i have a generic computer which will be used as an ubuntu desktop test bed. it used to be an xp pro machine — it still has the sticker — but this time we’ll be using it as part of an experiment. we want to see if end users with simple needs will use it.
the [...]
i realize that the camera’s resolution isn’t that great to begin with but that’s really how my mail looks at the moment. yeah. i really should get a new monitor.
anyone willing to donate their 2nd hand stuff?
this is a rant. i’m saying it now so that if you don’t like rants you can and should skip this entry.
the monitor of my windows desktop started going blinky-blinky on me. i mean, its like looking at websites through a dimmed out kaleidoscope. and the screen’s getting darker!! barf. well, the thing is around [...]
i got myself a new mp3 player — it just happens to look like a cell phone. really. and its cheap! the 128 meg memory stick micro (m2) ™ that came with it was a wee bit too small for my needs so i bumped it to 2 gig. that’s plenty music right there. [...]
after two days and several retries, i was finally able to install ubuntu 7.04 on this friggin’ laptop and continue writing this post.
a friend of mine lent me his old laptop for a couple of months — an hp compaq nx6120 — with a note “have fun. do what you want.” cute. next thing i [...]
