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
Nostalgia
I've been blogging since at least 2003, much longer if you consider the early days of computing. I've stopped and started many times, usually deleting everything. I found about 800 old posts from 2004 - 2007 that I imported for random memories. Those posts are under this category.
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