Finally, I got Funtoo Linux, a derivative of Gentoo Linux, installed on my desktop. Funtoo is a distribution created by the founder of Gentoo, Daniel Robbins. In his website, Daniel describes Funtoo Linux as a: Freshly-built Gentoo Linux variant, optimized for your processor, Funtoo Portage unstable branch, includes OpenRC, dhcpcd and git. He does not call Funtoo a fork … [Read more...] about Funtoo Linux installed!!!
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Upgrading to Quad Core and new motherboard
Well, last week my P35 series Gigabyte motherboard had some problems. I thought it was battery related but turns out my motherboard may be faulty. I decied to replace it with a more power efficient P43 Gigabyte motherboard (P45 series seem still too buggy for Linux). With that, I decided to replace my dual core 2 CPU with a newer dual core 2 quad cpu. My old motherboard … [Read more...] about Upgrading to Quad Core and new motherboard
Dong Nai River – Bien Hoa
I spent Day 4 of Tet with my Vietnamese friend and his family just outside of Bien Hoa yesterday. Bien Hoa is a suburb of Saigon now and a really nice small city. The people are very friendly. We rode my motorbike in an area behind his house where I took these nice shots of the local people and the Dong Nai River. (Rodes here are not paved yet) (The people here were … [Read more...] about Dong Nai River – Bien Hoa
Co Do Farm – Can Tho Province
I spent a day in the Co Do Farm region. The Co Do area I was at was roughly 50 km from Can Tho. I took a Mai Linh Taxi all the way there. Cost me only about 440,000 VND ($26 USA). Taxi is still relatively cheap to travel between cities if it is a must. Co Do Farm is actually more a commune in Communist terminology. A highway is in the building process and should be … [Read more...] about Co Do Farm – Can Tho Province
Can Tho Nightshot
Here are a couple nightshots of Can Tho from the Kim Lan Hotel: … [Read more...] about Can Tho Nightshot