Difference between Ubuntu Hardy 8.04 and Ubuntu Lucid 10.04

June 26th, 2010
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When it comes to upgrading Ubuntu, people often question what are the differences.  Furthermore, people often will question if it is worth upgrading.

Fortunately, I will explain the differences for those that are curious.

When it comes to installing packages, going online and downloading the latest and greatest program such as [...] Continue Reading…

How to cancel a print job on a Samsung CLP-315

June 11th, 2010
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When a document gets sent to the Samsung CLP-315 printer, it is no longer in the printer queue.  Therefore, canceling the job while it is being printed is not possible that way.

The only way to cancel a print job is to:

pull out the paper tray.
wait til the printer [...] Continue Reading…

Printing documents that are too large

June 10th, 2010
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Using Firefox, I have seen an odd printing problem.  When I print an article on the Internet, the 1 page article stretches out to 4 pages or more.  I have to put 2 pages on top and two pages on the bottom to read the article.  Therefore, I had [...] Continue Reading…

Tablets, netbooks, notebooks, and Desktops, why is the speed different

June 1st, 2010
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When people purchase a computer, there are some people out there that do not understand why desktops are always faster.  Therefore, I will explain.

When a person buys a car, it always has a radiator.  The radiator’s purpose is to keep the engine from overheating.  The Bugatti Veyron has 10 [...] Continue Reading…

The birth of the Internet

May 28th, 2010
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I still remember the days when I would connect to BBS boards using my 2400 baud modem to play games and talk to other people.  I also remember seeing billboards many years later with a new word that I did not understand.  Well those days are long gone.  All [...] Continue Reading…

Overclocking Phenom II AMD processor

May 15th, 2010
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For the ones who want to know what is the best way to overclock a computer, I provide a video courtesy of Youtube and the user AMDUnprocessed.

AMD’s Vision vs Intel Inside

May 15th, 2010
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Being around since the dark ages of black and white(monochrome) computer monitors, I know quite a bit about computer hardware.  Therefore, AMD’s Vision does not appeal to me.  Although, when it comes to people who know little and/or do not care about the hardware, AMD’s Vision makes sense.

Many people [...] Continue Reading…

Intel’s Sandy Bridge

May 11th, 2010
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Updated on July 30, 2010 with Intel I3, I5, I7 CPU’s which will also be Sandy Bridge
Updated with AMD Fusion CPU code-named Ontario APU
When I first read the article on this CPU/Video card combination, I was skeptical. A video card and the CPU on the same chip?  When I [...] Continue Reading…

High Frequency Trading aka Algorithmic trading

May 8th, 2010
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As fascinating as it may seem, computers are becoming the tool of choice for many.  For example, in order to buy premium domain names that have expired, one can create a program that will try to purchase the domain name at the exact moment that it expires.  For example, [...] Continue Reading…

Hosting a blog, wiki, or other CMS on a free webspace with PHP support but no database

May 5th, 2010
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Some free webspaces can support PHP.  Unfortunately, there are very few that support a database.  Therefore, there are 2 options available for those who would like to host a blog, wiki, and/or other CMS on a webspace that has PHP  but no database support.

Look for CMS’s that use SQLite.  [...] Continue Reading…