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openSUSU 10.2

I made an attempt to install Windows XP on the computer. But the install CD did not like my monitor. The monitor would not show anything. I could have hauled over the 19 inch monitor but I just installed Linux SUSU 10.2 on it. So now I can dual boot and get Windows XP Pro 64 bits or SUSU (Linux).
This install of SUSU went very well. My monitor desktop is 1680x1050. I used the KDE setup and I like it better than the GNOME. The GNOME is the one I have always used in the past.
Right now I think my plan is to use my old computer for the webcam and maybe for phone service and just use this computer for Linux. I think I got Skype to work with SUSU before so maybe I can get it working here.

It is 0616 and I been up all night. I woke up Ken for work at 0400 and I been trying to wake up Russell since 0500 and he just now got up.

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

  Well I installed Windows XP Professional x64 back on the computer.  It will expire in 14 days however.. I been using it for a 180 day free trial.  I own a copy of Windows XP Home edition.  I guess I should have installed it.
  I must be an expert at installing operating systems and a fool when it comes to needing to install them.  As soon as I get a computer all set up and everything installed and everything worked great I format and start all over again.
  Someone asked me about back up.  What back up?   
  It is 0430 and I been up all night. 

  What has been going on in the world while I been messing with software.
  Well of course a Republican senator pleaded guilty earlier this month to a misdemeanor disorderly conduct stemming from his arrest at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.  He was apprehended June 11 by a plainclothes police officer investigating complaints of lewd behavior in an airport men's room.  God you got to love these family value Republicans.  They never let you down.  You can depend on them. 

 

I did it - crashed Windows

  It took me two days and I knew I was going to do it..and I did it.  I installed Ubuntu 64x and I killed the boot loader.  It was my fault..I am just dumb.  So I don't have Windows on my computer.  I have lost a lot of programs that I paid for..lost the codes and things like that..  boy am I dumb.
  Plus there is NO way to send video with Linux.  So I have a brand new webcam and I can't send video right now.
  I have that second computer and I may not get it done in the next day or two..but I will get it up and running and run the camera on it.  That is the plan right now.

  This install of Linux (Ubuntu) is great.  I love it.  I have not found the install yet to get Skype working so I also have zero phone service now.  I guess that is another reason to get that other computer working.  I can use it for the webcam and the phone service.

  I need to stop my brain from thinking...because I am thinking of new things that I can't do now.  I can't play my game and I just ordered two more Windows games from eBay. 
  My email is working.  I guess I will get back to this install of Linux.  Oh my fancy Logitech G15 does not work.. well it works as a normal keyboard but none of the fancy options work..  Also I need to get the screen size large since I have a 22 inch LCD monitor.  I guess I will work on that little project.
  Wish me luck.
 

The Hillary Nutcracker

Gonzales Resignation

  U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales today announced his resignation. 
I did not think he would resign.  President Bush did not want to have to nominate someone for the job because of the hearing that would take place.  This is a surprise and a bit of a shock.  I have the feeling that something deep is going on here.  I wonder if Gonzales and Rove know there is information about to come out that is going to put them into jail.
By the time they would come to court President Bush would be out of office and could not pardon them. 
  They are saying on TV that Secretary Michael Chertoff (Homeland Security) is likely to be nominated for Attorney General.  I do not like him.  I also wonder how smart is it to keep having a new man head the Department of Homeland Security.  My guess is that Chertoff is just starting to understand his current job and now they want to put someone new into the job. 

Ask.Com Search Looking Good

 

Have you checked out Ask.Com?  They made a change to their search site.  It looks very good.  I like the look of it.  I have not had time to check it out in real life but it looks good.

At first I was saying that Joe Scarborough was doing a good job on his new TV show "Morning Joe" on MSNBC.  After watching him the last few days I have changed my mind.  Today he was raving that an attack on Iran would be popular with the American people.  I guess once a Republican always a dumb ass.  It must be like a virus or something.

