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A Travelin' Man

In 1961, Ricky Nelson released the song, “Travelin’ Man”. Part of the lyrics were, I’m a travelin’ man and I’ve made a lot of stops, all over the world. This last September, I felt like I was a travelin’ man, who made at least three…

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Arch Linux

Two weeks ago, I decided to once again install Arch Linux on one of my computers to see if I could use it as my daily driver. I had previously installed Arch Linux through the command line a couple of months after I decided to…

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A Year Using Linux

It was in January, 2020, that I decided to start using Linux. I gave myself a month to learn the basics of using Linux, and after that month I would make my choice – stay with Windows 10 or begin to use Linux as my…

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Coffee Roasting

When I retired about ten years ago, I decided I would like to start a new hobby. A close friend of mine's son was roasting his own coffee at the time. I ended up spending a couple of hours discussing coffee roasting with him. My…

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Linux is for Nerds

I was watching one of my favorite video bloggers on YouTube the other day and he stated that Linux is for nerds. Well, that got me thinking, is Linux really for nerds? I know that my passion for computers and technology has been reignited since…

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