It is time to go.Friday, June 27, 2008
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Ubuntu Compatibility
I have been installing Ubuntu and other Lunux distributions on variety of hardware. I am trying to compile a list of machines that I ran or I am currently running Ubuntu.
8.04 LTS
8.04 LTS
- Dell Vostro 200
- Dell Vostro 1400
- Dell Latitude D430
- Dell Precision 380
- Dell Dimension 3000
- Dell Dimension E520
- Insignia PC D400a
- Dell Vostro 200
- Dell Vostro 1400
- Dell Latitude D430
- Dell Precision 380
- Dell Dimension 3000
- Dell Dimension E520
- Dell Optiplex GX150
- HP Media Center m7250n
- HP Compaq DC7700
- HP ZT1430
- Compaq Deskpro Workstation
- Insignia PC D400a
- Dell Precision 380
- Dell Dimension E520
- Dell Optiplex GX150
- HP Media Center m7250n
- HP ZT1430
- HP e-pc P3
- Dell Precision 380
- Dell Optiplex GX150
- HP Media Center m7250n
- HP ZT1430
- HP e-pc P3
Saturday, June 7, 2008
NSU Prinz 1000 TT 1/43
New member of da collection. This was one of the coolest cars in Europe in 60's.
Exploring the roads in the neighborhood
It is getting hot in Texas... Getting up early and thanks to the clouds we were able to do some 'xploring of the roads around.
Turning right onto the country road towards new "eco" place called Villages of Indian Lakes.
Very nice area. Cool for riding road bikes.
Robert Crumb would like these. In the middle of the "nature" you encounter power lines crossing.
Big ol' buzzard getting some rest in the field.
Nice horse ranch. Got to love the mail box in shape of horse truck trailer.
She is always happy when we riding bikes around.
Seem like they enjoying the clouds as well. Although, pretty hot and humid day.
Going "fast" ... pant, pant, pffffffff....
Finally, we got to the neighboring residential area. It is around 5-6 miles from us. We did some more cycling around.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Renault 4 GTL (model 1987)
Here is another 1/43 scale model. This is Renault 4 GTL, late version. This was a very popular car in former Yugoslavia. Originally French, but I believe it was made in Slovenia.
This one has more plastic, but fairly realistic for a 1/43 model.
The level of details really brings back memories. What was fun about this car is the umbrella like shifter. Fairly easy to drive and very versatile small car. Although, it was small and light the "boxy" line and the fifth door made this car very useful for moving people and stuff. Not a powerful engine, but extremely economic.
The plastic grill at the front was late model type deal. On this model the doors and hood cannot be opened. On real ones it was fun how small the engine was under the hood. Wish I could have a real one. Especially with today's oil prices.
This one has more plastic, but fairly realistic for a 1/43 model.
The level of details really brings back memories. What was fun about this car is the umbrella like shifter. Fairly easy to drive and very versatile small car. Although, it was small and light the "boxy" line and the fifth door made this car very useful for moving people and stuff. Not a powerful engine, but extremely economic.
The plastic grill at the front was late model type deal. On this model the doors and hood cannot be opened. On real ones it was fun how small the engine was under the hood. Wish I could have a real one. Especially with today's oil prices.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Frame for Pastel (Milan Uzelac)
My neighbors got married recently. We ordered a pastel drawing of a horse from Novi Sad, Yugoslavia. The artist's name is Milan Uzelac and he is very well known in Vojvodina and whole of former Yugoslavia.
We ordered the frame to be cut, and 2mm non-reflective glass. It was amazing to see how it turned into an extremely nice piece once we assembled the frame. Whenever I assemble a large frame like this, with glass and all, I like to put little metal corner deals that hold the thing in place in addition to nails.
Trick is to maintain the gaps in the corners closed. Our neighbors loved the painting as well as lots of their friends. Not needed to explain that Texans have a thing for horses, too.
