Build Your Own - Step by Step ( i7 2600k)

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If FIOS is offered in your area it is something to consider.
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Fiber is definitely the best. Way into the future.

Unfortunately where I live, an older community (e.g. telephone line and cable coaxial are run up to the telephone poles from my house... the old way)... fiber would be like "ur... not in this life time"... asked AT&T. Yap. Others can have it. You can't have it.
 
Wireless Network USB:

I found a decent deal on this and since it had some really good review, I thought it might be worth my while for the price.

For the impatient souls :p, I'm almost ready to put this thing together. My apologies for the delay (being a father for the first time is hard :eek: )

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RM08RE

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Wireless Network USB:

I found a decent deal on this and since it had some really good review, I thought it might be worth my while for the price.

For the impatient souls :p, I'm almost ready to put this thing together. My apologies for the delay (being a father for the first time is hard :eek: )
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Congrats... love being a dad. Coolest thing ever.

I use the wireless dongles occasionally and they work very well. Still use them when I work on a machine, where it is someplace away from the desk and with plenty of room to work , and I need to connect wireless.
I also have a laptop where the wireless card went bad and I connect with a Trendnet wireless dongle.

I keep all my computers wired direct into an MI424WR Veizon fios router. Only go wireless for laptop freedom when I take laptops around the house or I like to take a break on the deck and watch the market. Except for the Ipad which is a wifi model only

It will be great to see another build come together here. Looking forward to it Sam
 
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For the impatient souls :p, I'm almost ready to put this thing together. My apologies for the delay (being a father for the first time is hard :eek: )
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Congrats Sam!

But your unborn desktop child is also important too! :D j/k

I will be enjoying some nature walks this weekend while you work hard... no cell phone, no wire. I guess it's hard for them to put a cell tower at over 10,000 ft, LOL. Besides, they can't really put a fake cell tower pine tree on top of a granite dome... Just stands out.

http://www.google.com/search?tbm=is...34l7045l0l7175l25l24l0l16l2l1l189l903l4.4l8l0
 
I have posted this site in past.

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/

Here is a step by step to create a usb flash drive with Linux that you can boot from.
It is handy to have a spare os loaded with your customized desktop to take anywhere you go or to just use for home purposes.
Sort of your personal mini computer ( jk ! ) on a key chain :D ( as long as you have a computer to boot it !)


Insert a usb flash stick in the computer ( make sure there is enough GB, try at least 4 - check to see if it is formatted FAT32)

Now...
First, and this is so simple now, download the universal usb installer here

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/universal-usb-installer-easy-as-1-2-3/


Download a version of Linux that you want to use... here are some

http://www.linuxmint.com/


See attached image to start...

From the universal installer-

Select a version of Linux from the drop list in step one.

Step two: open browse and find the Linux iso file you had just downloaded and select it.

Step 3 select the usb letter ( usb flash stick is installed in an available usb slot on the computer )

Finally click create.

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Flash is complete !!


Now you can remove the flash stick and take it anywhere you go and launch your own custom setup on another computer or even launch it on your home computer

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Now if you want you can keep the flash in the computer.
Restart your computer and enter your BIOS .
(usually pressing delete button upon restart you can access the BIOS. Check with your motherboard )

In the bios setting go to boot.
Select the USB Flash you just created from the list and make it #1 to boot from, or just select boot from USB.

That's it ! Sit back and watch Linux open up and you have a new machine. Now customize Linux to your needs and take it everywhere you go that you can boot it. Or, use it around home.

Enjoy !!


(side note : nothing to do with the usb flash .... dont forget you can use the Linux iso file to create a new virtual machine.( Virtual Box ) with a virtual machine you can run windows and linux, or whatever you choose simultaneously on the same computer. )
 

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I have posted this site in past.

http://www.pendrivelinux.com/

Here is a step by step to create a usb flash drive with Linux that you can boot from.
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A dumb question: What is Linux?

j/k :D

Years ago I moved away from the unix environment. My throat got held by Microsoft: Office. Word Excel Powerpoint Outlook. Basically.

I tried to figure out if there is any good justifications for maintaining some linux environments. The key factor is the applications. What are you going to use that would demand linux but not windows? License costs aside. There are many free apps in the linux world... and less headaches facing viruses. (Or is it viri?) Image editing? Maybe. Dunno. The same hesitation caused me never look at the Mac world.

So... what apps do you run linux for?

I've got to say that the Regular Expression for doing file searches and string manipulations and file manipulations are awesome. Something Windows has been lacking.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regular_expression
 
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