I can’t seem to get off this subject of computers. The weekend was spent on the usual chores like grass cutting. I busted up my foot pretty well last weekend when I slipped on the floor in the kitchen. It looks like I broke a couple of toes and who knows what inside my foot. In any case the foot has been sore so the grass cutting was about as physical as I needed to...
Continue reading...Why Linux
I am sitting here using my brand new Linux computer. Including a $100 monitor (if I had to buy one) it would cost under $500. That is an amazing price for a totally new 2.6 Mhz dual processor 64 bit system. I beat out the high $100 additional cost of the operating system by installing the totally free openSuSE Linux. Not only does it supply the OS but includes for free all the software needed...
Continue reading...More Linux Hardware
I have the new computer assembled and am running it from my shop. The case (enclosure) is actually much larger than I anticipated. It is about the size of a small tower case laid on its side. That’s OK as there is plenty of space inside to do whatever is necessary but I was thinking smaller. It is an Antec NSK2480 case which is especially designed to be quite. It came with a 380 watt...
Continue reading...Tessa’s 1st Year Present
I made my granddaughter’s first year birthday present. You can see it here in the picture. It is one of the first projects to be totally finished after being carved on my home made HB2, 3-D router. I thought about making this when she was first born, a year ago. But the HB2 was still in the design stages. I did think at the time this was the sort of thing that would be perfect...
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