Apparently, being gone on vacation hasn't cost me anything.... I had over 50 hours in at work, 5 days after returning. Guess I'll be looking forward to *next* vacation, haha. Today, while at NASSCO (National Steel & Shipbuilding) here in San Diego, I was doing a US Navy shuttle, and had a little downtime. Was looking out over San Diego Bay, which was about 20 feet away. The temp was ~70 degrees, the sun was out, there was a light breeze, and the harbor was beautiful. I was reminded once again of what a beautiful place I live in. Just helps to get that reminder now and then.
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After a lot of frustration with Linux, the "alternative" operating system for computers, I finally found a GOOD backup program. The problem's been, simply put, that Linux is WAY too easy to screw up! You go to install a program, and with Linux, it's part of a "package" of "dependencies", other files that are necessary. And maybe aren't compatible with the current files on your computer. So, what can happen is, it just *removes* all the files that lack compatibility, right off your computer!! Suddenly, you're left with a shell of an operating system. Until now, I haven't been successful running Linux backup programs. In fact one of them hosed my system one time. So, I tried a different tactic. Found a Windows program that recognizes a Linux partition. I dual-boot on that computer anyway, so why not? It works flawless! So now I can backup before doing any major installations. Life is good [GRIN].