Guest on “Linux For The Rest Of Us” 8/9/11 at 8:30PM Eastern
I am going to be a guest on “Linux For The Rest Of Us” tonight, 8/9/11 at 8:30PM Eastern. Check it out live if you can! — Russ Wenner Share on Facebook
Walkcast?
It was born out of necessity. It had been nearly three weeks since I released an episode of “The Techie Geek” podcast. I was worried that if I didn’t release an episode soon my show would end up on the dead podcast list at “The Linux Link”. So I decided … Continue reading
78% of an Abuser
With only one day to go it looks like I will squeeze in under the 250GB Comcast bandwidth cap. After that I become an “excessive use” abuser…nice huh? At my company we call the people who most frequently enjoy our products “our most valued customers”. Check your Comcast bandwidth usage … Continue reading
Comcast Bandwidth Usage Meter
A year-and-a-half after Comcast announced bandwidth caps http://www.comcast.net/terms/network/amendment/ you can finally check your bandwidth usage, and since its their tool you know it is accurate https://customer.comcast.com/ Sign In>Users & Settings>View Details Share on Facebook
Using Google Voice
So I thought by now there would be a flood of blog posts on the Interwebz by those who already have a Google Voice account making my measly post mute, but I haven’t really seen that many so here’s my .02. I received my Google Voice invite on Friday evening … Continue reading
My Gmail got Locked Down for Unusual Activity!?!?
I have be an advocate of Gmail and cloud computing for quite awhile but this appearing on my screen this morning gave me quite a start! My Gmail Account had been locked down for unusual activity? I can assure you I did nothing unusual! Now I know Gmail is still … Continue reading
She really knows her ole’ man…
My daughter is on a 10 day tour of Italy with her high school. The first picture she sent home was this photo and adding “Look what they have in Italia :-p”. She really knows her ole’ man. Looking closely at the photo I get the distinct impression that Linux is … Continue reading
Hurray! My New Sansa Clip Plays OGG Files!
Just a quick blog post to congratulate Sansa for recognizing the fact that some people prefer the OGG file format. I first heard about the Sansa Clip while reading Pat Davila’s blog. He mentioned that the 1GB model is available at Walmart for $30 ($29.88 to be exact). The Sansa … Continue reading
My Brand New System76 Pangolin Laptop
For the first time since 1993 I have purchased a new computer that is just for me. It’s not for work, it isn’t for the kids, it’s not to share with my lovely wife; its just for me. I have to say I enjoyed the shopping experience and it was enthralling … Continue reading
My Pics from OLF 2008
Click here to see my pics from the 2008 Ohio Linux Fest. Share on Facebook