Frequent questions about setting up toy trains and trains and Christmas trees
Here are some train-related questions I’ve been seeing from Google searches that I really don’t think I ever answered adequately elsewhere. I don’t know where they’ve been landing before today, but...
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If you want a virtual DOS machine running inside a modern PC operating system, with old-school networking and everything, everything you need to do it is at http://lazybrowndog.net/freedos/virtualbox/....
View ArticleCan’t get system restore to run? Force it.
If your computer brings up a window every time you click on a program’s icon asking what you want to open it with, there’s a not-so-obvious way out. Ve hev vays to get a command prompt when executable...
View ArticleNew media in Cuba
I read an ingenious article this week on Slashdot, talking about how Cubans evade Internet censorship (not to mention lack of access) by passing contraband material around on flash drives. It’s so old...
View ArticleMy children, right or wrong
My good friend the Meiers' neighbor (close enough, at a mile away) and I keep talking about this case. Hopefully you're not so sick of Megan Meier to indulge me, because this appears to be a case of a...
View ArticleDoes a POTS phone use the same wiring as U-Verse VOIP?
A friend asked me a good question: Does a POTS phone use the same wiring as U-Verse VOIP? The answer is, it depends. Outside your house, no it doesn’t. But that’s not your problem. Outside, that’s...
View ArticleShare a Windows 10 printer by UNC
Windows 10 uses homegroups, but if you have systems that don’t understand homegroups and want to share a Windows 10 printer by UNC (the old school way to share a network printer), it’s not obvious how...
View ArticleWhen Linux won’t boot off DVD or USB
I went to install Linux (Debian) on an old Asus socket 775 motherboard (a P5LD2) and had a litany of problems getting my installation media to boot. Here’s how I finally got it installed. First, I...
View ArticleWhat scale are Matchbox cars?
What scale are Matchbox cars, you ask? Unfortunately it varies a bit. Nominally they’re around 1:64 scale. But scale isn’t Matchbox’s objective. Fitting in the package is. That means the size of...
View ArticleWhat scale are Hot Wheels cars?
What scale are Hot Wheels cars, you ask? Unfortunately it varies a bit. They tend to be a bit less than 1:64. But scale isn’t Hot Wheels’ objective. Fitting in the package is. That means the size of...
View ArticleMy children, right or wrong
My good friend the Meiers' neighbor (close enough, at a mile away) and I keep talking about this case. Hopefully you're not so sick of Megan Meier to indulge me, because this appears to be a case of a...
View ArticleFrequent questions about setting up toy trains and trains and Christmas trees
Here are some train-related questions I’ve received that I really don’t think I ever answered adequately elsewhere. Hopefully this will help. How much track do you need under a Christmas tree? With...
View ArticleHow to make a virtual DOS machine with networking
If you want a virtual DOS machine running inside a modern PC operating system, with old-school networking and everything, everything you need to do it is at http://lazybrowndog.net/freedos/virtualbox/....
View ArticleCan’t get system restore to run? Force it.
If your computer brings up a window every time you click on a program’s icon asking what you want to open it with, there’s a not-so-obvious way out. Ve hev vays to get a command prompt when executable...
View ArticleNew media in Cuba
I read an ingenious article this week on Slashdot, talking about how Cubans evade Internet censorship (not to mention lack of access) by passing contraband material around on flash drives. It’s so old...
View ArticleDoes a POTS phone use the same wiring as U-Verse VOIP?
A friend asked me a good question: Does a POTS phone use the same wiring as U-Verse VOIP? The answer is, it depends. Outside your house, no it doesn’t. But that’s not your problem. Outside, that’s...
View ArticleShare a Windows 10 printer by UNC
Windows 10 uses homegroups, but if you have systems that don’t understand homegroups and want to share a Windows 10 printer by UNC (the old school way to share a network printer), it’s not obvious how...
View ArticleWhen Linux won’t boot off DVD or USB
I went to install Linux (Debian) on an old Asus socket 775 motherboard (a P5LD2) and had a litany of problems getting my installation media to boot. Here’s how I finally got it installed. First, I...
View ArticleWhat scale are Matchbox cars?
What scale are Matchbox cars, you ask? Unfortunately it varies a bit. Nominally they’re around 1:64 scale. But scale isn’t Matchbox’s objective. Fitting in the package is. That means the size of...
View ArticleWhat scale are Hot Wheels cars?
What scale are Hot Wheels cars, you ask? Unfortunately it varies a bit. They tend to be a bit less than 1:64. But scale isn’t Hot Wheels’ objective. Fitting in the package is. That means the size of...
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