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Archive for May, 2009

Thank You

Sunday, May 24th, 2009

With all the baseball,Indy Race,Stock Car race, not to mention the parades and a great 3 day holiday. Don’t let the idea of this holiday slip past you. This is the weekend to stop and say a prayer for those who have given the utmost sacrifice in order for us to enjoy our freedoms, Their [...]

Rewards of Rain

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Okay this area is as usual getting a good soaking this year and for the first time in a long time this was the result of one of the many storms that have gone through here in the last month.

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Good Eating

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Okay it is not techy but hey they are really nummy. For those who have no idea what these are, they are morel mushrooms and the best things to eat this side of … err never mind.

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Does Linux Suck?

Monday, May 4th, 2009

 
When someone criticizes our favorite operating system on the Linux blogs, they typically get called Windows fanbois and are sent packing. But when someone from the right side of fence takes the trouble to put together a video and accompanying slide show explaining *why* they think Linux sucks — and, moreover, what they think [...]

Top 7 Reasons People Quit Linux

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009

 
I’ve been writing Linux guidebooks for some time, and it’s fair to say that most people who buy my books are Windows users looking to make the leap to Linux (or perhaps just wondering what the fuss is about).Because of this, I’ve heard a lot of excuses why people quit Linux, and return to Windows. [...]

3 Tweaks to Speed Up Firefox and Free Some Memory

Friday, May 1st, 2009

 
Sometimes Firefox can become a real memory hog, especially if you keep it running for hours and have many tabs opened. In order to make Firefox a little more responsive and save some RAM memory, here are three tweaks I bumped into over time. Notice that most of these tips only free up some memory [...]

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