linux

Netbook SSD Failure is its life over?

I must admit I loved my netbook while in University as it fit the bill just right light and highly portable and it did everything I wanted to be able to take notes in lectures and even long enough battery life to do work anywhere I wanted, but after leaving University I found I needed [...]

Chromebooks Will They Suite You?

While doing some maintenance to the blog and seeing my ads coming up quite a few times I notice there was a huge number of Chromebook ads, no surprise there as the ads are served by Google.  It made me think about my recent rethink to what computer I want next due to the fact [...]

Ads and Internet Explorer 9

After my recent admission that maybe I need to stay with Windows and having Windows 7 on my box now.  I thought why not give Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) a fair chance before loading something like Google Chrome onto the system. As I started to look at IE9 for the second time, because if I’m [...]

Windows Live Writer

Ok I know that I said I was going to ditch Windows in one of my very first articles on the new look Total Reach, but the truth is no matter how hard I try I just can’t get away from the giant operating system. Why I hear you ask well if you want the [...]

Final Nail in the Windows Coffin

Microsoft Windows the operating system that is considered the normal for the home user, but what about the alternatives?  Anyone that knows me and likes technology knows that I have a serious fascination with the world of Linux.  Which is the other major operating system that can be loaded onto a PC. The trouble you have with [...]