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Over the years, I have always had a copy of the Ultimate Boot CD (UBCD) available to me in the event that I needed a useful set of tools to perform various computer/server tasks. For example, to clone a hard drive that is about to kick it, to recover a lost Windows password, to setup a desktop for dual boot with multiple operating systems, and even to securely format a computer that is about to be recycled. In short, the UBCD is a bootable CD that contains a number of free Open Source software utilities that can be directly compared to a toolbox complete with a handful of carefully selected tools.

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Don’t throw away those old computers just yet. Why not build a free Linux desktop and give it to someone who needs a computer? In this blog post, you will learn how to turn your old computer (or newer computer if you are lucky enough) into a stable Internet browsing, Email sending, Word Processing, and Instant Messenging desktop – all for free!

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