It’s been a while since I posted anything in the Technology category and I thought this subject was as good as any. I have recently upgraded my system to Mepis 8.5, a Debian-based Linux system that uses KDE 4.3.4. Since I talk to my brother a lot via Yahoo Instant Messenger, one of the...
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As I mentioned in an earlier article about Moneydance, I am an admitted software junkie. I like software programs that work as designed and do the job I want. Personal finance managers have always been a favorite of mine, especially if they work correctly. In the comments following the Moneydance article, I promised to...
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I have to admit, I am a software junkie. I like good software that works as it should and does it’s job with a minimum of effort on my part. When I first started using a computer at home, one of the first things I started looking for was a software program that would...
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It’s funny that my first encounter with SimplyMepis came as sort of an accident. I have been reading Preacherpen’s articles about Mepis, which is Debian based, for quite some time and had actually downloaded the new SimplyMepis 8 and burned my own CD. I hadn’t gotten around to trying it out until recently when...
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For quite some time, I have been watching the progress of KDE 4.2 and wondering when it would be time for me to try it out. Since I use sidux, I wasn’t sure when KDE 4.2 would be going live. sidux is based off Debian Linux and it has been frozen while they were...
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As of December 25, 2008 it has been a year since I first installed a Linux distro on my home computer. With the help of my brother, I installed Debian based sidux and I have to say, I have been very pleased with the results. You can read about my first impressions of sidux...
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A few months ago, I wrote an article entitled Opera 9.5–My browser of choice. In that article, I made known my preference for Opera as my web browser, but I tried to make it clear I was not trying to bash Firefox, just as I am not trying to bash Opera now. The two...
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Several years ago, when I acquired my first computer and began to learn more and more about them, I did not dream that I would be using one as much as I do today.  Even though I have worked in the automotive service industry for over ten years, (the first part of it was...
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