Moto G: A phone worth buying

A plethora of phones have come out over the years, but none have really been worth recommending. Until now. Motorola has just announced the Moto G. It's a mid-range phone that's going to cost less than $200 brand new and unlocked. Can you buy a cheaper Android phone? Sure, but not with these specs, and not with such a recent version of Android. Can you buy a nicer Android phone? Sure, but you're going to pay at least twice as much, and most brand...

com.google.process.gapps has stopped

If you are getting the above error on your Android device, try the following to fix it: Go Home → Menu → System settings → Application manager → All Scroll down to Download Manager and click on it If it's disabled, click Enable to enable it If it's not disabled: Scroll down to Internet Click Clear cache Click Clear data That should do the trick. If it doesn't, try narrowing down the problem: Go Home → Menu →...

Why I'll never buy a Kindle, or an eBook from Amazon or Apple

I've long stayed away from buying an Amazon Kindle or buying eBooks on Amazon or Apple. I recently read something that sums up my own reasons for doing so really well. Rather than rewrite it, I'm just going to copy and paste the whole thing: Here’s a quick and dirty summary of what ADEPT EPUB is and why it’s important (footnotes at the bottom for extra stuff that isn’t required knowledge but is still interesting). The first...

Flashing your BIOS in Linux using a USB flash drive

These instructions are specific to Ubuntu and Ubuntu derivatives (like Xubuntu and Elementary OS), but they should work on just about any version of Linux. Just modify the steps for installing GParted and UNetbootin as necessary: Get the current version of your BIOS by running this command in a terminal:sudo dmidecode -s bios-version Find the BIOS update file for your computer. These are generic, but should point you in the right direction: Get...