I’d suggest you get a Raspberry Pi/Banana Pi (some form of Pi) and install XBMC on it. Great, inexpensive, low power and makes a decent HTPC. However since you were talking about old computers you have yeah, just get a video card with HDMI and it should give you audio out as well.

Linux Mint! that is all. Ok it isn’t but it is by far the best I’ve used so far in terms of familiarity and user friendliness. The Cinnamon desktop is very similar to Windows in that it has a “start menu” and taskbar so it’s very easy for a Windows user to jump right in. The software manager makes finding and…

have a Hyper 212 EVO on my AMD FX 8350 and it run quite and cool, best cooler for the money.

I think you did something because it pauses for me when using Google Music and Maps. Then again maybe something broke in the new update or has this been doing it for a while?

yep, OTA is free because those commercials you see are what pays for it, Cable companies have been double dipping for years and one of the reasons I cut the cord. Great article!

what's the best for Linux? maybe one that's cross platform so it's the same for those times I still have to boot into windows..

really it shouldn't need to come up in an interview. I've never been asked my sexual orientation in an interview and I feel it's a question that doesn't belong in one. I mean what the heck is a employer talking about that the subject ever needs to come up?!

Once employed you don't need to go around trumpeting it…

people need to get off and over the G+ failed and sucks wagon, it's a great service and has just as much a place next to Facebook, Twitter, Pintrest and Instagram. The photos are just one of many great services offered and who knows, you might make some great new friends. Great article, I shared it out because I know…

I'll just leave this here..

great article, Photoshop remains a must have for me as a VFX artist but I do use Gimp when in my main OS (Linux Mint) to do simple things so this makes me feel less like I am trying to use my elbows to navigate around Gimp.

I can definitely get behind that headline.. loans will choke you after school if you're not careful, only borrow what you NEED, nothing more because job or no job after graduation they still want their money back.

personally I love G+ but the way I look at it there is no "which is better" because they serve two different purposes for me. Facebook is great for keeping up with friends and family whereas Google+ is a place to subscribe to topics, meet new people and share my interests with others who share those interests I've…

never had it be slow on my Nexus 4, good tip though in case a friend ever complains about it being slow on their phone or it starts being slow for me.

no, but that doesn't mean I won't say no to it!

no, most these apps use scare tactics to get people installing and subscribing to them, much like on windows. is there malware out there? yes. is it running rampant and stealing your children in the night? no. Number one line of defense is don't pirate apps from strange websites and in the Play store just use your…

nice yes but how about you turn off the phone and enjoy the movie you're paying to see.. just a thought. Since this is handy in other places like surfing the web at night while your significant other slumbers next to you, good tip!

if selling a Android phone, Swappa!

Android these days manages apps very well, just let it do its thing people, no real need to be obsessively closing them. ;) however it's a good tip in terms of another way to "force close" an app that may be misbehaving.

server getting smashed!

probably, looks like the old one so I'd bet you're right.