I think no one has noticed the RoboBoat project has started to move forward again. I have spent a couple of weekends (not every hour) working on the hull. Progress is being made and I am reporting and showing new pictures in the blog. The project is in the “build the boat” stage and will be there for some time. I intend to do a decent construction job to produce a worthy platform upon which...
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Shop Clean Up
I took a couple of days and went after cleaning and organizing my workshop with a vengeance. I like to have at hand the tools and material I need for a project. If I don’t take the time and effort to clean up and put things back in their normal storage, I soon can find nothing. I felt I was almost into one of those “everything is lost and nothing can be found” stages. So...
Continue reading...My Look at Linux Again
Linux today is a much improved desktop computer operating system suitable for todays Internet based computer use functions. I highly recommend it as a free alternative system of choice for general purpose tech and non tech users. I started working with the Linux computer operating system (OS) a few years after it was first developed as a free version of MINIX. Nearly forgotten MINIX was an educational use only minimal UNIX-like OS. Linux has come...
Continue reading...A New Year’s Resolution for 2012
The New Year is always seen as a fresh start by me and seems to be true for most other people. I know it is just a convenient calendar thing but it is as good a reason as any. I have an excuse to start the year with a fresh beginning. How well I stick to that resolution is another story. I approach and somewhat hide from the fact that I am getting near the...
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