I have been experimenting with making my own custom netbook desktop using the Xfce Desktop Environment. Xfce is supposed to be small and fast, which fits the bill nicely for a netbook; if I can work ...

On the surface, they might seem similar, but they are actually quite different. Let's dive in.

Continuing in this series of slide show backgrounds, in this article I will explain the process of creating a set of desktop backgrounds that will transition like a slide-show in XFCE. Note that I am ...

As Intel's investment into the Moblin OS gets increasing attention, and more non-technical users are introduced to Linux-based platforms in the shape of low-cost netbooks, 2009 will see open-source ...

Now that you've picked Linux Mint as your preferred distro, which desktop environment will you pick as your preferred edition ...

I never tried XFce until now, but I love it! Why didn't I ever try this before? It has everything I was looking for in a WM, except the desktop icons, which I can definitely live without.<br><br>It's ...

The latest incarnation of the XFCE desktop proves once again that when you delve into the wonders of the Linux OS, something old definitely becomes something new again. The Linux Mint 13 team has ...

I just fixed an old junker laptop of mine that I wanted to put Linux on to help give me a better understanding of it. I went with Slackware, which maybe isn't the best idea, because it's very ...