Ode to Summer, Fixer-Uppers and $10 for Courage
Well, Memorial Day has come and gone in the U.S., and that means summer is upon us once again, if just unofficially.
What is summer for, besides sunburns, mosquitoes and sweating? That's right, it's time for tinkering in the great, air-conditioned indoors!
It wasn't too surprising, then, to see Linux bloggers' thoughts in recent weeks turning to all the projects large and small they hope to spend time on in the coming months.
'A Linux Computer for Less Than $200'
Over at PC World, blogger Phil Shapiro kicked things off with his article, "How to Configure an Ubuntu Linux Computer for Less Than $200," which soon got picked up on the Washington Post as well.
With an accompanying video tutorial, Shapiro maintains that "for less than the price of some operating systems, you can configure FireHost - Affordable Secure Web Hosting for Every Company. Learn more. a useful, virus-free computer with a 23-inch LCD monitor ($150 refurbished) and a WiFi wireless adapter ($15).
"This project is easy to do and should take about an hour," he added.
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