Cinnamon, the fork for Gnome Shell by Clem Lefebvre of Mint fame has a new release.

I wanted to check out Gnome3 on my own, in spite of the wide range of reviews [or because of them!]

Found: faster boot, running with fewer resources, smooth operation...

What if … a new Texas-Irish distro could rise from joining forces of the current number three and number six distro "factories?"

from XKCD 24-09-2010

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I have spent two days with my new laptop, the LC2210Si from LinuxCertified.

About 1 1/2 years ago, I began experimenting with the various docks available to Linux which utilize Compiz's 3D offerings. I saw this as one more way to add a "wow" factor to show off Linux to others.

It started with the hints of death of my Dell XPS 1330, a pattern I found discussed in a few forums online … the pattern is, first the adapter no longer is recognized as serving the appropriate wattage. (Which powers the laptop, but at a lower CPU rate and will not charge the battery. Bought a replacement adapter, and it worked for nearly a week, when it, too, failed with the dreaded message upon boot up. The next pattern is overheating, then motherboard failure. So, I began my quest for a replacement.