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Acer Aspire One 722 Wireless Network Bug

by seasoned_geek

After a few days of playing around with my new toy, I decided to install a bunch of software to make it my full time writing device. Of course the software installs required updates because this is a rolling distribution. After applying the updates, I could not boot unless I had a hard wired network connection. Some poking around on-line proved this was an Acer BIOS/Hardware problem. It also provided a solution.  At power on, … Acer Aspire One 722 Wireless Network BugRead more

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Mint 13 KDE on Acer Aspire One 772

by seasoned_geek

I’ve been tired of my Toshiba A215 notebook since I bought it. I was in a situation where I needed to replace my existing notebook when I bought it and Microcenter had a “deal” on it. The “deal” was it was cheaper if I walked out the door carrying it and a Cannon Pixima printer than if I bought the notebook alone. The Pixima was a source of frustration with expensive ink and continual error … Mint 13 KDE on Acer Aspire One 772Read more

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Windows 8 – Vista Part Deux

by seasoned_geek

It is difficult for me to not pick up the phone these days and make an “I told you so” call to a past client. This guy was absolutely baptized by Microsoft. We were developing some software on Linux and I cannot tell you the number of times I heard “this would take me 15 minutes in DOT NET.” Naturally I responded “it would run on only one machine, yours, the last Windows user in … Windows 8 – Vista Part DeuxRead more

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There Never Was a Skills Gap

by seasoned_geek

It’s quite refreshing to find out that now even the Wall Street Journal is supporting the very statement I have made for years. There is not now, nor was there ever a skills gap. I love this quote from the article:  I had an employer write to me the other day saying they had a skills gap, and they really did. It wasn’t wages, because they did market wage surveys, and they were paying what … There Never Was a Skills GapRead more