I am outlining here my attempt to run Ubuntu 6.10 Edgy Eft on a brand new Gateway mx8711 laptop. The conclusion of my trials was a failure at starting X11. I’m posting my notes here so the next guy(maybe you?) doesn’t have to repeat my work or can maybe get some ideas on whatever problem […]
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I think Ubuntu’s great. Version 6.06 LTS was the first version of Linux that I could actually get comfortable with and want to use more than Windows. While it’s good, there are still a few things about it I would improve from the getgo. I’m going to focus here on some of the default applications […]
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I purchased a new laptop on the day of Microsoft Windows Vista’s consumer release. I never ran the beta of Vista but I did read about it as the stories came down the wire. Here I present some of my impressions. 1. When you first unbox the computer and want to run it for the […]
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Computer user! I’ve spotted you. You are using a computer. Don’t be ashamed. Everyone does it. It just means you are using an operating system and some programs. That operating system may be Windows, OSX, Linux, or something else. Those programs may be Firefox, Internet Explorer, Word, or Quicken to name a few. Since I’ve […]
Flipping houses has become passe as the housing market in many areas has taken a hit. Luckily for the internet-minded there’s an online analog. If it were a show, it’d be called “Flip This Website” or maybe “Flip this Site”. To accomplish such a feat requires a lot of knowledge and experience in what makes […]
Over the holiday, I picked up the Safari Pack of Perler Beads and began to think of what I’d like to make. I mostly thought of mathematics and computer based designs. Here’s what I got: First off, I wanted to explore how I could express binary math using perler beads, since there are many colors […]
I’m working on a little website project and wanted to create a logo for the site with one of many free fonts I’ve downloaded. I’m using The Gimp and I have the .ttf font files unpacked on my desktop. The question for me was, how do I get these into the system so The Gimp […]
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I just got myself a USB 2.0 card to give my old Compaq AP400 server some necessary speed and ports of the USB pursuasion. Part of my reason for doing this is that I have an OfficeJet 4315 All-in-One printer that I use mainly for faxes. I’d also like to use it as a scanner […]
It happens more often than you’d like. Something stops working and you need help fixing it. It’s under warranty or it’s a subscription service so you call Tech Support. You wade through menus, give your personal information, and finally get to a human being…in India, the Phillipines, or if you’re really lucky, Utah. It’s at […]
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I learned that every type of business has their database application. These apps share many features in common but each has their own specialized needs. SalonBiz is that application for salons and spas. I learned the data an application stores can be accessed by custom built applications or after-market addons. With caution, such data can […]
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