Category Archives: Computers and Hardware

Lollipop

So US Cellular finally released android 5.1 for my 2013 moto x. And, I love it!

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Command line combine pdfs

The other day I needed to combine some pdf files into a single multi-page file.  I hadn’t done this in linux before, so I did some searching on the ol’ internet.  Sure enough, found an easy solution.  UbuntuGeek.com shared this … Continue reading

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What will they think of next?

A cardboard printer, that’s what.  Now…they say it is more “green”, which I suppose the plastic displaced by the cardboard is.  But what about all the printing machinery inside?  PCBs, plastic gears, trays, etc all come to mind.  It’s interesting … Continue reading

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Windows XP – EOL…finally

Windows XP is finally reaching it’s end of life status.  Microsoft is pulling the proverbial plug on April 8th.  Read more below: Official Microsoft Notice: Windows XP End of Support – Microsoft.com: Microsoft has provided support for Windows XP for the … Continue reading

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Geeks.com is closed

Geeks.com is officially closed.  Apparently they are keeping their brick and mortar retail location in California open, but that is of little help to me here in Maine. Sadly, I feel like it was inevitable.  The last 3 or 4 … Continue reading

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