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 About me page. WELCOME!I am not into blowing my horn, but have been requested to AT LEAST attempt to give you a background.My background and interests:Let's put it this way .. I draw Social security (and leave it at that!) Spent 14 years in broadcasting and over 30 years in live sound, communications, and telecommunications. For 7 1/2 years after retirement I acted as primary care giver to my parents. Mom passed away in January 2002, and Dad left us in November of 2004.I dabble in model railroading, photography, music(of course) and computers (where I started on an 8086 LONG before there was a web!) (Current description of my machines are below.) ________________________________________________________________ THE MEDIA ROOM COMPUTERS:  THE 1/2 TOWER THIS IS THE MAIN ON LINE COMPUTER AND THE WORKHORSE! This computer does about 95% of the computing here! Mini Tower Case with 485 watt Enermax power supply with added cooling MSI MS-7104 motherboard with mini ATX footprint Intel Pentium 4 3.06 HYPERTHREADED Processor 2 gb P2100 266 Ram running at 533fsb Current Operating System: Ubuntu Hardy Heron 8.04 LTS NVIDIA FX 5500 video card PCI Creative Live! 5.1 Dolby PCI Audio Card D-Link DFE 530tx+ network adapter card Sony Floppy drive Western Digital 80.0 gb "C" Drive Removable "D" Drives (docking trays) These range from 8 gb to 250 gb and include Western Digital, Seagate and Maxtor drives. Lite-On LTD163D 16x 48 DVD/CDROM Lite-On LDW-411S 4x 40 DVD burner Eumax Flash Genie URH822 USB 9 in 1 internal/removable memory card reader Microsoft ergonomic keyboard (same as used on Windows box) Logitech TrackMan Marble FX (for the mouse) (same as used on Windows box) THE MONITOR AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!! (SHARED WITH THE BELOW WINDOWS COMPUTER!) Hewlett Packard HP LP2465 (Portrait-Landscape-Pivot) 24" HDMI flat screen with 16x9 aspect ratio wide screen ROTATABLE!! This monitor, along with the designed software displays in BOTH horizontal and vertical (portrait) positions. (same as used on Windows box) Creative Inspire 5500 5.1 Digital surround amplifier and speaker system. (shared with the Windows box with a custom built digital selector switch) This computer is hooked to a DVI KVM switch in order to share keyboard/video/mouse with a Windows computer. This unit is hard wired into the network. 
A WINDOWS BOXTHE BIG TOWER Full Sized tower with 600 watt Enermax power supply and additional cooling. ASUS M2N-SLI 1.XX Motherboard ATX footprint AMD Athelon 64 2.5 Dual Channel-- Processor 4 Gig Dual Channel DDRam running at 600 fsb Current O/S Windows XP Home Service Pack 2 NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT PCIe dual DVI output Video Graphics Card Sound Blaster "X-Fi" Platinum 7.1 (Dolby Surround Sound)(front Remote Control)(PCI) 3Com 10/100 Network card(PCI) Western Digital 120 gig 7200 rpm "C" Drive Removable "D" Drives (docking trays) These range from 8 gb to 250 gb and include Western Digital, Seagate and Maxtor drives. Lite On LTD166s 16x 48x DVD/CDROM Drive Lite On LDW-851S 8x 4x DVD+/DVD-/DVDrw/CDr/CDrw (burner) Drive Eumax Flash Genie URH822 USB 9 in 1 internal/removable memory card reader Kingwin USB External Drive powered enclosure with variable brands and sizes of drives Sony DRX-710UL external USB Dual layer DVD-R Microsoft ergonomic keyboard Logitec TrackMan Marble FX (used MOST times instead of a mouse) Wacom Intuos 3 Photo Editing/Drawing Pad with mouse and pen. THE MONITOR AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!! (SHARED WITH THE LINUX BOX ABOVE!) Hewlett Packard HP LP2465 (Portrait-Landscape-Pivot) 24" HDMI flat screen with 16x9 aspect ratio wide screen ROTATABLE!! This monitor, along with the designed software displays in BOTH horizontal and vertical (portrait) positions. (Shared with the Linux box) US Robotics v.92 Sportster dial-up modem (for backup) THE OTHER STUFF!! PRINTERS Epson Photo R 1800 wide bed photo printer .. prints 8 color 17" x 45" max prints H.P. 6100 Multi