Allright. We’re coming up on the fourth Satuday of February, which means that its time to flip over the framed photo of Bill Gates you keep on your night stand before heading over to HAL-PC for the Houston Linux Users Group Bi-Monthly Meeting. The group gets together from two to four in the afternoon this […]
Allright. We’ll start out with a first-ever BarretTime tech question …slash… desperate cry for help: Actually, Chris Fenton needs your help. After constructing a 1/10th scale, cycle accurate Cray-1 supercomputer and finding a disk with Cray software on it, he’s ready to start loading the operating system. There’s one small problem, though: no one knows […]
All right. If you’ve ever known the joy of owning an Apple product, then you’re no doubt familiar with the sting of obsolescence that eventually follows every purchase. One reason Apple owners may have such a bad reputation for being flashy with their gear is that they have such a short window in which to […]
Allright. As if Fundraisers weren’t scary enough, this Friday is Friday the 13th. Occurring between one and three times each year, the day is superstitiously believed to bring bad luck. Anyone want to take a shot at the clinical word denoting the fear of Friday the 13th? Friggatriskaidekaphobia. While anyone who took some Highschool Latin […]
All right. We’ll start out the new decade with some geek etiquette: Out of respect for the gift-giver, it’s polite to not void any warranties in the same year the gift was given. Well, we’re 5 days into the New Year and all bets are off. We’ll take a quick look at the most popular […]
Spring has sprung and new life abounds. Unfortunately, not all of this new life is cute and cuddly. While the bunnies hopping along the bayou are harmless enough, the dust bunnies that grow inside your desktop computer can insulate electrical components and disrupt airflow within the case, significantly increasing the operating temperature of your system. […]
Allright. I’m back in full swing, with all the appropriate keyboard mappings in place. Last week’s blunder was actually a brilliant segue into what has become known as the Collins Incident in several college communications classes. When Waco’s K X X V’s regular TV sportscaster became ill, college freshman Brian Collins agreed to step in. […]
