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The saga of the Toshiba Satellite P35 notebook computer woes continues, but this time I have high hopes that things have turned around such that we will get our money’s worth of work out of this machine, yet. Its warranty has expired. It was working OK most of the time, at least running Ubuntu Linux, …
Read More Loose-brained ToshibaI still remember when I first found out about the World-Wide Web and HTML-based web browsers. I had know about the Internet, text-based email, ftp, and Usenet, but this was a new thing, still highly experimental. By that time, the Lord had already directed me to start work on the World English Bible for free …
Read More Nonprofit Organization Web SitesYour normal email is less public than this web posting, but not by as much as you probably think. I’ll not get into how easy it is to intercept unencrypted email, except to say that it is very easy to do. Sometimes it is not only easy, but cheap to intercept your email. Yes, there …
Read More Email Postcards and our Web Contact FormWhen people ask what I do, I usually say something like “I develop software to help Bible translators.” That is probably about the shortest accurate answer to that question that I can muster, at least for my “main” job. I do many other things, too, but this is the bulk of what I spend my …
Read More Bible translation software developmentI admit it. I’m a Microsoft Windows addict. It started a long time ago when I switched from CP/M to MS-DOS. Then Microsoft Windows 1.0 came out, and I tried it… and even ran some programs under it. When Windows NT came out, I was totally hooked. I learned to use several other operating systems, …
Read More Transitioning to Linux… sort ofThe last few months have been challenging to me, in terms of fighting frustration. My computer work has been like trying to run with lead weights on my feet. In a swamp. Things are looking up, though. A new computer has arrived, and I’m looking forward to setting it up and using it. I’ve also …
Read More Sharpening the axe and laying the foundationSeriously. I live and work at 8,400 feet above sea level. The view is great, here, but the air is kind of thin. The lower air density means that the same volume of air is capable of removing less heat from heat sources like the microprocessor in my computer. (Those things put out some serious …
Read More My Toshiba computer got altitude sickness and trashed Microsoft Windows.As I wrote before, my experience with my Toshiba Satellite P35 has not been a pleasant one. It has spent more time away from me and in the possession of repair personnel than any other computer I have owned. After the last repair, it seems to work, mostly. But not quite right. Once I got …
Read More Computer Glitch! Whodunnit?I like email. It is much faster, much cheaper, and more environmentally friendly than paper mail. Email follows me when I travel, without having to give people a new address. Email is useful for personal communications, newsletters, discussion lists, and some kinds of business. Unfortunately, the advantages of email have not escaped the notice of …
Read More Newsletters, eMail, and spam war crossfireJust in case you read my last posting about our Toshiba notebook computer and were curious about the outcome… I had to send it to the Toshiba repair depot. I got it back a little over a week later, and so far, it is working right. The hard drive was replaced, so I have to …
Read More Resurrection of a Toshiba computerI was very happy when I was given money to buy a new notebook computer for my Bible translation support work, over a year ago. I carefully researched options, and it came down to two choices: a Toshiba Satellite P35 or a very similar Dell notebook computer. They were about the same, but the Toshiba …
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