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Some More Thoughts on Ubuntu

I must say I'm really enjoying Ubuntu on my laptop. I use my laptop a lot now. Before, with XP, my laptop was running slow (even after reformatting), but with Ubuntu it runs at least twice as fast, if...

technology

Giving Ubuntu Another Shot

I'm giving Ubuntu another shot. I'm not using my laptop much anymore, mostly because it sucks, so I decided to try Ubuntu again. The install was quick and painless. I think Ubuntu 7 was faster than 6...

technology

Creative Zen Vision:M MP3 Player

My old Dell Digital Jukebox (from like 5 or 6 years ago) finally drove me insane enough that I shelled out a few bucks and got a new MP3 player. I wanted something that was around the same hard drive...

technology

I have a wii

i was able to get a wii today. i'm writing this post from the wii. how cool is that? this thing rocks!

technology

Blogitforward.com

I no longer own Blogitforward.com. I was contacted this week about selling the domain. I was offered a fair price, and I sold. If you're curious as to who bought it, you can do a simple whois search o...

technology, websites

The Perfect iPhone Feature

I was in IRC today and came up with the perfect iPhone feature that needs to be implemented within the next 10 days. It is quite brilliant and can save the world of technology from one of their bigges...

humor, technology

When in Rome, Do as Fanboys Do

So the web is full of fanboy talk after the long circle-jerk orchestrated by Jobs today. One of the biggest things Mac fanboys are heralding is Safari on Windows. Well, here's my thoughts. So what? I...

rants, technology

Laptop Ram

So, I ordered some new RAM for my laptop last week. I need it because I only have 512 in my laptop now. I only really use my laptop at work (yes, I have to use my own computer and have been doing so f...

technology

Some thoughts on my new computer

So, it's been almost a week since I got my new computer from Dell. I must say, I am not disappointed. It is so nice to have a computer that doesn't slow down to a standstill when you launch more than...

technology

My new computer

I'm writing this post from my beautiful new 20 inch widescreen digital flat panel display on my new Dell. Yes, I went with a PC (and Windows Vista) for my new computer. It's pretty sweet and running s...

technology

Meetro

Back in February I signed up for Meetro. If you don't know what it is, "Meetro is the world's first location-aware IM client and real-time social network -- which means Meetro allows you to meet real...

technology

A New Computer

Within the next month or two I hope to get a new computer. This one is on it's last leg. It really has a hard time doing a lot of the basic tasks it used to do quite well. It still only has 512mb or r...

technology

On Computers

So, the cord on my AC adapter to my laptop became stripped and my laptop can't run on AC power until I get the replacement. Of course, HP didn't notify FedEx of the shipment in time to ship it out yes...

technology

DVDs and CDs Should be Obsolete

Well, CDs are pretty much obsolete now with the success of the MP3 player, but we should do away with them, and DVDs all together. Think about it. These have to be one of the worst media formats ever....

rants, technology

The Master Plan of Google

I came across this video about Google and it's master plan. When you think about it, Google really does have control of a lot of information. They have my pictures in Picassa, my emails in Gmail and G...

google, technology

Trillian Astra

I've been using Trillian for a while now. It is a great instant messaging program. It combines all the major IM clients in one, AIM, MSN, Yahoo, IRC, Jabber (and Gtalk) and more. The only complaint I'...

technology

Technology and Education

I was browsing this HNN.us page and saw my history blog listed (though, my last name is spelled wrong) and found quite a few really interesting blogs that I have since subscribed to. One of my favorit...

education, history, technology

My Feed List

I was bored so I thought I'd share with you the websites that are in my feed reader (which is Google Reader). They are: Anna's Blog Caleb Was Here Give Away of the Day (hat tip Mark) Homeland Stupidit...

baseball, cardinals, general, google, news, politics, science, sports, technology, websites

Site5 Has Become a Joke

Because of the increasing number of complaints about inadequate service, suggestions for improvements, and general unhappiness of Site5 customers, Site5 decided to remove the service forums from their...

news, technology, websites

Host Update; Waiting for Site5

The host search continues. I've literally signed up with a few hosts and quickly aborted. I'm not going to say their names because I'm sure they are great hosts. Their back-end just wasn't for me. I'v...

technology, websites