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Daily Prompt – Word Of The Day: Scroll

The word of the day is scroll. A scroll can refer to a roll of paper, parchment, or other material, especially one with writing on it. We don’t see many scrolls these days.

However, it’s most referred to the action of advancing content up or down on a screen. It seems like we all do a lot of scrolling on our devices screens. Sometimes it’s to find something important. Other times it’s just to pass the time. That is when we seem to have a problem.

Keeping up with what is going on can be an obsession. Here we are just scrolling our lives away because we have a fear of missing out. To that, I say don’t let your scrolling get in the way of living a good life.

What My Computer Monitor Setup Says About Me

A friend posted this on Facebook. Like most things, what your monitor setup says about you. For me, I’m neutral good at work and chaotic good at home. Of course, it’s what you can afford and what is provided for you that has the final say.

Linux Mint 22.1 Upgrades Weekend

I run Linux Mint as my desktop and laptop operating system. It is free, open-source, and runs well on older hardware like mine. They released a terrific upgrade with some new and updated features so I have installed it on both of my machines and they run very well. I can do everything on Linux that I can do on Microsoft Windows without the bloat and slowdown.

Among the many things I like is when Linux Mint does an upgrade it doesn’t take forever to set up. I use Linux Mint 22.1 for web browsing, media, word processing, and playing games like Tetris and Solitaire and much more. So, It’s been fun setting things up and customizing the look on both machines.

Many machines are going to be without support from Microsoft as Windows 10 support ceases soon. I suggest Linux Mint for anyone who needs a fresh, modern operating system to keep their older machines running. There is a lot of support out there to help you get it running and use it for everyday tasks and the like.

Six Word Story

Crowdstrike sure did break some Windows.

Computer Posture Is Important

Posture in anything is important. When operating your computer it is essential. The top frame is in proper posture. The bottom frame is not. When you do it right you can expect to have maximum productivity. If you are like the fellow laying down, then who knows what will happen.

Doing Some Laptop Upgrades

Courtesy of The Soup Diva

I did some upgrading to my laptop today. I added an 8 gig memory stick and a 250 gig solid state drive (MNVE 2.0). This straightforward operation took a lot of unscrewing and prying and some seating of the memory and drive. Then I had to put everything back together again. After everything was reassembled it worked and I was happy. This should extend my laptop’s life and speed things up. It was a fun thing to do.

Thanks to the Mrs. for her help in providing me the right tool for the job and taking this picture.