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Linux Migration for the Home PC User, Part 6

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Let’s add another repo. I’m going to choose for you the one I have found most likely to offer what you want or need, with the least amount of difficulty, … Continue reading

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Linux Migration for the Home PC User, Part 5

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Be careful using the Linux command line — it can be very addictive. You don’t have to be a hobby fanatic to enjoy the power of what’s often called “pure computing.” But … Continue reading

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Linux Migration for the Home PC User, Part 4

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 At this point, what you have is useful for most ordinary computer tasks. You have a web browser, an email program, an office suite, and handful of other goodies. Yet, because Linux is generally … Continue reading

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Linux Migration for the Home PC User, Part 3

Part 1 and Part 2 At this point, if you have experienced help on hand, or you are willing to study the issues for yourself, you really don’t need any more help from me. What follows are simply my personal … Continue reading

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Linux Migration for the Home PC User, Part 2

You can view Part 1 here. For most people, “easy” in computers means “familiar.” When I tell them and show them Linux is different — unfamiliar — that’s usually the end of the discussion. If the price of change is … Continue reading

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Linux Migration for the Home PC User, Part 1

Intended audience: (1) Those folks who use PCs, but don’t particularly love them. It’s just a basic convenience, on a par with telephones, washer & dryer, refrigerator, etc. This is easily the majority of Americans who own a PC, and … Continue reading

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Multiple SMTP Accounts from the Console

Update: I got this working, but I’m leaving the original post. For the solution, go here. ************ Scenario: I really love working from the console. As I continue preparing my Inspiron 4100 for long-term use, I now have CentOS 5.3 … Continue reading

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XP: Just Checking

When I gave my wife the big server machine, we set her old one aside as a guest machine. It also collects the stuff I do which simply requires something Win-DOS. It’s at least twice the machine as this laptop, … Continue reading

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Web Ads Out of Control

I never thought I would see it. I was reading Slashdot, scrolling down, and a huge single window popped up in my Seamonkey browser. Not just that, but the whole site in the background went dark. There was nothing in … Continue reading

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Stumbling Upon CPAN

I don’t know Perl. I don’t want to know Perl, because I don’t need to know Perl to do what matters in my life. Still, I can’t get done things I need to do without the existence of Perl. For … Continue reading

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