Category Archives: Computers and Hardware

Geeks.com is closed

August 12, 2013

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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Digispark bike speedometer

July 26, 2013

Lately I’ve been thinking about doing an Arduino or similar based project. I heard about the Digispark (which is basically a mini Arduino) from AwkwardEngineer.com and was intreagued. I’m thinking of using a Digispark to drive a I2C 4×7 segment … Continue reading →

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No more LucasArts – I do miss Dark Forces

April 8, 2013

It seems that Disney has decided to close down LucasArts entertainment. The good news is the only game they made that I liked was in 1995, “StarWars: Dark Forces”. My brother and I took turns (it was one player only) … Continue reading →

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Loving Lubuntu

October 11, 2012

A few weeks ago we decided it was time to replace our aging Athlon XP based desktop with something a little more agile and a lot more efficient. We chose to build an AMD Zacate e-350 based system utilizing our … Continue reading →

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WPM Testing

August 9, 2012

I’ve been testing out my typing skills recently. Statistically office workers in the US average 40wpm or greater. I’ve been testing myself with these two online tests: Typing Speed Estimate A: Single sentence test, calculates average speed from multiple attempts. … Continue reading →

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