For some, jumping to Mac is not an option. It’s not like switching from an incandescent to compact fluorescent bulb. It’s not inexpensive - you have to buy a new computer and sometimes new software. Linux is an option.

Even the smallest amount if research into Linux will have illustrated the sheer range of distributions out there. They are all based on the original Linux kernel built by Linus Torvalds (the father of modern Linux) and can all inter-operate to varying degrees.

Glest is a very good real time strategy game. It is free and works on Linux!

If you love first person shooter games then you will enjoy Nexuiz. It is a fast paced game. The graphics are very good. You have a lot of weapons to choose from and can blast anything you see in sight.

A nice online tool to translate your regular text into hacker-leet.

This tutorial shows step by step how to set up a POP3 email address with Evolution Email under the most Linux distributions. I'm assuming that Evolution Email is already installed on your system.

A quick walk-through on setting up org-signed SSL certificates for JBoss, Tomcat, etc. Specific notes on using your own company's CA as the signing authority.

It is amazing what people can do with free software. Yo Frankie is a game that has really decent graphics. It is open source and was created by the Blender institute. Check it out!