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No more WIndows – linux only

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I’ve been using Linux Mint as my main home desktop for 11 years now and as of about a month ago I finally got rid of Windows. The two things that were holding me back were gaming and Overdrive ebooks.

Linux gaming has come a LONG way and it now works good enough for me to ditch Windows. I successfully got most games working:

  • Steam – most games work
  • Epic Games, Ubisoft, GOG, via Lutris
  • Amazon Gaming via Nile – not elegant, but it works

As for Overdrive, I found Knock on github – it will take the downloaded .acsm file and download the epub file. I originally got Adobe Digital Editions installed and it worked, but Knock is much easier. I just put the knock executable into my ~/bin and once I download the .acsm file I run knock on it.

MyVogonPoetry is back!

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Wow – it’s been 7 months since I moved hosts (bluehost to hostmonster) and never got around to migrating the old site over. Sheesh. Where does the time go? Lots of stuff has happened. I may or may not catch up here. Let’s see some things I can think of:

  • Teenormous got a major facelift
  • my daughter turned 10
  • I bought myself a new Lenovo laptop
  • I’m using linux mint at home and work now
  • I got an Xbox 360 for myself for Christmas

Clear Nintendo DS Lite Case/Shell

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clear ds lite case

I bought a used white Nintendo DS Lite a while back so I could play games with my daughter. I got a really good deal on it but it was white – not the coolest looking DSL. So, I bought a clear replacement shell from DealExtreme and just installed it today. Took me about 3 hours and was a major pain in the arse (though now that I have done one, I bet I could do a second MUCH quicker and easier). The result is a really great looking DS Lite. Sweet.