The following comes from Jim,  a member on the PCLinuxOS forums. I thought I’d share it with my blog readers.  It points out how new users immediately see Linux as being attractive, powerful , and easy to set up and use.  Once you see Linux is action, your curiosity level spikes! Jim’s forum post also […]

I stopped by my father’s house the other day, and a couple of neighbors came to the front door. They were volunteering for the area schools, going door-to-door, and getting out the word on the school levy vote coming up. Of course, they were hoping Dad would vote for the levy. I asked a few […]

My seventh grade English teacher at Greenview Junior High was Mrs. Kosmerl.   She stressed two things.  Spelling and grammar.  Every Thursday, we were given a list of ten words which we were required to learn to spell.  On Friday, we were given a quiz on those words.  Mrs. Kosmerl would grade those quizzes and hand […]

I love to blog. I love writing about things that interest me and, hopefully, readers will find informative and entertaining. My big downfall in all this, though, is neglecting the typing skills I learned in high school. Even though I learned how to type, over the years, I’ve fallen back on the “Hunt and Peck”method […]