General
Alternative Wallpapers
[gallery ids=“899,900” type=“rectangular” link=“file”] Since my last post was so popular, here are a couple replacement …
Why are there toilets on my openSUSE wallpaper?
First of all, the entire wallpaper is here: ↗ On the right-hand side, there are these cool line-art cad drawing with Geeko in the middle. The problem is that …
What are these very old posts?
Recently I imported posts from my old Ham Radio/Tech blog: ki4gmx.wordpress.com. They are ancient, but they are important to me to keep. I am slowly going …
Some thoughts on ebooks
Let’s start with some price comparisons. The Stand by Stephen King Price New paperback from Amazon Kindle Ebook New paperback from B&N Nook Ebook from …
Resurrection
First the Cylons had it, now this blog has it too. Resurrection in progress. KI4GMX Jason
Certifications
On October 17th, I was laid off from what was supposed to be a long term contract at IBM after having previously laid off at another job at a certain ailing …
Ham Tidbit
I was watching Sanctuary on the Scifi Channel and noticed that in one room were a couple of older model Yaesu rigs, some kind of SWR meter that I couldn’t …
An Introduction to GnuPG for Windows
An Introduction to GnuPG for Windows What is it? GnuPG or “GPG” is a free and open source cryptography software package based on the PGP “Pretty Good Privacy” …
G33K B33R
↗I picked up Bawls G33K B33R↗ at our unfriendly neighborhood Tiger Direct yesterday, and I have to say that I was pleasently surprised. G33K B33R is not the …
Heathstuff
t’s no secret that one of my hobbies is ham radio. I’ve got a few projects lying around that I would like to see working. Today while looking for information on …
How to Write a Review of a Linux Distro
Mark Gregson over at Linux.com↗ Linux.com↗ has a great article on how to write reviews for Linux distribution. I know I’ve cut corners when trying to review …
I’ve lost my key. Can you pass me that banana?
Patrick White from the Globe and Mail↗ has an interesting article on a section of the hacker community that even I wasn’t aware of. Amatuer lockpicking, a sort …
Portable Apps
↗Portableapps.com is an exciting website for geeks on the go. Some of the best open source apps for Windows have been shrunkand encapsulated to work on your …