Monthly Archives: October 2014

Kubuntu Guide 09

Posted on October 16, 2014 by ehurst

(Almost done with this, folks.) 09 — Internet Software As with Windows, there are several ways to set up your email. You can use the built in Kmail client. However, this is a prime example of software designed by a … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide 08

Posted on October 15, 2014 by ehurst

08 — Software and Files In Windows you may have encountered seeing parts of the file system designated with C:\something\stuff. The backward slashes are opposite of what you see in things like URLs on the Internet. That’s in part because … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide 07

Posted on October 14, 2014 by ehurst

Before we get started, this is now a good time to move your files onto the system. Insert your backup device and wait for the Device Notifier on the Panel to let you know you can open this thing with … Continue reading →

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Yes! Means “NO” Part 2

Posted on October 12, 2014 by ehurst

Refer to the previous post on this subject here. So it hasn’t gotten any better. The upper management must have been closely watching. Every time we had a park manager who tried to be close to us residents, they were … Continue reading →

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The Standard of Communion

Posted on October 12, 2014 by ehurst

It’s a very, very sad reflex that asserts itself every where I look. Reading between the lines of the Law Covenants, we learn that God places a heavy emphasis on social stability. It seems the summum bonum of Jesus’ second … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide 06

Posted on October 12, 2014 by ehurst

06 — Installation Back up all your important files to an external device of some sort. That would be whatever you keep in your Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos and perhaps Download folders. If you know how, you can find your … Continue reading →

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Psalm 19

Posted on October 11, 2014 by ehurst

Modern Western man surely sees the beauty in nature and could perhaps reason from it to a glimpse of some divine hand in the vista. Ancient Hebrew man, along with men of every nation within a years’ travel, would have … Continue reading →

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Song of Solomon 8

Posted on October 11, 2014 by ehurst

In Hebrew culture, public displays of affection were permitted only between children. In the typical tribal social structure, children at play were presumed some relation to each other, whereas adults engaging in such behavior would be scandalous. It was too … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide 05

Posted on October 11, 2014 by ehurst

05 — Installation Considerations It’s possible Kubuntu won’t run well on your hardware Then again, some computers don’t seem to run much of anything very well. If you’ve ever read or experienced a struggle to get Windows drivers for some … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Guide 04

Posted on October 10, 2014 by ehurst

04 — Peculiarities of Linux In general, the Linux/Unix experience holds sufficient differences from Windows that you might benefit from some explanation. The DIY Linux/Unix culture assumes a much tighter interaction between the user and the machine. With most of … Continue reading →

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