Function Printer/Copier/Scanner/Fax USB Driven (NETWORKED) H.P. 6MP Laser Printer default unit for black and white text only printing (NETWORKED) Avery 09100 USB Personal Label Printer AUDIO SYSTEM Creative Inspire 5500 5.1 Digital surround amplifier and speaker system. (shared with the Linux box with a custom built digital audio selector switch) This computer is hooked to a DVI KVM switch in order to share keyboard/video/mouse with a Linux computer. This computer is seldom taken on line. (except for the usual updates of programs and constant updates of the protection programs required to run any Windows computer.) It is used primarily as a media controller, print server and for running various Adobe programs that, currently, cannot be run on Linux. This one is hard wired to the network. The home network is based around: a D-Link DI-624+ SUPER G router with a D- Link DWL-7100AP+ Repeater/Extender (set up as a wireless access point for the wireless computers and then it is hard wired into the router). The router is hooked to: Motorola SBV5220 External Cable/VoIP (Voice over Internet Provider) Modem. (leased from ComCast) This serves as the hub for the phone lines also!
All of the above, with the exception of the Repeater in the home network, are protected 24/7 by an click on the pictures for a larger view and more information! 
 
 
 Note: ALL off the Audio/video equipment is ALSO protected with an APC 1400 UPS battery backup/surge protector. THE GUEST ROOM COMPUTERS! A LITTLE TOWER 1/2 size tower case with 431 watt Enermax power supply MSI MS 6579 Motherboard with on board audio and video (both disabled) Intel Pentium IV 2.26 processor 1 GB DDR RAM running at 533fsb Current O/S Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 NVIDIA GeForce FX6200 Graphics display card Soundblaster LIVE! 5.1 Audio card D-Link DWL 520+ wireless network card. Sony 3 1/2 floppy drive Western Digital 40gb Hard drive "C" drive Removable "D" Drives (docking trays) These range from 8 gb to 250 gb and include Western Digital, Seagate and Maxtor drives. Lite-On LTD163D 16x 48x DVD/CDROM Lite-On LDW-411S 4x 40x DVD burner Eumax Flash Genie URH822 USB 9 in 1 internal/removable memory card reader Microsoft Ergonomic keyboard (Shared with Windows box) Logitech Cordless Marble FX. (shared with Windows box)
The Monitor: NEC 1810 (Portrait-Landscape-Pivot) 18.1" TFT flat screen
The Monitor: NEC 1810 (Portrait-Landscape-Pivot) 18.1" TFT flat screen click on the pictures for a larger view and more information! 
THE ATRIUM COMPUTERS! ANOTHER LITTLE TOWER 1/2 size tower case with Enermax 360 watt power supply with added cooling Intel D845EBG2 Motherboard with on board audio and video (video disabled) Intel Pentium IV with 2.4 ghz processor 1gb DDR RAM running at 266 fsb Current O/S Ubuntu Karmic Koala 9.10 NVIDIA GeForce FX 5500 PCI Graphics display card D-Link DWL 520+ wireless network card. Sony Floppy drive Western Digital 80gb Hard drive "C" drive Removable "D" Drives (docking trays) These range from 8 gb to 250 gb and include Western Digital, Seagate and Maxtor drives. Lite-On LTD163D 16x 48x DVD/CDROM Lite-On LDW-411S 4x 40x DVD burner Eumax Flash Genie URH822 USB 9 in 1 internal/removable memory card reader Microsoft Wireless Comfort keyboard. (shared with another Linux box) Logitech Cordless Optical Track Man trackball. (shared with another Linux box)
The Monitor: NEC 1810 (Portrait-Landscape-Pivot) 18.1" TFT flat screen
 A VERY LITTLE TOWER 1/3 size tower case with 200 watt power supply Toshiba V 3100 Motherboard with on board audio and video. Intel Celeron 466 processor 512 DDR RAM running at 66fsb Current O/S Linux Mint Gloria 7 D-Link DWL 520+ wireless network card. Maxstore 40gb Hard drive "C" drive NEC ND-3500AGDual layer DVD-RW burner Microsoft Wireless Comfort keyboard. (shared with another Linux box) Logitech Cordless Optical Track Man trackball. (shared with another Linux box)
The Monitor: NEC 1810 (Portrait-Landscape-Pivot) 18.1" TFT flat screen click on the pictures for a larger view and more information! 
