Author Archives: Freejack

Red Hat/CentOS 7 Bits

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Freejack

As I prepare for the RHCSA/RHCE certifications, I have to do some conversion between the RH6 book I’m using examining the new ways of doing things in RH7 (when I say “RH6” or “RH7” I’m including CentOS and ScientificOS in … Continue reading →

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Red Hat Certifications

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Freejack

I’ve been mucking around with computers since I picked up a Timex/Sinclair in a K-Mart somewhere in Virginia around 1980. I’d been working as a Typesetter on a computerized system (CompuGraphic EditWriter) and a Field Engineer (FE) gave me an … Continue reading →

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Building a New Computer

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Freejack

Starting in on checking out parts and bits in order to build a new system. My current system actually works pretty well but it’s also getting old enough (2008) that the parts I do have will not be easy to … Continue reading →

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Black Friday Sale

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Freejack

Black Friday. I planned on heading down to the local guitar shop (Guitar’s Etc in Longmont) since the email they sent out said they had some good deals. I had my eye on a BC Rich as I wanted a … Continue reading →

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Income/Bill Forecasting

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Freejack

Currently I have a Spreadsheet that contains the normal bills I have plus income and lets me know how much I have. Part of this is to tell me how much I can put into my credit card bill for … Continue reading →

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Electrical Work

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Freejack

I spent a good part of Saturday finally mapping out all the plugs and lights and their panel correlation. Since I’m working on the house, replacing carpet, I want to replace the painted over plugs with newer ones, replace the … Continue reading →

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Gaming Updates

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Freejack

With the kickback from the refinance and the October skipped payment, I can get caught up on some gaming gear. Mostly books and such that I’ve been putting off. Saturday we had the Denver RPG Meetup get together. Jon is … Continue reading →

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State of the House

Posted on September 28, 2014 by Freejack

I recently refinanced the house as part of our separation agreement. This removes the responsibility for the house from Rita in case something happens to me, financially or otherwise. It’s a big sigh of relief for her as this isn’t … Continue reading →

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Master Bedroom Update

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Freejack

When we went to Prague a couple of years back, I was struck by the art of Alphonse Mucha. His work was done around the end of the 1800’s, early 1900’s and I found I really liked the, well the … Continue reading →

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Photo Site Updated

Posted on June 24, 2014 by Freejack

Personally I’d rather manage my own photos. I’ve been doing it for some time and have some 30,000 or so files (most are pictures) on the http://schelin.org site. Mainly I’ve just been putting the pictures on my local server and … Continue reading →

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