Are you sitting around at home this summer, religiously watching YouTube with your hand elbow deep in a container of Ben & Jerry's? It might be time to find a hobby. Or you could make yourself useful.

Chris wrote a post about "parent-proofing" your parents' computer. How many times have they called you because "the Internet doesn't work?" Put an end to that and install Ubuntu, a "flavor" of Linux that's easier to install than Windows XP.

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