December 7, 2024
I’ve learned that some people love doing everything through the command line. I like it, but sometimes I’d like to get some things done a little quicker and simpler. And that’s where web-based graphical interfaces for Linux servers come in Read more…
November 23, 2024
I felt bad leaving the HP Compaq DC5750 sitting off in the corner of the room not being used with three 500-gigabyte HDDs in it. So I decided to bring it back into the network and as my personal documents Read more…
November 18, 2024
I’ve decided to turn the OptiPlex 7040 into a NAS to use for my photography data storage, using Ubuntu Server and Samba, because I’ve always wanted a NAS that worked better than (or actually worked at this point) the WD Read more…
October 27, 2024
I’m building up too many computer in this place. A laptop, a microtower, two small form factors, two micro/mini, AND an iMac! So I’ve decided to ship the iMac off to a friend who recently told me that they were Read more…
October 26, 2024
Last weekend, after check out and making sure the two computers that I got from my new Reddit buddy worked, I started doing a little more digging into Linux Desktop distributions and decided to check out Kubuntu after sitting with Read more…
October 19, 2024
After I got the OptiPlex 7040 that I talked about last week setup, I jumped on Reddit and asked for some suggestions on what I could do with it being that I don’t do any media streaming or have any Read more…
October 13, 2024
Two days ago, I reached out to someone on Craigslist about another computer; something to turn into a second Linux server. Today, I got my hands on a Dell OptiPlex 7040 for $75. (I kind of regrete not taking the Read more…
October 2, 2024
After switching from Windows to Ubuntu on my laptop, I decided to grab a new and larger SSD to put in it while I was upgrading the RAM. Now that I had an SSD available, I figured I’d do some Read more…
September 21, 2024
Remember that iMac that I found at a yardsale for $30? Well, I decided to install Linux on it. Specifically, Ubuntu Studio. Since I had this Mac in the office and was running it for photography and music work, I Read more…
September 7, 2024
While on my way home from my vacation last week, I was doing some researching on YouTube and decided it was time to find another system to install Ubuntu Server on and play around with some more Linux things. I Read more…