Tales From The Ansbach Area
I’ve often said that by using linux at home, I didn’t have to worry about the dreaded virus/malware attacks. I have also grown to know that there isn’t a lot that I can’t do. It sometimes takes a bit longer, but eventually I get what I want. Yesterday, I got a webcam for this computer. [...]
I was listening to NPR’s Morning Edition today, and the last story had me in stitches. It seems that the internet speeds in South Africa aren’t that good. One company proved it by strapping a memory card to a homing pigeon’s let. When it arrived at it’s destination, only 4% of the file had come [...]
I thought I’d write a long story about this, but I’ve decided to make it short. 40 years ago, I married a wonderful woman. Jane was the answer to everything. We spent our wedding reception and night at the Holiday Inn in Wichita Falls, Texas. Since that day we’ve done a lot of different things, [...]
I was sitting here this past week, and a revelation hit me. On the 9th of May, 1969, I joined the U.S. Air Force. That’s 40 years ago. How things have changed. Never in my wildest dreams did I ever imagine what would happen during these past years. I’ve lived in various places from Texas, [...]
Well, it’s that time of year again. We are going to go up to Norway again to see Matt, Camilla and the grandkids. The best part is that this time they are going to travel with us. Camilla and I have been plotting the trip and so far things are working out really well. She [...]
We made it! It was a good trip up and back. But I really think that if next year isn’t the last, it will be soon. When I first started going, all the halls were full. This year, Hall 1 was closed, and a lot of the areas in the halls that were open had [...]
I finally bought the bullet and picked up a smartphone. I bought a T-Mobile G1 Android. What a change. This phone does most everything that I could think of. Surf the internet? No problem. Connect to my home network? no problem. I even connected my old bluetooth equipment which was a snap. Well, at least [...]
Nez and I are off to Cebit in Hannover again this year. It’s something that I really look forward to. One of the things that I get to do is check out all the new hardware. Last year we saw some of the newest in cooling, cases, and motherboards. So that’s basically what we’ll be [...]
I was listening to the news today, and there was a funny little blurb that I just had to share. It started like this.. Remember folks that when a dog gets wet, it tends to always shake itself off to get dry. This is a fact. I know that a lot of folks are wondering [...]
Well, 2008 has come and gone. Thank goodness. What a year.All the ups and downs of the financial markets has been a real problem. I just hope that this year will be better all around. I know there are things that I’m looking forward to. 2008 was a pretty good year for me though. I [...]
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