conclusion that Mephis is the best distro of Linux right now. Of course, there are about 1,100 that I haven't tried and probably a dozen new ones every day. That could be the reason it will be delayed in defrocking Microsoft - each distro requires specific compiles of software. … [Read more...] about I have come to the
In between computer setups last evening,
I managed to play a bit on the AJ-35. The action was so low that it was hard to get a good tone out. Well, I happened to fix that the hard way. While tuning it, I popped the high E string, first time I've done that. I think it was because of the way I put the strings on it last … [Read more...] about In between computer setups last evening,
The Bush administration
steps on its' you-know-what every time it turns around. It is incredible that they did not anticipate the uproar that is being created by the sell of 6 leases on US ports. Or maybe they did and decided to hold the fort as best they could. But in reality, what were they to do? … [Read more...] about The Bush administration
Allright!
I figured out the problem with my Linux box - the BIOS was so old it wouldn't recognize any drives larger than 136 gig - so, I squinted real hard and found out the motherboard model - Gigabyte GA-81RM, logged on to their website and found the revision. The bios in the machine was … [Read more...] about Allright!
So much for the Linux
tri-boot plan. Man, that just didn' t work at all. The BIOS for the box I was trying to do it in just didn't like the 250 gig drive. Now to find a BIOS update and shoot that to the eprom. Ah, the life of a hobbiest (is that a word?). I'm like, so glad I don't do this for a … [Read more...] about So much for the Linux