I have been busting my brain modules for about a week (off and on) learning the ropes of setting up a Linux Ubuntu server running Samba, a windows (and UNIX) file server. I decided to do it the hard way and have been playing with Linux in the terminal mode. That means no graphic interface, just the command line. That keeps the dual processor 64 bit system dedicated to just file services. It is wicked...
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I have had my 2.5 year old granddaughter here for a few days while her momma recovers from some surgery on her shoulder. It’s rather difficult for momma to be tracking after her two year old when one has a bum wing. This has induced me to watch more kid TV programming than I care to but any amount of torture is bearable for my granddaughter’s sake. I have become a bit enlightened how our...
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I am a Sagittarian. A few days ago I just turned a new number up on my list of years of service, three score and four. I am wondering if my warranty has expired yet. Doesn’t matter, the people who made me are already gone so now I am in the Designer’s hands. He is still around as far as I can tell. This is a special time of the year for Him. He created...
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The Internet is a strange place sometimes. So much electronic stuff all hooked together in a system that covers the world. It is really a wonder it all works as well as it does. Well today it didn’t work all that well for about an hour for me. I was playing with Ubuntu Linux on my “Playground” computer. Suddenly my web sites were gone and what seemed like all my website URLs were taking me...
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