Spice Mines of Kessel

Bible Byte 00011010 (John 3:16)

30 06 2009

John 3:16 – “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that whoever believes in him, should not perish, but have eternal life.”

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Categories : Christianity

Easy Video Chat with Skype 2.0 in Ubuntu 9.04

18 06 2009

Perhaps there are some of you out there with a friend or loved one that is a long distance away and a regular phone call just doesn’t suffice. It’s one thing to hear his or her voice, but to see a face and a smile makes a world of a difference. I am soon to be in such a situation and I wanted to make sure I was going to be able to make the most of my communication with this special person.

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Tags: computers, linux, ubuntu, video, voip, skype, web cam, jaunty, logitech
Categories : Computers and Technology

Bible Byte 00011001 (Exodus 16:15)

2 06 2009

Exodus 16:15 – “And when the children of Israel saw it, they said one to another, It is manna. For they did not know what it was. And Moses said to them, This is the bread which the LORD has given you to eat.”

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Categories : Christianity

RCV Revision 3 Is Now Available

28 05 2009

Revision 2 of the Revised Common Version of the Holy Bible is now available as a free download. For more information about the RCV and to download the latest version, go to spiceminesofkessel.com/rcv.

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Categories : Information and Announcements

Bible Byte 00011000 (Exodus 20:17)

27 05 2009

Exodus 20:17 – “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house, you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, his man-servant, his maid-servant, his ox, his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s.”

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Reviving a PowerBook G4 with Ubuntu 9.04 PPC

21 05 2009

I had purchased a used PowerBook G4 a while back on eBay. I initially installed Mac OS 10.3 Panther, since I have a spare lincense. The machine ran quite well with OS 10.3; however, I kept running into the problem of feeling uninspired to use my PowerBook because of the 20″ iMac with OS 10.5 Leopard installed sitting on my desk. Why would I use the old OS when I have the newer one, and not only that, but on much better hardware? Faced with the dilemma of whether or not to sell my PowerBook, I came across a little treasure that gave me something for this laptop: inspiration*.

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