Watch Netflix in Linux Mint and Ubuntu

Netflix has become a standard among video streaming services. It does have one not-so-small drawback among fans of the Penguin: they do not support Linux at all and probably never will. This is not to say, though, that it does not work with Ubuntu-based distributions, such as Linux Mint.

Making RenWeb Work with Ubuntu and Mint

RenWeb is a popular school information management system commonly used in private schools in the United States. Although it is not the only one out there, it is one I have personally used. My day job is teaching music and acting as resident technical support at a private school in central Ohio. What may or may not be well-known to many is that the company is quite Windows-centric. Macs and Linux machines have been in many ways left out in the cold, that is, until recently.

Setting Up a SMART board in Linux Mint 13

Having installed SMART Notebook and the drivers for SMART Tech's interactive whiteboards on dozens of Linux machines, I can safely say that the main issue is documentation which targets system administrators. Here are the simple steps to set up a SMARTboard in Linux Mint 13. These steps will also work in Ubuntu and Debian. Note that while I have done this procedure many, many times and you should not run into any trouble, I do not take responsibility for problems you may encounter in your own efforts. You have been warned.

Reviving Old PCs with Linux Mint MATE

I see a lot of "older" computers. Some of them have crossed my bench of my PC support business, White Horse Computing, Ltd. Others are owned by a private school that I teach at. I am constantly amazed at how well aging PCs can be given a new lease on life just by changing the operating system.