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miscellany
By basd on Aug 28, 2010 | In arghhh!!, off-topic | Send feedback »
I started thinking maybe I should buy a new computer, one that actually can do stuff. So, I went and browsed the Best Buy website.
Oh, I found lots of better hardware than I've got, but then I wondered, "why do I think I have money to buy a new comput… more »
bad karma
By basd on Apr 14, 2010 | In arghhh!!, off-topic | Send feedback »
So, I told my wife what a great printer my Lexmark E260d is because it print reliably and really fast compared to my other printers. Even though its per page printing cost is rather high, but what the heck. Whereupon it immediately commenced jamming ev… more »
miscellaneous and free equals yes
By basd on Apr 13, 2010 | In kde4, linux, opensuse, off-topic | Send feedback »
I did an OpSu 11.2 / KDE 4.3 install that seems to have no issues! On an x64 Gateway desktop. Of course, I didn't use it very much so I haven't pushed it to where I normally run into issues. But anyway.
In other news, I was obsessing on various "… more »
Sherlock figures it out ...
By basd on Mar 2, 2010 | In linux, arghhh!!, off-topic | Send feedback »
I always thought the allegedly "on/off" switch for the Gateway LT3103u wireless was non-functional. That is, until I inadvertently shut it off. It's not a two-position switch, it's a "engage and release" switch. d'oh. So, I spent some time wondering… more »
haiku operating system
By basd on Feb 23, 2010 | In off-topic | Send feedback »
Wouldn't you know I would go to a Linux computer show, as an exhibitor no less, and come home enamored with a not-linux operating system.
Okay, well it's not ready for prime time and who knows when or if it will be. The exhibitor I talked to said it h… more »
