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My openSUSE Desk Top

I thought you might like to see the desktop on my KDE system I wrote about in a previous post. Here is a screen capture. I am using the plain vanilla desktop that comes with openSUSE. I have sprinkled...

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Hard Drive Failure

I have had a major hard drive failure on my primary PC. It appears that the disk that contained the Microsoft OS Vista has died. Unfortunately, that disk contained the boot-loader for my Linux system...

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Whew! Two Days Gone but Forever Remembered

Well, I have almost gotten everything back up and running. It was not as easy as I had hoped, but I guess any good learning experience is time well spent. I started this process because of the failed...

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Watson Takes Command

Maybe you don’t watch Jeopardy in the evenings, but I do. This week, Monday through Wednesday, the three contestants are two all time record winners pitted against a serous of connected Linux operating...

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New Hacking Tools Pose Bigger Threats to Wi-Fi Users

Here is another article from the New York Times on the growing dangers of Wi-Fi insecurity. People in this part of the world seem to think that they are immune from the dangers, because they think it...

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LibreOffice vs. OpenOffice

When Oracle bought Sun then the open source community wondered what would happen to Open Office, since it had been created by Sun. I see that with the new distribution of openSUSE 11.4 Linux that is...

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Considering Technology for the Holidays

I thought I would take a little time to pass on some of my thoughts related to the tablet and smartphone war that is going on. The big news seems to be the Kindle Fire that is being released for $199....

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Burning The Candle At Both Ends

Sometimes I just don’t know when to shut down. Last night was a good example. I didn’t go to bed before 3 :30 AM. It would not be a big deal if I were staying up for something worthwhile, but last...

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Premier Smart TV Box

I stopped in the Plaza Terronal Premier store and found an Android Smart TV Box for $39.00. It included the remote (no batteries), an HDMI cable, and the actual box. The Premier catalog had it listed...

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Moving From or To the Dark Side

I guess it all started when I bought the Premier Smart TV Box. That was really my first Android experience. I have never been a Google fan and therefore not an Android fan. However, I am a fan of Linux...

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