Geek on a Budget!

A blog for simply being a geek on a budget, with posts about how I manage to be a geek on an extremely small budget.

Sunday, March 4, 2012

I'll be writing up some of the notes I have and posting them shortly for you all!

Netbook just too slow?

As a big Ubuntu fan I obviously have it installed on my trusty Lenovo netbook, but unfortunately, as with all operating systems, Ubuntu has...
Browser wars! Chrome 18.x vs Firefox 12

Chrome 18.x or FireFox 12? That's the big question isn't it? I use both, to put it simply they both seem to excel in their own spe...
Wake On Lan (WOL)

Most of you will have heard of Wake On LAN (WOL) and maybe have even had a go with it yourself, but for those who haven't WOL is a serv...
Save your old PC!

My Aim: To make my ~12 year old E-machines desktop PC an everyday usable computer. The Task: To begin with the specs of the computer as I...
Another update! - Revive an old comuter

Another update here for my small computer revival project. Most of my RAM has arrived and now I have 192MB installed and XP is running re...
Introduce someone to the world of computing using Ubuntu!

My challenge for anyone who is reading is to either introduce themselves to the Ubuntu operating system or to introduce a friend! In the co...
Update!

Update: I purchased a copy of Windows XP Professional at a computer fair at the weekend and have finally got around to installing it (or ...
Welcome

Hiya guys, This is my first post on what I hope is going to be an amazing blog with tips on how to be a "Geek on a budget"!
The plan

I'll be writing up some of the notes I have and posting them shortly for you all!

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