Archive for May, 2009

24th May Comments

Thank You

Posted on May 24th, 2009 at 6:55 am

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 [...]

7th May Comments

Rewards of Rain

Posted on May 7th, 2009 at 5:33 am

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.

7th May Comments

Good Eating

Posted on May 7th, 2009 at 5:30 am

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.

4th May Comments

Does Linux Suck?

Posted on May 4th, 2009 at 6:12 am

  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 [...]

2nd May Comments

Top 7 Reasons People Quit Linux

Posted on May 2nd, 2009 at 6:29 am

  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 [...]

1st May Comments

3 Tweaks to Speed Up Firefox and Free Some Memory

Posted on May 1st, 2009 at 6:51 am

  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 [...]