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That Was Fun
So playing with the old Pavilion 542x was fun, even educational. In the end, Windows is about the only thing you can run on it and expect the ACPI to work. At all. With Win2K it runs just about as … Continue reading
CentOS 5.3 and ath5k
For a time I ran Etch on my Inspiron 4100 because I kept having trouble with my wifi card on CentOS. While the Backports site offered a recent kernel for Etch, I missed the RedHat world very much. After doing … Continue reading
Defensive Insanity
To defend your sanity, these days you have to do crazy stuff. At least, it appears crazy. The problem is, we have such a big load of lies being fed us, so the truth would naturally appear bizarre. Someone at … Continue reading
Console Only: Unable to Serve
It was a washout. While I had no trouble doing it for myself, there were lots of problems when it came to serving others. There are too many things I do for other folks which require having OpenOffice.org, multimedia capabilities, … Continue reading
I Broke It
It was all working so very well. So well, in fact, I wrote a series of articles explaining to mere mortals how to get CentOS 5.3 running on their home PCs. Today, I was out at the library, popped in … Continue reading
Linux Migration for the Home PC User, Part 8
The ultimate step in DIY Linux for the home PC user is building a piece of software for yourself. In essence, that is what we will do here, but we will take some shortcuts to make it as painless and … Continue reading
Linux Migration for the Home PC User, Part 7
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Making Adjustments Even if you were quite active in reconfiguring the ways Windows looked and acted, you’ll probably be surprised at the number of things Linux allows you … Continue reading
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
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
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