Best version of Linux

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  I found a site (OZZU) were you take a test and it will tell you what is the best version of Linux for you.  It said the best versions for me are;  OpenSUSE,  Ubuntu  and Fedora. 
  I have SUSE installed now.  I just attempted to install Ubuntu and I have Fedora here on CDs and have installed it before.  (I have also installed Red Hat and others in the past.)
  It appears that the Ubuntu that I just attempted to install was a "Live CD" version and that is a distribution that you test from the CD.  They sure don't spell that out on their site. 

  Right now I am downloading the "alternate" CD.  I hope it will not be the "Live CD" but will let me install Ubuntu on my hard drive.  The download shoulld take less than 30 minutes the rate id 388KB/Sec. 

  I will let you know how it works out.  Cross your fingers.

Ken is home from VA

  Ken just got home from VA.  He was gone for five weeks of computer training.  He got to visit with LaDawna.  I have always wanted to see Washington DC.  LaDawna keeps telling me that I should visit.  I just want to wait until I have some spending money.  They got a room for me and everything but I still want to have spending money.
  
  Well the Ubuntu install was odd.  I installed it.  It looked great.  It was fast.  I did a bunch of updates and installed everything.  Then I did a re-boot and I did not know what was going to happen.  Well nothing happened.. It comes up with my old boot manager and does not list Ubuntu at all.  It still just list Windows XP Home,  Windows Pro 64x and SUSE.  I have no idea what happened to Ubuntu.  Was it running just off the DVD?  If so why did it allow me to download and install all that software.
  Thank God it did not mess up my hard drive.
  I will read about it and maybe I can find the answer.

  Since Russell got a brand new fancy computer I have my old computer and a monitor.  It is not a bad computer and the monitor is excellent.  It is a big 19 inch CRT.  I love my 22 inch LCD monitor but that 19 inch is a nice one.
  If Ken does not want this old computer in his room I am going to install on it Ubuntu Linux. 
  I just asked Ken and he does not want the old computer in his room.

  OH.. wow.. he came back with two shirts and some other stuff for me from Washington DC.

  We are ordering in pizza.

Posting using new Linux install

  I installed Linux on my computer.  When I said install it DID just that..it installed.  It never asked me where I wanted it to install or if I wanted to over write something or anything.
  It looks great.  It is fast.  Pretty neat. 
  I have NOT attempted to re-boot the computer yet.  So I have no idea if I will just have this as another boot option or if it has messed up something.

  Right now the one thing I want to change is the screen resolution.  It is 1024 by 768.  That is the one thing I want to fix right now.

Ubuntu

  I have two versions of Windows on my computer and Linux SUSE 10.2 on my computer.  But I am getting ready to try and install Ubuntu (Linux) on my computer.  I am going to install the x64 bit version. 
  It is stupid of me to do it.  But then I am stupid.  Everything is working great on my computer and this may mess up the boot file or something.. I can't stop myself from trying it however..  God help me!
 

"Ubuntu is distributed over the Internet as CD image files, called ISOs. To install Ubuntu, you first need to burn its ISO file onto a CD. You need a working CD/DVD burner and an 80 minute (700 Mb) CD for this. This page explains how you can do it using Windows, Mac OS X, Ubuntu and Kubuntu. If the CD writing fails, try writing at a slower burn speed. The CDIntegrityCheck page describes how to verify the integrity of the finished disk. If your finished disk fails to boot when you restart your computer, please refer to the BootFromCD page..."
 
  I downloaded it.  It only took me about 30 minutes.  My download rate was 357KB/s for a 699 MB file.  (It took me hours and hours to download SUSE 10.2.)
 
  Ubuntu recommend that you download a program called InfraRecorder.
 

"InfraRecorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows. It offers a wide range of powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration..."
  I downloaded the free program. 
  I just burned the ISO file to a DVD.  It looks like it worked OK.
  Right now I recommend this InfraRecorder program. 

  If your thinking about installing and running Linux check out an article by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols that was written 01/24/2006 called Choosing a desktop Linux distro. 
  If you know of a more up to date article on the subject please drop me an email: [email protected]

  Well I am going to try this install of Ubuntu.  I hope I don't mess up my computer.  It is not the programs so much it is all the passwords and codes that I have installed.
  Linux falls short in one big area and that is support of webcams.  I love my new webcam I sure don't want to have this install of Ubuntu wipe out my webcam.

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