Jim Lynch: Off the Top of My Head…

If you are looking for Loyd Case from ExtremeTech, he has a brand new blog up:
http://www.improbableinsights.com/
Please drop by and say hello by posting a comment or two. It’s great to see Loyd writing again.

Just wanted to post links to the sites of my fellow ExtremeTech alumni.
I added them in the sidebar but here they are for anybody out there who is googling and trying to find them:
Joel Durham
Jason Cross
As of this writing, I don’t have a site yet for Mike Nguyen or Loyd Case but if they put [...]

Well the countdown has begun until Friday, my last day at ExtremeTech as Community Manager. Loyd’s farewell column is up and it’s touching to see some of the messages there. It’s nice to know that ET has meant so much to so many people. And it will live on in its new form and probably [...]

My review of Beehive is now up on ET. I put a lot of work into this, I hope you guys find it interesting. :mrgreen:

DIY (Do-It-Yourself) is one of the most important things we cover at ET. But DIY is not limited to just building computers. For example, you can build an online community yourself. [...]

My column about my experience with my iPod Mini is now up on ExtremeTech.
After I got my iPod charged, I started giving it a closer look. One thing I immediately noticed was how small it was! For some reason I’d been expecting something roughly the size of my Pocket PC but the iPod Mini was [...]

My column about my experiences with Mac OS X on my Powermac is now up on ExtremeTech.
I’ve always wanted a Mac. There, I said it. I’m out of my Mac closet. I’ve secretly longed for one but could never really justify buying one. OS 9 and its predecessors held no real interest for me. [...]

My review of the new Xandros Linux is up on ExtremeTech now.
We frequently get the same question from our readers in the ExtremeTech forum: I want to get rid of Windows, so which Linux distribution should I try? Now we have a definite answer: Get Xandros. With the release of version 3, the Xandros [...]

My review of Novell Linux Desktop 9 is up on ExtremeTech. Enjoy!
In the ’80s and most of the ’90s, Novell ruled the roost for PC network operating systems. In fact, a term was coined, NOS (network operating system) to describe Novell’s flagship product. But the Redmond juggernaut eventually overcame Novell’s efforts. Novell shops still [...]

My piece about Firefox extensions is now up on ExtremeTech. Enjoy. There’s some great stuff there for new Firefox users. :mrgreen:

My (brief) review of Skype for the Pocket PC is up on ET. Check it out. A bit of a disappointment but I’m hoping it gets better in future releases.

For those who are interested, you can now get the print version of ExtremeTech. It’s out on the newstands now.
Now I’m obviously a little biased since I work on ET for Ziff but I think it’s a great mag. It’s got a lot of great DIY information in it for newbies and experienced users [...]

My review of Ubuntu Linux is up on ET. Enjoy!
When the topic of Ubuntu Linux came up in our weekly ExtremeTech conference call, there were chuckles and guffaws after my colleagues heard the name of the distro. It didn’t help that the current release is codenamed “Warty Warthog.” Ubuntu is actually a word from [...]

Tired of paying for long distance phone calls? Most of us try to avoid such charges like the plague. Sure, cell phones are a popular alternative, but as I learned the hard way, they may not get the job done as a landline replacement. Now, thanks to SIPphone, consumers have an alternative to traditional long [...]

Formerly known as WineX, Cedega 4.0 offers hope for Linux users who want to play graphics-heavy Windows games like Far Cry and Battlefield Vietnam. But how well does it really work — and is it worth the monthly subscription?
Read the rest at ExtremeTech and join the discussion.

We recently reviewed CrossOver Office, an application that allows Linux users to run Windows programs on their favorite distributions. Today, in reviewing VMWare 4.5.2, we bat from the other side of the plate and try to run Linux (and other operating systems) directly on a Windows desktop.
Many folks are curious about Linux and have wondered [...]

In my last DIY column, I discussed what it was like to build my first system. As time went by, unfortunately, my DIY system wasn’t all wine and roses. As those of us who decide to build our own systems occasionally do, I ran into some problems with the motherboard and CPU temperature. This column [...]

One of the more common questions experienced Linux users get asked by those considering migrating from Windows to Linux is, “Will my Windows applications run under Linux?” Thanks to the folks at CodeWeavers, the answer to that is yes–for some applications, anyway. The company’s CrossOver Office lets you run many important Windows applications such as [...]

Gmail, Gmail, Gmail–how do we love thee? Let us count the ways!
We finally had a chance to try Google’s new e-mail service and we’re happy to say that, for the most part, we love it! In this article, we’ll give you an overview of what you can expect from Gmail, as well [...]

Search engine superpower Google recently announced its intentions to offer free a Web mail service, called Gmail, to its users. Well, as we all know, no good deed goes unpunished and Gmail is no exception. As soon as the Internet giant announced the specifics of its offering, privacy advocates and others began lambasting the company, [...]

In our previous “Taste of Linux” feature, we looked at some “Live” Linux versions that allow you to run a full-blown Linux OS right off the CD, with no installation required and without affecting your existing operating system. In this follow-up, we look at three live versions from major Linux distributors SUSE, Lindows and Mandrake.
These [...]