The title of this post is the search string I used last night to solve a problem with my main home computer. The search string led me to the solution… eventually. I had copied some files from a CD to several 3.5 inch floppies for my wife and her friend in Ohio. The friend in Ohio sent the disk back and said it was blank. I checked the identical disk I made for my wife...
Continue reading...Shiver Me Timbers!
I have a computer (I have many computers) that I use for just experimenting and trying new programs. It has a network name of “playground”. That should tell you something. I use it with my ham radio right now so it is not a critical machine. I have written about it before in this blog and have described the special small keyboard I bought to go with it. I had a SUSE Linux OS installed...
Continue reading...A World Economy
I received an email from outside the USA written by a reader of my store site. Probably a reader of my other e-sites too, but he didn’t say. He was not a customer of mine but was seeking information on something I might have in stock. He had purchased an imported machine tool (to his country) from a source other than me, of a particular brand name I offer. He also ordered some accessories listed as...
Continue reading...Rainy Days
The days roll by and it is already into the first week of September. One of the Gulf storms is making its way through Texas. Rain is always welcome but it does create temporary flooding. I have a lake in the back yard but that has not been a serious flood issue in the last 12 years. Not a very long time I admit. The lake is basically a dammed up storm water ditch about...
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