November 04, 2004
asshole.jpg
It will probably be changed shortly, but check out the filename of the Bush image on Netscape's election page.
October 07, 2004
Ubuntu Linux
I decided to try Ubuntu Linux, a new Debian-based distribution, in VMware.
Ubuntu gets a lot of things right. Its default configuration targets desktop computers, with a full GNOME 2.8 desktop. It comes with Gaim for instant messaging, Evolution for email and calendars, and OpenOffice.org for working with business documents. I like the theme, the TrashApplet, and the way that the GNOME menus are organized (big improvement over GNOME 2.6). Also, it uses udev and HAL to manage hardware. (It's amazing how far Linux has come.)
In the screenshot, I'm updating Ubuntu with Synaptic. To update my entire system, I had to click like three buttons - Refresh, Mark All Upgrades, and Apply. Granted, it's not as easy as Mac OS X's Software Update or even Red Hat's up2date, but it's still pretty nice.
I still prefer Gentoo for my needs, but for people wanting to try Linux, Ubuntu is probably a good choice.
(More screenshots, from LinuxBeta.com.)
July 21, 2004
June 23, 2004
New Computer!
I got a new computer at work recently. It's a dual Xeon 2.40 GHz with Hyper-Threading, 1 GB of RAM, SATA, etc. It's, uh, fast. :-)
April 28, 2004
January 16, 2004
First PowerBook Screenshot
I had to delete a few backgrounds hosted on my Plaza account to upload this, but here's my first screenshot from the PowerBook.
I'm glad to get 20 MB from Plaza, but I'm over that limit with just screenshots. Maybe it's time to move my backgrounds, screenshots, etc. to my server at home. I could use Apache::Gallery or one of the many PHP gallery systems.
September 20, 2003
XFce 4
I finally decided to try XFce 4. I love Gnome 2 (well, with Sawfish instead of Metacity), but I was looking for something a little more lightweight. I still love Window Maker, and still use it at work, so that was definitely an option. However, I've spent a lot of time at home getting a consistent look in my applications, and Window Maker breaks that at times. So, here's a screenshot.
August 21, 2003
July 18, 2003
New Screenshot
New background, new screenshot. I scaled it up from the original screenshot that was on Fark, so credit goes to whoever created it in the first place.
I also created some backgrounds of the Rez scene in Vanilla Sky. You'll understand if you've heard the song by Underworld.
2004.01.16 - I took these down to make space on my Plaza account.
June 28, 2003
Running
If you happen to know where I can find the desktop background in this image, please let me know.
June 19, 2003
April 07, 2003
Slashdot
Slashdot has apparently started banning itself from its own RSS feeds. (See the Ask Slashdot Slashbox.)
February 12, 2003
August 11, 2002
April 18, 2002
April 12, 2002
March 17, 2002
February 21, 2002
Cygwin and XFree86
Back up in your ass with the resurrection (Trillian works!). Also, I got Cygwin and XFree86 working!
February 19, 2002
February 15, 2002
February 13, 2002
Windows
More screenshots - Windows 2000 Professional, and now ... Windows XP Professional.
January 24, 2002
December 19, 2001
Cable Modem
Cable modem = bandwidth. (Okay, so it's past my physical limit, but it's still cool.)
December 09, 2001
Corporate Whore
So, it's taken one week for me to spend almost $47 at Starbucks. Who's a whore? I'm a whore.
December 06, 2001
December 05, 2001
November 05, 2001
October 28, 2001
Windows
431219 minutes = 7187 hours = 300 days = 0.82 years
October 16, 2001
Trends
Screenshots!
Anyone notice a trend in my desktop picture selection? :-)
By the way, this sucks. I am forced to use Windows because of classes.
October 05, 2001
Windows XP
I'm using Windows XP at work - see the screenshot. So far, it's not too bad.
September 09, 2001
July 19, 2001
Windows Update
It can't be a good thing that Windows Update is cracked while I'm trying to update a box. And no, this is not a spoof.
April 13, 2001
Google?
Am I the only one seeing messages like this?
By the way, Josie and the Pussycats kicked ass again. :-)
