EDL #33 - Techno Resolutions
This week the guys discuss some of their tech-related resolutions for the upcoming year, and encourage you to make some of them your own as well.
Jan 04, 2012•59 min
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Tech news, social and political commentary, family-friendly humor, and of course bacon await you in this rambling wreck of a show... but if you're not careful, you may accidentally learn something along the way.
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EDL #32 - Painful Peripherals
This week the guys discuss some techniques for getting all those new gadgets you just got for Christmas hooked up and actually working with Linux.
Dec 28, 2011•1 hr 7 min
EDL #31 - Media Streaming in Linux
This week talk about a few options for setting up a media server in your home. How do you get all your stuff from where it is to where you are?
Dec 21, 2011•56 min
EDL #30 - Holiday Tech Support
This week the guys cover something that affects every geek at least a couple of times a year- serving as free tech support for your family and friends.
Dec 14, 2011•1 hr 6 min
EDL #29 - Linux Mint 12
This week we take a glance at the latest offering from Linux Mint and see if they've found a way to make Gnome 3 something that doesn't make you want to stab your eyes out with ... well... to see what improvments they've made.
Dec 07, 2011•1 hr 3 min
EDL #28 - Up Close and Personal with Bootloaders
This week the guys take a brief look at the various bootloaders for Linux and discuss some of the pros and cons of each.
Nov 30, 2011•59 min
EDL #27 - Fedora 16
This week Chris walks us through the good, the bad and the ugly of the latest version of Fedora Linux.
Nov 23, 2011•1 hr 5 min
EDL #26 - Blurse You Linux!
This week the guys are joined by a listener who calls himself DannyBoy for our first-ever listener spotlight, as he talks about his experiences with Linux as a visually-impared user.
Nov 16, 2011•1 hr 2 min
EDL #25 - One Interface to Rule Them All
After comletely derailing the original show topic, Chris, Seth and Mark have an earnest discussion about the past, present and possible future of computer user interfaces.
Nov 09, 2011•1 hr 6 min
EDL #24 - Tips for Windows Users
Following up on their conversation last week with Tom Little, the guys take a look at some tips to help long-time Windows users ease into using the Linux desktop.
Nov 02, 2011•1 hr 5 min
EDL #23 - Ask the Experts
This week the guys answer the questions of a relative Linux Noob, Tom Little, and try to get him a little further down the road to Linux Nirvana.
Oct 26, 2011•1 hr 14 min
EDL #22 - Patchwork Ponderings
This week the the guys cover some random news clippings and their own disjointed thoughts in an unstructured, free-form conversation.
Oct 19, 2011•1 hr 4 min
EDL #21 - Essentials for New Linux Users
This week the the guys discuss some suggestions regarding essential facts that new users need to undersand when beginning to use Linux.
Oct 12, 2011•1 hr 13 min
EDL #20 - Away We Go with MeeGo
This week the GUI Kid walks us through his experiment with putting MeeGo Linux on his old netbook and tries to explain why he chose a dead platform to experiment with in the first place.
Oct 05, 2011•1 hr 4 min
EDL #19 - Multimedia Production in Linux
This week the guys take a look at some of the tools currently available to edit and produce audio and video with Linux.
Sep 28, 2011•55 min
EDL #18 - Has Linux Got Game?
This week Chris walks us through some of his favorite Linux-based games, as well as the steps he takes to get Windows-based games to work in Linux.
Sep 21, 2011•1 hr 12 min
EDL #17 - Behind the Scenes
This week we pull back the curtain and take a look at some of the parts of Linux underneath the GUI that most people never see.
Sep 14, 2011•1 hr 4 min
EDL #16 - Setting Up Linux (The Geek Version)
This week we delve into the geek side of setting up Linux- no install wizards here!
Sep 07, 2011•1 hr 2 min
EDL #15 - Workarounds
This week the guys take a look at some of the most common complaints and issues with desktop Linux and try to offer up a few solutions.
Aug 31, 2011•1 hr 9 min
EDL #14 - Desktop Linux in the Workplace
This week we discuss some of the challenges and rewards involved with taking Desktop Linux into the workplace.
Aug 24, 2011•1 hr 9 min
EDL #13 - How Do I Do That?
This week the guys take some time to answer some of the most common "How do I do that in Linux?" questions that new users ask.
Aug 17, 2011•1 hr
EDL #12 - Distro Test-drives
This week we take a look at a few ways to try out different Linux distributions without making permanent changes to your existing setup.
Aug 10, 2011•50 min
EDL #11 - Security In Linux
This week the guys take a look at the state of security in Linux. Is Linux really virus-proof? Do you need a firewall?
Aug 03, 2011•1 hr 17 min
EDL #10 - From Gnome to KDE with Love
This week the guys take a look at what it's like to make the move from Gnome to KDE in light of their recent and growing disdain for Gnome 3.
Jul 27, 2011•54 min
EDL #9 - Which Distro and Why?
This week the guys discuss one of the most-asked questions regarding Linux- Which distro and Why? We're calling this “Part 1” because it's sure to be a topic we'll cover again in the future.
Jul 20, 2011•1 hr 2 min
EDL #8 - Get Over It?
This week the guys take a look at some long-standing principals of the open source community which may have outlived their usefulness.
Jul 11, 2011•1 hr 12 min
EDL #7 - A Tip Of the Hat to Fedora
This week we take a look at the most recent release of Fedora- the development branch of the vernerable Red Hat Linux. (Hint: We don't like it very much.)
Jul 04, 2011•1 hr 5 min
EDL #6 - Media Management in Linux
This week the guys take a look some of the best ways to manage your music and movies in a Linux environment.
Jun 24, 2011•54 min
EDL #5 - Barking up the Right Tree
This week the guys take a look at PuppyLinux- one of the smallest and lightest Linux distributions and discuss who might find it useful and why.
Jun 19, 2011•1 hr
EDL #4 - An Introduction to OpenSUSE
Everyday Linux is back after a hiatus with new hosts and a new attitude! This week we have a look at one of the oldest Linux distributions available- OpenSUSE.
Jun 12, 2011•1 hr 7 min
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