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DANGER!! Will Robinson DANGER!! These two scams at present are: and FINALLY FAST A good search on Google PRIOR to installing either of the above would have led you to the fact that instead of protecting you computer, these programs install their own malware. Mostly in the form of "phone home" trojans that let the sellers of that garbage keep track of what YOU are doing .. in turn, that information is sold to advertisers, along with your eMail address and suddenly you start getting all of the this spam that somehow fits your lifestyle and preferences in your inbox! The first major clue should be that Web Of Trust (on Firefox) tells you when you search that their home sites are totally untrustworthy! Another clue would be the outrageous claims made by the program developers. Things like the claim by Finally Fast that they can increase your internet speed for "UP TO 375%" .. (notice no decimal point)(and totally impossible!), just by installing their "web accelerator" program. (a tracker in disguise .. it too, phones home!) And let's face it. IF you have an existing anti-virus program and it alerts when the scan(s) are installed .. SOMETHING IS WRONG and most likely it is NOT your current anti-virus program! If you also have a spyware protection program and it alerts .. guess what!! Or the browser alarm goes off and tells you that something is trying to re-write your browser .. just wonder what it could be? Also, when you look at the commercial for Finally Fast, note that all of the computers they use in it are MACS!! A Forum Discussion of Stop Sign A Discussion on Finally Fast Thefollowing You Tube uploads show you just HOW much of a scam Finally Fast Really is. The THIRD one is the real kicker!! Note what the lying woman says about how "free" protection programs are just virus files and not to be trusted!! You Tube "Support Response" One You Tube "Support Response" Two You Tube "Support Response" Three And the thing is that Stop Sign makes the same outrageous statements when you do their live help! 
The computer Protection and "FixEmUp" LINKS: PROTECTION: (all Windows platforms!) A SUMMARY of protection you should put on your computer, PLUS links to the programs. Doing without any of these in today's internet, when using a Windows based machine, is just asking for trouble!!! Click: The Basic 5 Save your valuable computer equipment from BROWNOUTS and BLACKOUTS! Click: A.C POWER SETUP/EQUIPMENT RECOMMENDATIONS  Here is what everyone wants! Free BEER!!!
aaahhh ... errrrr ... mmmmmm Click: FREE SOFTWARE!!!! *************** Have you joined the majority now leaving Internet Explorer and migrating to another browser? IF you have chosen Firefox, HERE is my PERSONAL selection for those add-ons that make the browser into a SYSTEM! *************** Do you want an accurate CLOCK for your Windows set-up? One that counts off the seconds and makes that sniping a lot easier, for instance? (or even give you the actual date and time, since Windows tends to be a little lax in time keeping!) Then these two little programs will do it fine for you. One install on Vista DOES work, but no guarantee. FOR CERTAIN it will not work on machines running 64 bit operating systems. The first is TClockEX installing this very flexable program will give you the display you want. I ususally set it for Day, Date and hours/minutes/seconds and base it on a 12 hour clock (your options for how the clock displays are pretty amazing and you can change your mind!) Now be sure you get the clock modification software from the site I linked as there is another out there that is spelled slightly differently and is SPYWARE! The second is atomachron (the original site of "one guy coding" (the developer) has closed down for lack of funding, but he still maintains the feed at Softpedia.) You download and install this clock synchronization tool and your Windows clock that wanders all over the time zones will now function accurately! Amazing!! Now you have what Linux and Mac users have had for years, an ACCURATE clock! *************** CROSS PLATFORM FIXES FOR COMMON PROBLEMS:
So you finally broke down and bought a REAL printer! CONGRATULATIONS!!
