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The Linux Chronicles

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For years the Linux zealots have said that it can replace GatesWare on the desktop. Up to now, they were either crazy or smoking something really good! However I believe that the time has finally arrived. To test that notion, I’m going to prove or disprove the theory that: An ordinary users of modest computer […]

Posted by neonjohn on January 15th, 2009 under Computing | 2 Comments »

Stuff that Drives You Nutz!!!

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Several months of Torment just ended. It started innocently enough. I bought a Wacom Intuos graphics tablet, thinking that I’d learn to cartoon. Problem was, this top of the line pad never worked well enough for me to get started. The mouse worked OK but the pen was jerky sometimes and sometimes not. The mouse, […]

Posted by neonjohn on November 17th, 2008 under Computing, Cool Stuff, Power Generation | Comment now »

Free Download Manager

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A download manager can be invaluable. If you have a large number of files to download, the manager will sequence them one at a time and will resume if the connection is lost (why FireFox lacks these two vital features is beyond comprehension). This is particularly important for people like me who are stuck with […]

Posted by neonjohn on August 14th, 2008 under Computing, Product Reviews | Comment now »

Thumb Drive Management

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It seems like everyone has a USB thumb drive/memory stick these days. I’ve observed two things. 1) when I ask people what they do with their drives, the usual answer amounts to “not much”. 2) when I service someone else’s PC and use my thumb drive, a lot of folks are quite interested in how […]

Posted by neonjohn on May 1st, 2008 under Computing, Science | 3 Comments »
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