Kev Quirk

Proudly ruining the web since 2013.

Tag: technology

Leaving Ubuntu - Update

Back in March 2013, I decided to leave Ubuntu Linux. Since leaving Ubuntu I’ve jumped around between distro’s, but kept my trusty Chromebook by my side. So what have I been running for the last year?...

Technology Linux

How To Use FTP On A Chromebook

Chromebook’s are brilliant. They’re cheap, quick, lightweight, and generally awesome. However, for power users, such as myself, Chromebook’s do lack some features. In this article, I’ll show you how t...

Technology Web

CyanogenMod 11 Galaxy S3 Freezing

Over the past 24 hours, I’ve been having a right nightmare upgrading my Samsung Galaxy S3 to CyanogenMod 11. After getting an update alert, I duly updated; but my device decided to start freezing ever...

Technology

How I Made a Successful Career In IT

I actually get quite a lot of feedback from people asking me how I’ve managed to make such a successful career in IT at the tender age of 28 (well, 29 in a few weeks). To be honest I think a lot of it...

Technology

I'm Finally Home

Anyone that follows me on any social networks, or the sparse updates I add to this blog will know that I have been on the hunt for the perfect operating system for my needs over the last few months. I...

Technology

Windows 8 Isn't That Bad

So I recently mentioned that I would be moving away from Ubuntu in favour of ChromeOS. I chose ChromeOS because I wanted something that would work well, is stable and is fast. I came to the decision a...

Opinion Technology

Why I'll Leave Ubuntu Linux

For the last two and a half years I have been an avid user of all things Ubuntu. But recently I’ve not been able to “settle” with Ubuntu, this is because of a number of reasons which I thought I would...

Opinion Technology Linux

OwnCloud is Awesome

I’ve been on the hunt for a valid replacement to Dropbox for quite some time now. Dropbox is expensive, Ubuntu One is unreliable and Google Drive doesn’t have a linux client. I researched pretty much...

Technology Web

Welcome to My New Site

Well, I’ve been a busy guy re-designing my personal homepage. What do you guys think of it? I personally think it’s pretty awesome. :) So now, instead of having just a simple “vcard” website, I’ve got...

Meta Technology