April 21, 2008
Ok, I should give credit to someone for this information — and I really WOULD if only I could remember where I found it originally. The […]
April 8, 2008
I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of spending a lot of time trying to remember what it is I wrote down, […]
April 3, 2008
I recently added a new hard drive to my little emachines T5230 (a low-cost, high value desktop that runs Kubuntu and Ubuntu like a CHARM). The […]
March 14, 2008
I’m seriously considering moving from Kubuntu to Ubuntu. If I do so, I’ll want to use Evolution to handle my email and to serve as my […]
January 25, 2008
I’ve been battling with the frustration of having a Thunderbird application that shuns it’s brother, Firefox, in my Kubuntu install. Whenever I click on a link […]
January 20, 2008
If you use Kubuntu and you want a command line string to easily backup the entire Linux system on an external hard drive (for regular backups […]
December 14, 2007
It has been quite a few days since I’ve posted. This morning, the nice man from Duo-County came to the cabin on the lake to hook […]
November 15, 2007
I’ve been decidedly apolitical for the past few years. I have a few pet issues (like Net Neutrality) and am probably more Libertarian than any other […]
October 29, 2007
This weekend, I met with my favorite book keeper. Despite the differences in our talents, I still like her. I met with her for three days […]
October 25, 2007
I have been working with my own personal “Linux coach” lately — aka Keith Burton. He’s a family friend and a bloody genius when it comes […]
October 3, 2007
I’m brilliant. I’ve learned so very much about Linux in the last few weeks. Every day I learn something new and exciting. For instance, I’ve learned […]
September 26, 2007
I finally made the switch from my paid password manager program, eWallet (which I loved, but which doesn’t offer a Linux version), to a nice freebie […]
September 23, 2007
After much struggling, and much guilt about how far behind I’m falling in all my work, I finally got Kubuntu working. To be fair, much of […]
September 19, 2007
Ok, I’ve been trying to sail without a tailwind of late. So much to do, but so many things that I try to do require me […]
September 11, 2007
I’ll be glad when I can say (with a great deal of pomp and circumstance), “I don’t DO windows!” For now, I’m struggling with a damaged […]
September 2, 2007
If you are a remote services provider, a virtual assistant or a freelancer, you may be interested in cutting corners on software costs — so long […]