I posted a little fun countdown in the bottom of the right column. It is titled Beefy Miracle. It is the name and date of the next release (version 17) of the Fedora Linux distribution. The following (next) version already has the name “Spherical Cow“. There is a complex method of how these release names are selected. I am not getting into the details here, but if you want to know, you can do some...
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A Day for Radio
I was happy today doing some Amateur Radio Operating. I have a computer in my home office that in this case is also my “radio shack”. No, not the electronic stores. The name comes from the ham and ship radio equipment location and operating positions. At one time because of the whine of M/G (motor generator or dynamotor) sets and loud snaps of electrical arcs jumping gaps (rotary and other) radio operators were usually segregated...
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...
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There is a word processor program that is an alternative to using Microsoft Word (and Office) It is Oracle’s OpenOffice.org. It does most everything MS Office can do only it is free, at least from paying money for it. If you have ever loaded Sun Microsystems’ JAVA (now owned by Oracle) you have probably seen a promo to download this suite. When installing there is now a lot of ad-ins that need to be avoided....
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