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I have no issues with my wireless hp printer. Mint found it right away and installed it without me asking.

I stress eat, the more stressed I am, the more I graze. Not a good thing for me. I am attempting to make sure that if I do start stress eating, it is things like celery, or healthy foods. I am slowly succeeding.

Every once in a while I read a post that reminds me why I scrubbed The Reg from my bookmarks almost a decade ago.... I used to visit The Reg nearly every day back in the mid 2000s when I worked for Sony. And, at least once a week, I would also be reading the latest from Tim Buckley's CTRL-ALT-DEL w...

...The curves are showing a downward trend most everywhere. Not for long in the SSA. Texas and Mississippi just lifted Covid restrictions, such as no longer mandating masks, restricting the number of people in restaurants or other businesses, etc. Other States are considering doing likewise. Don't ...

I had to laugh, the Ranger got his yesterday, and I was speaking with him he was dreading the side effects. Glad I got it, don't regret it at all. My oldest is waiting on the COVID test to come back to see if she has it.

I have decided that this system will likely go away in a couple of months. I will most likely give it to my brother in law since he is a Linux user as well, and he is a great guy. I will also put POP O/S back on it, in OEM mode so he can modify it all he desires. Knowing him, he will most likely eit...

Back up and running. Took too long but life got in the way. Life has a pesky way of doing that.

To Update, or not to Update, that is the question. Whether it is nobler in the mind to keep your system current, or live with the concern that stability would be compromised? [Apologies to the Bard] I read the comments by the developers about updating, and for my part, I totally agree. However I und...

Screws were dropping out or perhaps missing. If only we could fix people with lose screws with blue loctite. Think it was MurphCID or Lady F herself. 'Twas me. The screw used to hold down one of the M.2 SSDs was missing when I got the computer. A few months later, it fell out of the computer when I...

My idiot $3k System 76 laptop just died after having it less than a month (I have case submitted to System 76 but haven't heard back yet). I was using it this morning an it just shut down and now it just sits there and laughs at me. Adding insult to injury, I went through hell on Earth trying to re...

This reminds me of the phrase in one of my favorite movies (The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai across the 8th Dimension), "Everyone want be Buckaroo". Seems like everyone wants to be Mac OS, just look at Gnome, a low rent Mac OS wannbe.

Isn't it better to use device IDs which don't change? The need for foolproof, idiot-proof technology is driven by the planet having a lot of fools and idiots, hence UUIDs were invented. I can guarantee that on any of my systems, "/dev/sdX' is always the correct device, every time and without f...

Ok, back to the upper 30's (F) tonight. Well, Texas weather is nothing if not changeable.

It really doesn't matter what the reality is for "we" in the linux community is regarding Photoshop or Office etc. it is the perception by Windows users that the linux alternatives are not satisfactory or worth the effort. Again, my sample size is small and I never personally dealt with a...

Yeah - - those are some of the Most Common Reasons, for keeping any Windows System. :) so, wait for the inevitable Windows Update Failure . . - - it's just an matter of time. :( True, so true. Updating Windows is an exercise in frustration, and always takes far longer than you expect, and then you ...

As I have said in the past, iTunes, and Photoshop are the deal breakers which keep me from 100% Linux adoption. If I could get iTunes, I might switch completely.

I'm daughter tech support for my Mint-using mom. It's really easy. Most of the time I can just tell her where to go and what to click and she'll find it and things will work. 8) I have not had a bit of trouble since I put 19.3 on my dad's computer, and he thinks I got Windows XP to run again.... I ...

Moem wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 27, 2021 8:27 am

I'm daughter tech support for my Mint-using mom. It's really easy. Most of the time I can just tell her where to go and what to click and she'll find it and things will work.

I have not had a bit of trouble since I put 19.3 on my dad's computer, and he thinks I got Windows XP to run again....

DraganTheMighty wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 25, 2021 9:47 pm

Greetings from Brother Tech Support!

Greetings to you as well.

Here is the opposing view: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFL8gimGaTk Yes, we have had some "own goals" and that is a function of the never sufficiently despised "cancel culture" from people who are afraid to discuss and perhaps have to change *their* minds. Lunduke is at time a...