Tag Archives: linux

Technical Updates for Late February 2016

Posted on February 17, 2016 by ehurst

Consider the moral implications. Understanding the technology is one thing; knowing why and how it matters is another level entirely. If your computer runs Win10 and you have some functional reason for preferring it over whatever was running before, but … Continue reading →

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A Glimpse Under the Cover

Posted on February 9, 2016 by ehurst

Consistent with the previous post, I’m going to offer some narrative about my internal process so that you’ll understand how it works. For the time being, I’ll be using the fancy router as my home server. Right now that’s mostly … Continue reading →

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Lotsa Work

Posted on February 8, 2016 by ehurst

Some things on my computer were not working right; I decided to test some alternatives. None of them worked, of course. But instead of running Debian 64-bit, I decided to test the idea of running 32-bit. Seems to work okay, … Continue reading →

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Within Reach

Posted on February 6, 2016 by ehurst

Spammers never learn. Every day in my blog comments here I get at least one spam comment for some facial serum sold on Amazon, sometimes two or three times. I also get at least once each week something telling me … Continue reading →

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Small Victories (Updated)

Posted on January 22, 2016 by ehurst

Reaffirming my previous post, I remind you that Debian is better integrated from the start than CentOS. Not bug-free, but fewer problems. Naturally I’m running my preferred desktop environment, XFCE. It lacks some of the bells and whistles, but it’s … Continue reading →

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I Tried…

Posted on January 21, 2016 by ehurst

I had no intention of playing games. I was convinced that CentOS 7 was the right choice and I spent a week working it over. There were imperfections, but none of them were fatal until today. Despite this being a … Continue reading →

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Back to School for Me

Posted on January 17, 2016 by ehurst

The fresh education has begun. Not that I’ve ever stopped learning in the first place, but this is something I never felt the need to know. I approach it like every other academic endeavor because I need to make sure … Continue reading →

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Prayer Request: The Server (Updated)

Posted on January 10, 2016 by ehurst

I believe we are at the point where we can make this an official prayer request: Our new parish server will be the virtual church house. The “building committee” has done some research and we figure the emphasis is on … Continue reading →

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Broken Windows Pain

Posted on January 7, 2016 by ehurst

I had a rough day; I worked on a Windows machine. First, let me assure you that Windows 7 is often faster and smoother on the same hardware than just about any version of Linux. The drivers work better and … Continue reading →

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Installing Linux Mint (Updated)

Posted on December 20, 2015 by ehurst

This is not a thorough and detailed explanation. Maybe I’ll write that book in the near future, but I wanted to offer a quick outline of things you should expect should you decide to sample Mint. Download your choice of … Continue reading →

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