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I've had more than my share of both good and bad experiences and I've learned a lot of hard lessons. But through it all, I've tried to put my faith into action and keep my sense of humor. Feel free to explore my hundreds of choices in both the left and right columns. This web site has been my labor of love since 1997. I hope that you enjoy it.
Linux Tech Talk 5This short announcement is to let you know that I plan to replace this announcement with today’s Journal post some time this evening, after I’ve taken a little nap.
Yesterday, I installed Debian Squeeze onto my new PC, using ext4 partitions, KDE4 and grub2.
Last night, I was up until 3:00 AM, thanks to [more...]
Tags: Debian, DIY, Linux, Personal, Tech Support
A Vast Digital WastelandSeveral weeks ago, I told you why you’ve never seen 14,456 of the comments that have been posted to my Journal in the past year or so.
Currently, the number of unseen comments is at 16,072.
Newly published research reveals, among other things, that [more...]
Tags: Cybercrime, Ethics, Internet, Law, Personal, Rights, Web Development
Craigslist Deals 7I’ve told you about several of my Craigslist deals, but it’s been almost 4 months since I found my last one — a network laser printer that I’m still really happy about.
Since then, I’ve looked for a third computer to add to my network, to serve as an NFS file server for my wife’s and my computers.
Judging by the normal prices I’ve seen on Craigslist for the past several weeks, I figured that it was going to cost me around [more...]
Tags: Consumer Info, DIY, Images, Personal, Tech Support
Nasty New IE BugWith everything that we’ve learned over the years about its never-ending list of serious security vulnerabilities, I find it really hard to believe that anyone would choose to run Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser any more.
Personally, I switched to Mozilla’s much-more-secure, free and open-source Firefox browser — first in Windows, and then in Linux — on the [more...]
Tags: Bugs, Coding, Consumer Info, Cybercrime, Freedom, Internet, Linux, Microsoft, Security, Software, Windows
Vegetative Yet CommunicativeHere’s some news that promises to be a legal, ethical and emotional double-edged sword for anyone who currently has — or who has ever had — a loved in a persistent vegetative state.
“Scientists have been able to reach into the mind of a brain-damaged man and communicate with his thoughts. [more...]
Linux Made Him Feel DumbAbout ten years ago, I became so disgusted with Windows’ opaque frailty that I started looking for an alternative. In 2002, I learned some of the main differences between Windows and Linux.
But back then — and on until November, 2005 — I was on a slow dial-up Internet connection that made it nearly impossible to [more...]
Tags: Consumer Info, DIY, Education, Funny, Linux, Tech Support, Windows