I have picked up power supplies from time to time just to have spares. Yes, it’s not as bad as it used to be, but, I don’t like the thought of having a machine down waiting for something as simple as a power supply. An even sadder situation is going to WorstBuy and paying $90 for a power supply I _know_ didn’t cost $12 wholesale. My first indication of issues came while at a client … DiablotekRead more
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Free Nationwide WiFi
I was absolutely elated when I heard this story on NPR. Later there were many stories posted about it being “wish fulfillment” or “wishful thinking”. Personally, I don’t think it was either, despite the research done in the above link. I do believe it will happen, possibly not during this presidency, but I believe it will happen in the near future none the less. Why? Both the FCC and the general population are pissed at … Free Nationwide WiFiRead more
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Acer Aspire One 722 Wireless Network Bug
After a few days of playing around with my new toy, I decided to install a bunch of software to make it my full time writing device. Of course the software installs required updates because this is a rolling distribution. After applying the updates, I could not boot unless I had a hard wired network connection. Some poking around on-line proved this was an Acer BIOS/Hardware problem. It also provided a solution. At power on, … Acer Aspire One 722 Wireless Network BugRead more
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Mint 13 KDE on Acer Aspire One 772
I’ve been tired of my Toshiba A215 notebook since I bought it. I was in a situation where I needed to replace my existing notebook when I bought it and Microcenter had a “deal” on it. The “deal” was it was cheaper if I walked out the door carrying it and a Cannon Pixima printer than if I bought the notebook alone. The Pixima was a source of frustration with expensive ink and continual error … Mint 13 KDE on Acer Aspire One 772Read more
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Windows 8 – Vista Part Deux
It is difficult for me to not pick up the phone these days and make an “I told you so” call to a past client. This guy was absolutely baptized by Microsoft. We were developing some software on Linux and I cannot tell you the number of times I heard “this would take me 15 minutes in DOT NET.” Naturally I responded “it would run on only one machine, yours, the last Windows user in … Windows 8 – Vista Part DeuxRead more