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Share this post With Microsoft pushing everyone to scrap their perfectly good Windows 10 computers for their newer AI-powered Windows 11 systems, why not move to something familiar that is free and equally good or better? Replacing Windows with Linux is a great choice for keeping your older computer alive and on the web, and… Continue reading Install Linux Mint or Kubuntu on Your “Unsupported” Windows Computer.
In January 2024, the new owner of this 40-year-old contemporary house asked if I could install balusters and risers that would complement the open-design stairs, which are beautiful but inherently unsafe. This was a fun winter project! The stairs before the risers and balusters were added View of the new balusters and risers from the… Continue reading Balusters For an Existing Stairway
My client is an artist and asked me to construct two 8' x 8' rolling display walls for her studio. The frames are constructed of regular 2x4 lumber to which I applied painted 1/2" Homosote boards. The two units can be connected as a single 16' wall.
In his previous home, the orchestra conductor had shelves created to hold his collection of hundreds of scores of sheet music. In 2023 when he and his partner moved to their present 1740 house, the ceilings were lower, and he asked me to resize the shelves to fit. I removed the top row on the… Continue reading Sheet Music Shelves
Gordon Harris 