“Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” - James Dean
Posted in Hardware, Linux, Software, Technology on Aug 20th, 2008
I had friend ask what it would take, for him to move to Linux. He was having some problems with his Windows XP system and was tired of the aggravation. I decided to go take a look at his setup and see if he was a good candidate.
The first thing I did was ask why [...]
Posted in Technology on Aug 5th, 2008
If you visit Panama and bring your laptop, or travel to other parts of the world for that matter, you probably intend on using the laptop to connect to the Internet. Boquete is becoming a real hot spot for free WIFI, but there are also many places in David as well. I feel certain that [...]
Posted in Hardware, Technology on Aug 4th, 2008
I recently received an email for some advice about getting support for a problem with an iMac. This was a relatively new iMac and it had gone on the funk. The individual lives in Chiriquí and was wanting help in David.
I advised them to talk to Arte Graficos and see who serviced their equipment. I [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Jul 19th, 2008
I guess today was my day to watch videos on the Internet. Below is a link to a Google video that I think is important.
Today, when the world is crying about not having eco-friendly cars and also about the dependency on foreign oil, it makes you want to cry when you see that the technology [...]
Posted in Businesses, Hardware, Software, Technology on Jul 17th, 2008
The other day when I posted about buying the Forza UPS, I thought I had posted about Pars Computer in the past. When I did a search on the blog, I saw that I hadn’t. I was there today and I took photos of the store.
Posted in Software, Technology on Jul 15th, 2008
If you are a laptop user, you might be interested in this new free laptop tracking system.
Posted in Hardware, Panama Journal, Technology on Jul 13th, 2008
Yesterday morning, I took the UPS back to PriceSmart that was failing for a week. I had monitored the device all week so that I could accurately explain what the problem was.
I took it to the customer desk and they promptly called the resident expert to check UPS. He took the UPS and plugged it [...]
Posted in Hardware, Technology on Jul 10th, 2008
My latest problem is related to my PC’s uninterruptible power supply (UPS). The other day we had a power outage that lasted about an hour. This isn’t all that unusual in Panama, even in cities as large as David.
The problem was, when the power went out, I was on my PC (surprise) and instead of [...]
Posted in Software, Technology on Jul 9th, 2008
The other day I wrote about Flock and a reader responded that he used Opera and I decided to try it. I had loaded it in the past, but I never spent much time with it. I have now tried it for several days and these are my non-technical observations.
Choosing an Internet Browser is kind [...]
Posted in Software, Technology on Jul 6th, 2008
This is not a technical evaluation as much as an evaluation of why I decided that Flock would not work for me. I intended to use it for a week, but after one day, I could see that I was more satisfied with Firefox.
There are two tool bars on Flock. One is the navigation tool [...]
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