Keith Lofstrom's Vanity Web Page http://www.keithl.com Keith Lofstrom is a mixed signal integrated circuit designer in Beaverton, Oregon. Here are some current interests:

Here is my wiki.

My mother, Catherine Lofstrom, passed away on December 29, 2004. More information available here.

My IC design business, KLIC. A startup, SiidTech.

The Launch Loop, a low cost earth-to-high orbit launch system.

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I run Linux, on my Thinkpad T30 and on older Thinkpad 560s. I am currently using a thinkpad 560 as a linux router to comcast.
I make Knoppix Disks. Here's another good reason for Linux! Why open source? Here are some Linux related bookmarks.

This is how I am currently doing linux backups over my internal net. I am currently managing the open source dirvish disk to disk backup project. Dirvish and Rsync are magic. I recently set up a subversion server for dirvish.

Rants and raves. I am a lefty libertarian. Yikes!

Fix Firefox! Linksys WIFI router notes, Powering Linksys WIFI routers, Corrosion in RJ45 (ethernet) connectors.
Taking apart an N-Charge external laptop battery.
Charities, Science and Religion, Alcor, Books, Cool Links, Nifty Ideas, Things the World Needs, A use for AOL disks.

Folks I hang out with:

I am a proud member of ORCNET, the Oregon IEEE Consultant's Network. Please visit our website:

The Portland Linux/Unix Group meets 3 times per month, for general, advanced topics, and computer clinic activities.

The Personal Telco Project is working towards free wireless for the entire Portland, Oregon area.

I'm not much of a programmer, but I respect those who are very good at it. Hackers invent amazingly novel software. They are not Crackers, who attack other people's computers. This is the hacker emblem:

I studied and took the tests for an LPIC1 certification. Worth the effort, I filled in my knowledge of Linux.

For more information, email to keithl at keithl dot com.

This email address is NOT to be used for unsolicited commercial email.

last revision June 25, 2007