Some time ago, a coworker convinced me to get in on a Kickstarter for the Pine64. It's the only Kicksarter I have ever backed which makes 100% of my Kickstarter experiences successful. Not many can say that. When I first recieved the machine, I couldn't get the thing to boot. Not a single image I … Continue reading Pine A64 Set Up and First Run
Month: November 2018
NeptuneOS | Review from an openSUSE User
I am not a "distro hopper" but it is good to experience some of the other Linux distributions out there. It gives you a good understanding of what you like and what you like less and keeps things colorful. This time it is NeptuneOS, a Debian based distro. Most of my Debian experience as of … Continue reading NeptuneOS | Review from an openSUSE User
Flashing Linksys E2000 Router with DD-WRT
When it comes to home networking, I have lost some "Geek Points" in the last few years. In general, I don't find all the bits that go into networking all that interesting, I know the basics, have had my network doing what I want it to do and have basically neglected it for some time. … Continue reading Flashing Linksys E2000 Router with DD-WRT
Lenovo ideapad 110S Repair | UEFI Partition Currupted
For several months, I was happily using my Lenovo ideapad 110S running openSUSE Tumbleweed. I have had few complaints about the device, other than a lack of RAM (but I knew that going into the purchase). One day the thing just stopped working; on boot up it left me a sad looking, blank screen. No … Continue reading Lenovo ideapad 110S Repair | UEFI Partition Currupted
Pop!_OS | Review from an openSUSE User
As part of a kind of challenge, I have decided to kick the tires on Pop!_OS Since I don't have the extra hardware to install it on "bare metal" so I have chosen to put it in a Virtual Machine. Pop!_OS can be downloaded from here. I chose the 2GB sized Intel/AMD version for this … Continue reading Pop!_OS | Review from an openSUSE User
CrossOver Linux Use and Review on openSUSE
CrossOver Linux recently released version 18.0.0 (2018) which was another fine release with no regressions. I have been using CrossOver Linux (at the time CrossOver Office) since 2005. At the time, I imagined that within a few years would Linux be as ubiquitous on the desktop as Windows or Mac. After all, I bought a … Continue reading CrossOver Linux Use and Review on openSUSE
Nintendo is Suspending Netflix Service to the Wii
I received a very unfortunate message on my Wii when trying to play an episode of Star Trek the Next Generation using Netflix -- Nintendo will suspend all video streaming services on Wii - including the Netflix Channel - after January 30, 2019. I don't know how many people out there still use the Wii … Continue reading Nintendo is Suspending Netflix Service to the Wii
Ceiling Fan Failure | Repair Instead of Replace
Not long ago, I had a ceiling fan stop spinning and start making an ever so slight buzzing noise. I thought maybe it was as a result of switching the rotation direction of the fan. Switching it back didn't change anything either. I just shut off the fan motor to end the buzzing and pondered … Continue reading Ceiling Fan Failure | Repair Instead of Replace