Linux and vintage tech
Making something to serve a purpose is often a fun thing. Though I haven't made this, I have a spare Arduino UNO lying around but not a case to put it in. This is something that I have on my list of things to do for that special elderly someone. The more I think about … Continue reading Dementia Friendly Media Player, Arduino Powered
One of the greatest things about the information age is being able to see the seemingly endless creativity of the world's makers, programmers and artists. Even cooler is when these different passions and disciplines come together to create something truly fun and exciting. There are countless examples of those and I should probably feature more … Continue reading Arduino Controlled Ambient Light Chameleon | Blathering
I recently received a little bit of a ribbing, I suppose, via email about not writing about emulators that were not of the Nintendo vintage. This is a fair criticism, I probably spend more time messing with Commodore 64 things such as chatting on IRC with a Commodore 64 or playing with my new THEC64 … Continue reading VICE v3.5 | Versatile Commodore Emulator on openSUSE
I'm sure this isn't new to anyone, certainly not to me but after using another operating system for a bit I was really annoyed and wanted to just highlight what a wonderful thing this "printer" is for openSUSE and any other Linux distribution, for that matter. Sometimes, I think it is good to reflect on … Continue reading CUPS-PDF | Print to PDF from any Application
As a rule, the openSUSE logo makes me happy, just seeing it. I did, in fact, add stickers to my newly acquired EliteBook to add a bit of personalized happiness to it. On the openSUSE mailing list, discussing Blender, I clicked on this link to YouTube for a short video that I thought was not … Continue reading openSUSE Smiles
I have purchased a few Commodore 64 games in recent years. I recently stumbled upon this game that is a work in progress. It is a platformer style game where you take on the role of a hare (rabbit) where you journey in search of your ancestral home in the ancient Wild Wood. In this … Continue reading Wild Wood | Commodore 64 Game
I have not been one that has been real huge on stickers. Historically, I have not been one to sticker anything up, I have enjoyed keeping things plain, ordinary and uniform or incognito. With my recent computer acquisition, the very nice, sleep albeit cold HP EliteBook felt very impersonal. I felt, it needed a touch … Continue reading openSUSE Stickers to Enhance your Tech
With the digit changes into the new year, so goes some changes for the layout of the tech in my home. My new HP EliteBook needs a place besides my lap or in a computer bag and my Dell Latitude D630 that has been beside my main machine has been getting less and less use … Continue reading Dell Latitude D630 Retirement