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openSUSE 11.2 on Dell Inspiron 545 MT

Posted on November 14, 2009 by ehurst

It appears the kinks have been mostly worked out of the RC I tried previously. About the only reason I even considered turning away from Ubuntu/Xubuntu was because it could not properly communicate with my DVD-RW. I couldn’t play music … Continue reading →

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Islamofascism: A Little Context, Please

Posted on November 13, 2009 by ehurst

Yes, the Quran does call for Muslims to slaughter the infidels. I could make a similar case from the Old Testament regarding those who seek to obey that book. With a little bit more work, I can find ways to … Continue reading →

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openSUSE 11.2-RC1 64-bit Sound and Flash

Posted on October 28, 2009 by ehurst

Novell has taken the safe path like RHEL, in that they don’t include any controversial codecs and such with the distribution. However, unlike RHEL, Novell actually cripples their bundled media players, so that you have to rebuild them, get someone … Continue reading →

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The Search Continues: Testing openSUSE 11.2

Posted on October 27, 2009 by ehurst

Because this machine is so new, I realize it will take awhile for my favorite Linux distro to catch up (CentOS). So I use what does work, and it gives me a chance to review other stuff I might not … Continue reading →

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Opera Browser 10 Unstable on Linux 64-bit

Posted on October 24, 2009 by ehurst

This happens often enough it seems to be trend. I’m not the only one who experiences this. I found complaints on forums at Ubuntu and other Linux distros, as well as the Opera forums. It appears on all sorts of … Continue reading →

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Progress on the Upgrade

Posted on October 15, 2009 by ehurst

Reference this post about praying for a computer upgrade: I received a promise of assistance in purchasing, to be paid back at a comfortable rate. This allows me to be just a little more aggressive about selecting something powerful enough … Continue reading →

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Couldn’t Have Guessed

Posted on October 13, 2009 by ehurst

He never expected to live this long. In the middle of his first century of life, nobody could have guessed how simple it was to remove most of the artificial pollutants. All that business about “natural” nutrients pretty much revolutionized … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Data

Posted on October 11, 2009 by ehurst

It does not compute. I’m a theologian. If it makes you happy, you can prefix that with “amateur,” since I don’t get a dime for what I write or say. I’m not sure I care one way or the other … Continue reading →

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Praying for an Upgrade

Posted on October 9, 2009 by ehurst

Poor baby. I’m giving her all she’s got and it’s just not enough any more. My Inspiron 4100 has a 1Ghz CPU with a half-GB of RAM. It’s not enough any more. I still love the little beast, and use … Continue reading →

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Tech Hardware: Nvidia Dumps on Users Again

Posted on October 4, 2009 by ehurst

Over the past decade or so, fast 3D gamer display on your computer boils down to choosing either nVidia or ATI. Frankly, nVidia has had the edge most of that time. Competition has been pretty fierce, though, and now it … Continue reading →

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