At least a mystery if you are a Windows refugee like me! Setting up SAMBA is easy reads every Internet post I could find. Two years of futzing with smb.conf and nothing! Then it occurred to me, I don't run a domain. I don't need network security, my wife and I are the only users! So I approached the smb.conf with a fresh viewpoint.



WARNING!

The following setup is NOT secure and should only be used in small home networks and… Continue

Despite my title, I will try to be brief. The last few weeks have brought many unexpected installs. Coming from a Windows background, I am very pleased as you know with Linux. One of the benefits of Linux has been it's stability and resilience to misuse. OK, I made that up, but those are the reasons I love Linux. While continually testing all variants of the OS, I have remained in the Debian based UBUNTU branch of the family tree. Personally while I see the benefit of using UBUNTU in a… Continue

It seems that everyone around me is getting the Kindle Reader from Amazon.com. I would like one too, but it's not a priority on my budget list at this time. I noticed that there is a Kindle for the PC as a free download. That's not very helpful if like me you are running Linux. But alas, we have Wine do we not? So I downloaded the most recent installer for Kindle for the PC from Amazon and it installed without a whimper. But, to my disappointment, it would not launch. Some quick searches on the… Continue

I have been using UltraEdit for years. I have never found any editor to be faster or more powerful. whether you are a programmer or a database administrator who needs to edit large tables of raw data, this is the editor you want to use!

Now available for Linux!!

http://www.ultraedit.com/products/uex.html

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I am on a mission. I have made a career out of supporting MS Windows and now I want to revolt. I want to free the hardware from an addiction of expensive and unreliable, CPU demanding software. I want to keep old PC's out of the landfill. I want to be able to provide close friends and relatives with quality PC's that provide an affordable, hassle free online and offline experience, using leading edge technology.



Recently I have acquired a few eBay…

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