Category Archives: Computers

I used to try to protect my Social Security Number. You know… identity theft and all. But some time in the past 2 years, it became obvious that this number is as ubiquitious as my first name. Everybody who wants … Continue reading →

[Update: ver 5.2.5 reviewed] I’ve been using Puppy Linux Puppy Linux for about 3 weeks, and am pleased enough that I’d like to share my findings. Executive Summary Puppy Linux was first released in Summer 2003 as a solo project … Continue reading →

Re-install GRUB over Windows 2000 over Mandriva 2007.0 Linux over Windows XP © Fall 2006 by Brian Mork http://www.increa.com Moved to http://www.increa.com/articles/GRUB-over-windows.

I’ve used Linux since 1994. I’ve used Mandrake Linux since 2002. I’m now running Mandriva 2006.1 and Mandriva 2007.0. Mandriva 2007.0 finally has the software install and de-install tool correct. Mandriva uses RPM package distribution similar to that made popular … Continue reading →

In the October 2nd issue of Federal Computer Weekly, pag 29-32, John Moore discusses reasons why Virtual NAS (Network Attached Storage) hasn’t caught on. In case you aren’t familiar with V-NAS, John’s definition suffices: “The technology works by creating a … Continue reading →