The Intel NUC has been having “fainting” spells. Lots of write up about the problem in the Intel NUC forums and elsewhere on the internet. No one has the cause so therefore no solution. It is a random but re-occurring act. I thought it might be the new embedded Linux feature. I disabled that feature but it has not proven to have been a contributing cause. Just about every component and accessory has been questioned....
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Playing in the Sandbox
Sandbox is a name I gave to my Linux computer years ago. It recently was disintegrated by a lighting strike. That’s speaking (writing) figuratively as it didn’t really turn into dust. But the end result is the same. I now have my sandbox II operating. I still call it “sandbox” on my network. The roman II is not necessary. This sandbox is a dual boot Intel NUC7. It will selectively run either LMDE (Linux Mint...
Continue reading...Strange Encounter of the First Kind
Definitely not meeting up with the space aliens. But strange things started happening with my Intel NUC mini PC. It seemed to be possessed by something. The computer started freezing. Meaning it froze the screen display and would not respond to any user inputs. Total system lock-up. Microsoft and WIN10 (I have pro) are always doing updates and changing things. So it is very difficult to know in which direction to look for the problem....
Continue reading...MX Keys User Report
I am using a new keyboard for my MAC-mini. Made by Logitech, it’s called the “MX Keys for Mac”. Yeah, it’s a very long name. Check out the specifics HERE. No need to duplicate the information in this computer linking age. They also have near identical versions of “MX Keys” for other OS computers. Logitech makes a great variety of keyboards, mice and accessories. All pretty good. I have several other Logitech types. This post...
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