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Another High-calibre Saturday
calibre, an e-book reader’s best companion, has been upgraded to v. 0.6.5. In keeping with my history of tips and tricks for installing calibre on Fedora, I offer the following, based on the install I just completed. I’m running Fedora … Continue reading
Wiki-Top
As documented here, $DAYJOB is detracting from my blogging a bit. I pour most of my vim and vigor into the now required Daily Status Report. I arbitrarily added a couple of sections to my DSR; Observations, Mood, and Thought … Continue reading
Higher calibre
calibre, the real deal in e-book management software, has been updated to version 0.6.0. In addition to support for the Kindle DX, there are numerous other enhancements, as detailed in the changelog. Before you can explore the new shininess, you … Continue reading
Point and Drool
I’ve just spent a little time in the Fedora IRC channel. Someone there was asking about tools for managing large numbers of systems; some type of dead simple system, which would require minimal configuration and maintenance, and would also naturally … Continue reading
Presto! It’s Fedora!
One of the many enhancements in Fedora 11 is delta RPMs. Delta RPMs are updates that contain only the updated files, rather than all files in the original RPM. This saves download time; nice if you’re updating over a slow … Continue reading
Geek Truckin’
MLB and I enjoy our Search for America Tours. The extra time in driving is more than offset by the absence of dealing with poory trained, uncaring, and often surly TSA employees. We can pack as big a bottle of … Continue reading
Amazon RPM Downloader on 64-bit Fedora
Commenter Chris points out that my previous instructions assumed a 32-bit version of Fedora. And he is correct; the Amazon MP3 downloader is a 32-bit application. I see no reason it shouldn’t work on a 64-bit OS, provided the 32 … Continue reading
Arrived!
The Kindle DX arrived, on schedule. The initial charging of the battery is done, the “Welcome Aboard” letter from His Bezosness has been read. I’ve trained MLB in the usage of the Kindle 2. She’s diggin’ it. Initial reactions: It’s … Continue reading
Shipped!
The Big Ol’ Kindle DX, from Amazon, is on the truck: Ship Carrier: UPS Tracking Number: 1Z7xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Status: In transit Order #: nnn-mmmmmmm-zzzzzzz Shipment Date: June 10, 2009 Destination: RESTON, VA, US Estimated Arrival: June 12, 2009 Hmm… new Kindle, … Continue reading
Estimate
From Amazon: Items not yet shipped: Delivery estimate: June 12, 2009 * 1 of: Amazon Kindle DX Leather Cover Sold by: Amazon.com, LLC * 1 of: Kindle DX: Amazon’s 9.7″ Wireless Reading Device (Latest Generation) Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, … Continue reading
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