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How to Make Fedora Look Like Ubuntu

November 15, 2024 by admin

Ubuntu is known for its theming and Unity-esque appearance. To make Fedora look like Ubuntu, you can follow these steps: Open a terminal and run:sudo dnf install gnome-shell-yaru Enable the Yaru theme in GnomeTweaks. Install Tweaks first if needed.sudo dnf install gnome-tweaks Go to the “Appearance” tab and select the Yaru theme for the Shell, … Read more

Shades State Park, Waveland, Indiana

July 28, 2022May 4, 2020 by admin

Shade State Park in west central Indiana is simply beautiful. Its often overlooked as many Hoosiers choose Turkey Run, a nearby state park, but Shades has a lot to offer. Its usually less crowded the views as still amazing. There is plenty of hiking between canyons and cliffs.

Barn Style Chicken Coop Door

February 24, 2016 by admin

Praying Mantis Sees You

November 12, 2015 by admin

Splitting Kindling

November 11, 2015 by admin

Its fun revving up the saw and felling a tree. Its relaxing to rhythmically swing a maul. Its delightful to hear the wood crack and pop as it splits. The neatly stacked rows of seasoning wood are a proud accomplishment. Kindling is the one wood heat chore no one seems to like. Its time consuming. … Read more

Linux Uptime

November 7, 2015 by admin

Linux rarely needs a reboot. With more recent kernels, it doesn’t really need to reboot at all. Since I’ve been studying for my CompTIA A+ exam, I’ve left a lot of material open and handy. I lost track of how long my desktop had been running so I ran a simple terminal command “uptime” to … Read more

Drolet HT-2000 Update

November 7, 2015 by admin

Since I’ve used this stove a few times, I just wanted to show how you could load the wood in a North-South orientation. This wasn’t even full but it still burned all night and kept the house warm. Lighting the stove has been very easy with a little kindling on top of the wood. It … Read more

Husqvarna 460 Rancher Chain Saw

November 1, 2015 by admin

When your 450 isn’t big enough, get the 460. Its the biggest non commercial saw that Husqvarna sells. I’m still really happy with my 450 but I added the 460 to the fleet when the 450 needed repairs. The 450 was quite literally pouring oil out the bottom. The 460 has a few advantages though. … Read more

Drolet HT-2000 Extra Large Wood Stove

November 1, 2015 by admin

Drolet HT-2000 Since our old Blaze King bit the dust, we replaced it with the Drolet HT-2000. It was a special order from Menards for $1099. Wait and watch carefully, you can grab it with the 11% rebate. Its free shipping to the store. Otherwise, you’re looking at a couple hundred in shipping fees to … Read more

Husqvarna 450 Rancher

March 1, 2015 by admin

I have been cutting with the 450 Rancher for a couple years now. This winter I started cutting significantly more as I’m cutting firewood to heat with. I’m generally happy with the saw with a couple caveats. The saw does start easily. Follow the guidelines on the saw and it will start in a couple … Read more