This one I got for my high school graduation (back in 80s). My parents brought it to USA when they were visiting. Also a pastel, and it came with dismantled frame. We bought non-reflective glass and assembled it back here. It is a center piece above our fireplace.
Milan Uzelac is definitively one of my favorite artists from Novi Sad, Serbia. Not only that he does great pastels, oils, and water colors, he is a great friend and a lovely company to talk to.
We ordered the frame to be cut, and 2mm non-reflective glass. It was amazing to see how it turned into an extremely nice piece once we assembled the frame. Whenever I assemble a large frame like this, with glass and all, I like to put little metal corner deals that hold the thing in place in addition to nails.
Trick is to maintain the gaps in the corners closed. Our neighbors loved the painting as well as lots of their friends. Not needed to explain that Texans have a thing for horses, too.
This one I got for my high school graduation (back in 80s). My parents brought it to USA when they were visiting. Also a pastel, and it came with dismantled frame. We bought non-reflective glass and assembled it back here. It is a center piece above our fireplace.Milan Uzelac is definitively one of my favorite artists from Novi Sad, Serbia. Not only that he does great pastels, oils, and water colors, he is a great friend and a lovely company to talk to.
Perfect Cup of Coffee: Turkish Coffee
Intro
I am a coffee lover. Pretty much any form or type. I typically don't drink it very sweet and really like coffee for coffee taste. This entry is on how the coffee used to be (and I believe still is) made in former Yugoslavia. I heard of variety of "new" names (Serbian, Bosnian, Domestic, ...) it all kind of comes down to a same thing. I have friends from Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo and they all made it and served it the same way (talk about the differences).
Tools
My friend from USA usually have an issue with coffee being put directly into the boiling water (no filter involved). The fact that coffee is fine ground and after some times it all settles at the bottom of the cup resolves all the issues. This coffee has that "real" and rich taste and you drink it slowly in small sips. It is in a way similar to espresso (by taste, not preparation).
We enjoy it on a regular basic here in America.
Here is the deal I got on eBay. Says "Jugoslavija" on the side. Unfortunately, it is only for display. I believe it is aluminum or something, not a real thing like you can get in Bosnia. Still nice reminder...
I am a coffee lover. Pretty much any form or type. I typically don't drink it very sweet and really like coffee for coffee taste. This entry is on how the coffee used to be (and I believe still is) made in former Yugoslavia. I heard of variety of "new" names (Serbian, Bosnian, Domestic, ...) it all kind of comes down to a same thing. I have friends from Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo and they all made it and served it the same way (talk about the differences).
Tools
- Coffee pot
- Teaspoon
- Coffee mill/grinder
- Cup ans saucer
- Water
- Coffee beans (I tried all kind of brands, ended up liking cheap Kroger called "Spotlight" the best)
- Little sugar
- Put the beans into the grinder. You can also used the electric coffee grinder. The deal is that for Turkish coffee you need very fine ground, almost like dust.
- You can put little bit of sugar into the water. Wait for water to boil.
- Once you have the boiling water, remove some into the cup. Put around one teaspoon of ground coffee per cup into the coffee pot.
- Mix well and put back on the range to get it "rise" (observe the video). Be careful cause this is the part when it usually gets all over the place.
- You can repeat the "rise" cycle 2-3 times. Be careful, every next time the coffee will rise much faster.
- When done add the spare water back into the pot.
- Traditionally (for former Yugoslavia) served in small cups with saucers. Sugar cubes served on the saucers for sweetening the coffee or dipping into the coffee (yummy).
My friend from USA usually have an issue with coffee being put directly into the boiling water (no filter involved). The fact that coffee is fine ground and after some times it all settles at the bottom of the cup resolves all the issues. This coffee has that "real" and rich taste and you drink it slowly in small sips. It is in a way similar to espresso (by taste, not preparation).
We enjoy it on a regular basic here in America.
Here is the deal I got on eBay. Says "Jugoslavija" on the side. Unfortunately, it is only for display. I believe it is aluminum or something, not a real thing like you can get in Bosnia. Still nice reminder...
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