Yet another DVD player of ours craped out in less than four months! This one I bought from Amazon, so thankfully they’re giving me a refund. But it just re-enforces my opinion that electronics today are total and utter garbage no matter what name-brand you buy. I think you’re just better off with older technology, if you can find it.
Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Linux: ALT and Window Maker = Good Brain Food
I find it interesting to see how my habits change over time, and how convenience can sometimes cause me to forget about certain things. And it’s not like the things I’ve forgotten are unpleasant or anything like that. I suppose it’s just because the conveniences can just make me lazy in a certain way and become the easier path to take.
Monday, September 19, 2022
Linux: Back to my Linux roots
I decided to go back to my Linux roots and revisit one of the first Linux distributions I ever used: ALT Linux. (ALT Linux Team) was established in 2001 and is an RPM based Linux OS, originally forked from the Mandrake Linux project.
(This is a re-posting from an article I wrote on Jan 15, 2022)
Sunday, September 18, 2022
I’ll be expanding the blog content a little bit
I’ve decided to move some blogging content I was hosting on a “free” service over to this blog, where I have better control over my own content.
Friday, September 16, 2022
My fondness for Reader’s Digest condensed books
Many book reading enthusiasts don’t approve of the Reader’s Digest Condensed Books format. I’ve read many so-called lovers of books make comments like, “RDs condense books should be burned”, or “send them to the landfills and wipe them from existence.” For me, my collection of Reader’s Digests brings me such fond memories and appreciation, for without them, I would have missed out on enjoying a lot of really entertaining books.
Wednesday, September 7, 2022
Always expect the unexpected
Out here on the prairie, in the middle of nowhere, finding any sort of vintage Commodore hardware or software these days is one of the furthest things on my mind. Well, look at what just fell into my lap today!