TechLog for October, 2008

Synergy for all

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It wasn’t but a few weeks ago when I first read about Synergy, an application that allows you to share one keyboard, mouse and even clipboard data [EX: copied text] between multiple computers at the same desk. I first installed it on two Windows based PCs. One with Windows 2000 and one with Windows [...]

Hardy Heron

I have experimented with many flavors of linux over the years and Ubuntu was one that always stuck in my mind. It wasn’t until recently that I had the time to do some more experimentation with linux and perfect it to become a replacement OS for me. I believe I am now finally ready to [...]

Streets and Trips 2009

I first purchased Streets and Trips back in 2007. It was my first GPS kit that I ever bought so even if it wasn’t that great I liked it a lot. I was going to purchase the 2008 version when I noticed that the 2009 version was out[yeah, so I wasn't following the releases that [...]

Turning it off or keeping it on

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One very common question that I get as a computer technician is “Should I turn off my computer or just leave it on all the time?” Since this isn’t a black/white question let me take a moment to explain…
This is no real simple answer to the question, but I can offer some advice that might [...]