s worked perfectly now that I’ve sorted…
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Installing Ubuntu on Windows
It really is getting quite easy to install Ubuntu onto a computer from Windows now – especially if you’re not trying to Dual-boot. But if you do want to Dual boot, you’d still do the following but you have to partition your hard-drive first (which is remarkably tricky). Installall Ubuntu onto a USB stick UNetbootin…
Ian Channing 