Because of my extensive use of the tool as of late, I now feel compelled to write a small bit on “Gnome DO“. This launcher has really reduced my required keystrokes and mouse clicks to launch my applications and to load my documents. This nice little app is brought up by the “Super+Space” key combo… Continue reading Gnome Do Goodness
Category: Tech
CompTIA a “Reported Attack Site” Hosting Malicious Code?
So, I recently decided to go ahead and get my A+ certification from CompTIA since I have been unable to get a job as either a computer tech or a programmer (no one wants a CS major as a tech and no one wants a programmer with no experience). I decided a moment ago to… Continue reading CompTIA a “Reported Attack Site” Hosting Malicious Code?
Ubuntu Bliss… VirtualBox with USB support…
I could not be happier. I am writing this post from within my Hardy Heron install while VirtualBox churns away behind my firefox window. Churning away at what? Churning away with Windows XP, which is busy flashing my X-ROM GameBoy Advance cart with some of my archived gameboy ROMS… Thanks to the USB support provided… Continue reading Ubuntu Bliss… VirtualBox with USB support…
The Influence of Technology on the Sex Industry
I recently was assigned to write an essay for my “special topics in computer science” senior class. The essay was to be on an industry that had been affected by technology, so I chose the sex industry – after all, what industry has been driven so dramatically by technology as the sex industry?! It was… Continue reading The Influence of Technology on the Sex Industry
Halo 3 – v 1.1 – February 20, 2008 update
Well, Bungie released the Halo 3 v1.1 update in the early morning of Wednesday February the 20th 2008. In short the update is intended to fix some of the perceived discrepancies with the melee system in Halo 3. Apparently there have been a great deal of complaints from user who felt that they were on… Continue reading Halo 3 – v 1.1 – February 20, 2008 update
WINBUNTU >> WWWRRRAAAAARRRR!!!
Wwrrraaaarrr…The new quad running Ubuntu with VirtualBox deployed with XP – on which I was installing Visual Studio 2005 (so now I can dev .net in Ubuntu 🙂 )
Shiny new toy…
I am writing this post from my shiny new toy (as shown). This beotch is bad. Quad cores and 2.4 Ghz each, Dual Nvidia 512MB 8500GTs in SLI configuration and 2GB ram (more to come). Obviously there is more to is than that, but those are the high points. Now I am going through the… Continue reading Shiny new toy…
Upgrading: Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) Alpha 1
So, as soon as I read of the Ubuntu 8.04 release I decided that would be a weekend activity. As always in these cases, I read the provided tid-bits, crossed my fingers and clicked through the “oks  Well, things did not go exactly as smoothly as I had hoped, but fortunately with just a little… Continue reading Upgrading: Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron) Alpha 1
Happy (belated) Birthday Gutsy Gibbon!
Hello again boys and girls, Being that yesterday, October 18, 2007 (the day before my Bday (coincidence? I think not)), is the release date of the latest version of Ubuntu Linux, 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon, I just wanted to take the time to give props to my operating system, which is coincidentally (or is it?) Ubuntu… Continue reading Happy (belated) Birthday Gutsy Gibbon!
Blue Screen.
Oh the love of Windows, let me count the ways…. 0….. 0…. So, I return to Vista (aka WindowsME2007) after an extended foray into the world of Linux – eww, I know. Truth told, I wouldn’t own Vista if they hadn’t already installed it on my machine for free (I know thats not a legitimate… Continue reading Blue Screen.