Michael

Yes, I know, I know, another late post. I can’t help it, real life has a tendency to kind of take priority over the Internet, you know.
Anyway.
I finally figured out why I was having such fits with my Ubuntu install. Turns out that I had a bad hard drive. Yup, that’s all. [...]

Okay, I know, it’s been a while.  Can’t help it, “real life” has a tendency to keep me jumping more than the Internet does.  I’m trying, though.
Anyway…
Ubuntu.  Lovely thing that it is.  Works wonders.  Especially as when you find out that the rash of problems you were having boiled down to a bad hard drive.  [...]

Well, here I am again. Late, like always. Still, I will keep trying my best. “Real life” keeps me pretty busy.
Anyway.
I am still working with Ubuntu and liking what I am getting. With the exception of problems with an update to the kernel, and some grub (boot manager) errors, I’m just [...]

Yes, fonts. Those fun little ways of looking at the characters on your screen(s). As you may know, I am working on switching over to Ubuntu from Windows. (Yes, really. Trust me, okay?) Anyway, I have been having problems with how my fonts look when I am in the Ubuntu Forums. Everything else looks good, [...]

Okay, I have just re-installed Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) for the second time and things are still looking about the same. I am having problems with KDE programs refusing to run (I’m running Gnome, so…), a server program refusing to run (something about “dcopserver” with some KDE programs) and Google Earth not putting an icon [...]

Yup, still chuggin’ along with Ubuntu. So far, it is mostly to the good, too. I have Firefox running like a top, Thunderbird downloading and sending great. For the most part, I only have good things to say.
Still a few problems, though. One is that I have my other three hard drives mounted on the [...]

All right, all right, I know that I am late on posting here. I do happen to have a decent excuse, though. Actually two of them. My first excuse was that my wife and I went on a mini vacation that was desperately needed by both of us. My second, and main excuse can be [...]

[tags]Ubuntu, install, uninstall, terminal[/tags]
Okay, I know that I have said I am working with Ubuntu, seeing if I want to completely swap over and just not even bother with Windows anymore. As it stands right now, however, I have noticed something - there seems to be a bit too much traffic in the Ubuntu [...]

[tags]Ubuntu, Linux, tweak, dual boot[/tags]
Okay, I am now in the process of, maybe, switching to Ubuntu Linux from Windows. I have read way too many “bad” reviews of Vista. One minute it’s the cat’s meow, the next it won’t run right unless you have a minimum of 4 Gigs of RAM. Sheesh. [...]

Found/received this URL and decided to check it out. Seems that Craigsnumber is providing a free anonymous telephone number for people to use on the Internet.
Hmmmm… Might be worthwhile.
Ummmmmm…
Then again, maybe not:
CRAIGSNUMBER TERMS OF SERVICE
6.0 Your Responsibility. You acknowledge and agree that you are fully responsible for all use on your account, and you accept [...]

[tags]Michael, Lockergnome, keyboard, Intel, SATA, PATA[/tags]
Well, it has been a while since I last posted here.  Things are kind of hectic, since it seems that my mother-in-law may have to be put into a nursing home.  Not too sure, right at this time, but it seems a likelihood.
Computer wise?  Not much, other than having a [...]

[tags]Michael, McMaster, computer, review, PAL, NTSC, DVD, DVD-R, recording, Freeware Friday, Freeware, comment, Lockergnome[/tags]
I attempted to post this on the main (comment area) Lockergnome site, but for some reason it would not post. So, here it is.
I downloaded and installed the “Video DVD Maker Free” that was touted on the last “Freeware Friday” on [...]

All right, here’s another one of those “you know you’re getting bad when…” stories. Recently I purchased a barebones system from a computer “superstore.” No problem. I received all the pieces and proceeded to put them together. Not a problem with that, since I have been putting together my own [...]

[tags]Michael, McMaster, Lockergnome, New, computer[/tags]
Okay, here I am. First post. Great fun. Heh.
Anyway, some basic information about me:
I am retired. Ex-U.S. Air Force. Been playing around with computers for over 15 years. Not a programmer, but pretty good at making programs do what I want them to do. [...]