Jun 25
Hi there. So uh… yeah. Did you miss me? Hello, Internet. Over here! Yes. Hi. So what the heck happened? Well, I’ll tell you what happened. I was being a good blogger and posting frequently… sort of.. and one day I checked my stats and Google decided that my site wasn’t very interesting. My search …
Feb 08
In the previous installments of Project 50/50 we selected a laptop, made some changes, installed Linux, and got the battery upgraded. In this round, we’re going to look back at over a month of use and getting intimately familiar with the Compaq Presario v5000, Crunchbang Linux, and the battery. We also promised to explore a …
Jan 27
In Project 50/50 Part 3, we installed Crunchbang Linux and got it configured. I used the laptop for a couple of weeks, looking to see what the laptop needed next. The original Compaq battery that came with the laptop was very old. It worked though, and would keep the laptop running for about 20 minutes. …