(there are some programs that run Windows programs within Linux, but relying on them to provide your gaming experience to the fullest, really is impractical at present. The WINE project is on going and constantly improving, but are usually one step behind the gaming comunity. That MAY change, but not for now.) OR You have a totally dedicated MS Media Controller. Linux is CLOSE, but no cigar yet! Second, If your favorite program does not have a substitute on this list: http://www.linuxalt.com/ and you just MUST have it at your disposal at all times, then Linux is not for you. (Quicken is a good example .. the substitutes are weak at present ... And there is ANYTHING Adobe.) Third, you need an open mind. Linux is NOT Windows and does not strive to BE Windows. It strives to be an ALTERNATIVE to Windows. It DOES use a GUI (Graphic user interface) including drop down menus, but Windows did NOT originate that Idea. The basis for Linux is an open source version of Unix, an operating system that existed long before Windows. So, it will take a few hours of your time for a week or so to learn how to use the system. (about the same amount of time you spend on Windows updating your protection and cleaning the bad guys and all the left over trash out of there.) Linux users are a "COMMUNITY" that take time to educate and help. Just lurking and searching on any Linux forum will usually get you the answer you need .. and no $39.00 per hour service charge to get your answers. Now some reasons: If you have become sick of crashes for no PHYSICAL reason (you have tested your processor and ram and all hardware and they pass with flying colors), yet SOMETHING is causing a crash. Linux (on a desktop) seldom crashes (can't say never, as it IS possible, just never SEEN it do so!) If you are tired of having to re-boot to re-set your system, or because of a program install, or whatever. (re-boots for SYSTEM updates are the exception.) If you can't cut off a locked program and stop it so you can get back to work without re-booting. If you are generally disgusted with the amount of time you have to devote just to MAINTAINING your computer to keep it up and running. Linux needs NONE of that except activating the furnished firewall if you are not behind a network firewall. If you are considering replacing your current desktop just because it is "SLOW AND OUTDATED". If you are really tired of updates/upgrades making your existing hardware obsolete. If you want to get a LOT longer life out of your existing configuration without maxing out the credit card. Linux half life is about 6 years with some running even longer. (You will note that this really applies to DESKTOP computers and not LAPTOPS. Because of the very highly proprietary nature of the hardware of the majority of laptops, converting to Linux is a TOTAL CRAPSHOOT. However, several MAJOR manufacturers offer pre loaded Linux laptops (Dell, Acer, Toshiba to cite some (outdated list here: http://linuxpreloaded.com/). Most Netbooks come pre loaded with either, but the MS chopped up version of XP that was rushed out to compete, does NOT compete as far as stability and ease of use on those. (They MAY get that corrected soon.)) AND .. you are absolute fed up with shelling out bucks for third party software programs that work, but not the way you thought they would work. AND searching all over the web for them .. with the chance of dowloading and installing some form of malware lurking in the back of your mind. Linux programs are FREE, and the are all in few places (called repositories) that work out of an INSTALLER within the operating system/desktop program PLUS they have been pre-sceened and tested to WORK. (added bonus ... un-installing any program is a snap and does NOT require a trip into the registry (there IS no registry) to remove latent traces of the program.) Then there the thousands of scams being sold to supposedly "protect" your Windows computer both on the web and on your local television. Yea, just a few reasons, there!
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