I have over seven years of experience covering Microsoft, Surface, Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS news and rumors for sites like Digital Trends and OnMSFT. I also write laptop reviews and how-to guides.

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I can boot off the USB installer, and get the option to pick "Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS" (or the other three options), but after picking one the monitor actually goes to sleep (and this is repeatable ...

A Windows 10 PC I bought about 10 years ago that had become so sluggish I didn't know what to do with it.Before giving up and thinking, 'I guess I have no choice but to dispose of it...', I tried a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the exciting intersection of Linux and handheld gaming. You've got one of these lying around. Just make it has a 4GB ...

I have three laptops that want ubuntu linux on them, and I got one working via a PXE boot off my main machine (no cd drive in any of them), but it's sister isn't happy with PXE booting, even after a ...