Tag Archives: linux

Enough Kubuntu

Posted on April 6, 2014 by ehurst

I had enough. By no means did I expect perfection of any sort. The thing was in beta, so it was supposed to be a little buggy. That is not what bothered me. It was the constant defaults that were … Continue reading →

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Free Friday

Posted on March 28, 2014 by ehurst

The story is absorbing most of my writing energy right now. I’m up to 12 chapters on AI’s Children and already two people are dead but the single greatest threat to the Brotherhood has been neutralized. That doesn’t mean they … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu Beta 2 Is Here

Posted on March 27, 2014 by ehurst

I’m downloading it using BitTorrent right now. The update was put up sometime today. I went out for a long bike ride and it was waiting when I got back. If you want your copy, go here. This is the … Continue reading →

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Bits & Pieces 15

Posted on March 25, 2014 by ehurst

I really don’t like gatekeepers when it comes to information. I recognize the necessity of paying to get online and that the Internet would not exist without all that expensive hardware. However, the virtual world is itself an entirely different … Continue reading →

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Taming Kubuntu

Posted on March 23, 2014 by ehurst

Whew! It’s too long to post here on the blog, so I have a draft version in good ol’ HTML here (gone now). Just click the link and you should get a fairly long tutorial. I need feeback. This will … Continue reading →

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Saturday Report — 22 March 2014

Posted on March 22, 2014 by ehurst

The second book in The Brotherhood series is taking a little longer to get rolling. The story is more difficult, as I’m trying to spread it among a trio of primary characters and creating some bad guys with more substance. … Continue reading →

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Moving from Windows

Posted on March 19, 2014 by ehurst

After some feedback from users who are migrating from Windows to Linux, I realize XFCE probably isn’t the best choice for most of them. So after a little chatter here with someone about my various desktop concerns, I think I’ll … Continue reading →

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Quantum Resistance

Posted on March 15, 2014 by ehurst

The Enemy wants control. He gets it by suckering us through our vices. Rarely does anyone have to worry about an attack unless they are already inside the Enemy’s camp. What we have to do is resist our weaknesses and … Continue reading →

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Fanboy Folly

Posted on January 26, 2014 by ehurst

Computers are just a tool, not the prime mover of human future. If we could stuff a soft, fat rubber ball in the mouths of the world’s mindless fanboys, the silence would be suddenly deafening. That includes the vast majority … Continue reading →

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NOT a Graphics Artist

Posted on January 24, 2014 by ehurst

A friend asked me to help him produce a logo and some other stuff from a pretty rough sketch he made. I told him I would try. It was a painful experience. That is, I had to use a combination … Continue reading →

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