I guess it was New Years or the 31st- the power in my neighborhood went out. Oddly enough, my DSL modem completely reset. I called SBC tech support and in the process of telling them “No, I am NOT going to reboot my computer or disconnect my router” I remembered I change my password on …
Category Archives: Geek
Curiously strong
My first lifehack… Â 1GB USB Altoid
Linux update
Wow, two updates today. I’ve reloaded Ubuntu and been ACTIVELY working in it for 3 days now. I’ve started the wheels turning for a VPN Client, and I’ve found a site that lets me run my email client in Wine. With those two things, I’m set. Everything else I can remote desktop to my work …
The journey to Linux is a long road
Being a UNIX sysadmin, I’ve long since wanted to ditch running Windows XP on my work laptop. Not due to a dislike of Windows XP – I think it’s the best desktop OS Microsoft has – but more of the g33k status. “I run LINUX. Neener. Neener.” The issue at hand is Linux is still …