Monthly Archives: December 2017

Reflections on 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by larry

Looking back like I usually do on the last day of the year. Financially, this was an EXCELLENT year.  I mentioned last year that I got organized financially, it helped big time. The beginning of 2017 was promising, but this … Continue reading →

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More Goodbyes

Posted on December 30, 2017 by larry

End of year and I am feeling sadness of good bye’s. Today I said goodbye to our 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan Towards the end she wasn’t really cared for, just sat in our driveway, so I take solace in knowing … Continue reading →

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Liking Windows 10

Posted on December 29, 2017 by larry

I got to admit, my tune towards Windows 10 is changing. I am no looking to upgrade most of the computers at home to Windows 10. Some of them use the accessibility options so it qualifies for an upgrade. The … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye To Another Thing

Posted on December 28, 2017 by larry

Today someone came over and offered to buy our old 2001 minivan. I agreed to it, kind of just taking up space. Am kind of sad though.  But someone can use it, and we don’t need it. Will take some … Continue reading →

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New Color Laser Printer

Posted on December 27, 2017 by larry

Installed the a new Color Laser Printer in our house today. It is the Samsung C1860 Kind of have a weird problem with wifi though, it is not going in to sleep mode properly.  I recall an Eco mode, maybe … Continue reading →

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My Late Christmas Present

Posted on December 26, 2017 by larry

Got this for myself this Christmas, I new video capture device It was pretty nice, tested out and it works. One thing it does that made me go for it was its ability to do VGA, but the cable is … Continue reading →

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Christmas 2017

Posted on December 25, 2017 by larry

White Christmas it is really felt Christmassy today But spent most of the day setting up my son’s new gaming rig.  First AMD Ryzen in the house Second fastest one too.  Mine is fastest though.

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Christmas Eve 2017

Posted on December 24, 2017 by larry

Day before Christmas, really really felt like a traditional Christmas eve. Family was all here, got gifts and it even snowed. Scene says how I feel, snow outside warm inside (new windows helped), Christmas tree, presents.  Family all around. Seahawks … Continue reading →

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Problems Upgrading to CentOS 7

Posted on December 23, 2017 by larry

Trying to upgrade from CentOS 5 to CentOS 7 and it just is not happening. I can build an OS but it is not finding the old disks. Maybe a kernel module issue.

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Windows Installed

Posted on December 22, 2017 by larry

Finally the Windows are in, bringing to an end weeks of anxiety. I think I was afraid with how things were going to go down, the price seemed a little high, but when they were installing the new Windows, I … Continue reading →

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