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The Workbench, Reloaded
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In Workbench, you will find all the geeky things that I have this tendency to write about, and then some. A few hacks. Maybe a review or two. Some stuff that makes you want to put on the ol' tinfoil hat. Some tech toys coming down the pike. Ways to make a computer that should have been retired functional again. My own garden of how-I-dunnits. It'll all be there.
Recent Posts
Can\'t go outdoors? See weather virtually
You know about those frequent computer users, be they writers, gamers, cubicle residents, and programmers. They spend hours squinting at an LCD screen to the exclusion of everything else. For some, computers have become a handy alternative to real li...
An old scam takes a new homegrown tack
You've probably seen this scenario in your email box a few times. Someone has lots of money they can't get to, and wants your help in securing it. Just send a reply, and that'll start the wheels turning. But these can be sniffed out a mile away. The...
Facebook security issues? It\'s the ducky\'s fault
Gee everybody's so friendly on Facebook ... probably too much so.Two Facebook users, Daisy Felettin and Dinette Stonily, sent out friend requests to 100 Facebookers each, chosen at randon though concentrating on their own age groups. Between the two ...
Chrome browser finally available for Linux
A beta of the Google Chrome web browser is now available for Linux.About time!Downloading now ... as I write this. Expect more after I install it.Available in .deb (Debian) and .rpm (Red Hat/Fedora) binaries.Try it with me, y'all penguinistas!...
Running bombproof Vector Linux on netbook
When it comes to computers, I'm always up to something. It's probably one of my failings.Although my netbook works very well with the mini-Linux system I recently installed, I wanted to standardize things a bit. I've been working toward a "final solu...
Chrome OS promising, but it\'s more for the future
It won't be ready for the general public for another year, but the sneak preview of the Google Chrome OS is generating quite a buzz.It may be a Windows-killer, some claim. It'll put Linux on the map, say others. It'll be a fiasco, say still more pund...

