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Developing TinyPCNews.com with WordPress.org on a free webhost service

June 14, 2009

The most significant thing is I tried to create a wordpress.org site for the first time. It took some wrangling to learn but basically it involved (as best as I can remember it)… Also for general internet presence I caught up on getting the following:

I got the http://tinypcnews.blogspot.com moniker from blogger, I also already had http://tinypcnews.wordpress.com I also set up a youtube at http://youtube.com/tinypcnews. I also went up and set up a Amazon Storefront at: http://www.amazon.com/gp/shops/index.html?ie=UTF8&sellerID=A2ME2H26QFWC52

New addition to Gydos.com: JustSmartbooks.com

June 14, 2009

Time lately has been dominated by family activity, when twins arrived to my wife and me on April 25th, a little girl and a little boy… Nonetheless, I have continued to expand my internet domain real estate and acquired http://www.justsmartbooks.com a few days ago.

Actually we have 2,025 views on the youtube of last years gogivepc demo unit the belco alpha 400

June 14, 2009

200-300 hits per month on just that video… Can’t wait to shoot the next video, about a very mainstreamed and no longer bleeding edge, Asus EEE 901 W003x (windows XP version with 12 GB flash drives (4 GB fast flash, 8 slow flash)),… technically, this machine will not be a minilini (Small Linux Machine) until…

64 views on my first you tube – the demo unit for our free and affordable computer project

September 29, 2008

I have got 64 views on my first ever you tube, and I am shamelessly asking you to help get that number up,  and also please leave your comments!!
You will get to see a piece of technology that is in my opinion will prove to be very significant.
If you haven’t seen this nifty little computer as of [...]

Eternet 10/100 port worked on my Belco Alpha 400 at public location (yesterday) 092508

September 25, 2008

Yesterday, I gained internet access on my Belco Alpha 400 (purchased by donor at bloggingpoet-shoppes.com) through a cat-5 ethernet cable plugged on one side into the computer’s 10/100 Eternet port on its backside and plugged on the other side to an eternet port on the floor of a library at a local public university.
The internet [...]

logitech wireless usb mouse work on belco alpha 400 model 092508

September 25, 2008

Logitech Wireless USB Mouse works on Belco Alpha 400 model
Yesterday I plugged in my wife’s Logitech Wireless USB mouse to the Belco Alpha 400 demo unit bought as a demo unit for our free and affordable laptop project. (purchased at www.bloggingpoet-shoppes.com – not currently available but working on it)
I plugged in the mouse ’s usb [...]

less powerful machine might be better for learning and for students than today’s overpowered and inefficient machines 092508

September 25, 2008

Journal 09-25-08
 
I decided to have lunch at the Acorn in the Town of Elon.  The network here is run by the university and they no longer have public access wi-fi.  There are two computers which I think do not require log in on but they are awkwardly positioned.  I decided to stay off line for [...]

AbiWord from Linux to Windows in doc and txt formats Computer Literacy is basic literacy 092508.txt

September 25, 2008

Because wi-fi access was not public there, I just jumped on a public computer at a coffee shop and put my usb disk on. It turned out their usb port was the type which is upside down from the way they normally are (some kind of Dell, weird).
I tried opening some of the files I [...]

fourth wi-fi attempt on Alpha 400 successful 092508.txt

September 25, 2008

This is actually from Tuesday September 23rd 2008, I missed reporting this then.
I went to Cheesecakes by Alex in downtown greensboro who offer free wi-fi access to their paying customers.
From there I had no problem using the integrated wi-fi on my Belco Alpha 400 demo unit. I’m still in my process of testing this function [...]

unboxing of belco alpha 400 demo unit for free and affordable computer project

September 23, 2008