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Testing Ubuntu Live CD on Laptops

When I bought my laptop in January, I wanted to make sure Ubuntu would have an easy time finding all the drivers for the hardware. What better way to do this than with a live cd? Anyway I figured they would be kind of weary of me booting a laptop with the Ubuntu live CD, […]

College is out!

I am really enjoying not having assignments to do every night. I wish it was permanent… But, I signed up for more classes this summer, I know a glutton for punishment…

New Site, New Look

After my venting last week about not being able to move my wordpress.com site to my own wordpress installation, one of my faithful readers came to the rescue. Rob over at Lagesse.org left me a note that indicated formatting may be the problem. After I dug a little deeper I found that the spam comments […]

Air Conditioner not working right

We seem to have a problem with our air conditioner. After it runs for about an hour it mysteriously kicks the breaker out in the breaker box. I don’t think there is a short anywhere but more likely an weak breaker. I got to get an electrician out to take a look though… Last year […]

Everyone has problems…right?

I have this problem. The thing is I am a collector. I’m one of those people that would rather save everything than throw away anything. Mind you this sometimes goes in spurts. For awhile I will get pretty good about throwing things away but then all is lost and I resort back into the same […]

Happy Mother’s Day, Mom!

I felt inclined to share a story about my mother, who has come a long way with technology over the years. I remember when she first got email, she would send me a message and then either call or email me again, just to see if I had received it. Another funny thing was I […]

School’s Out for the Summer!

Today is a good day. I finished my classes for spring semester and can enjoy the summer weather for a few months now! Look what those wacky scientists are up to now: Cigarettes without the Consequences I also got a project I’m working on in the background… More to come next week… Technorati Tags: college, […]

The Downfall of Debit Cards

With more and more people using debit cards exclusively these days, myself included, there comes more problems. I’m starting to see more and more stories of people either being overcharged or having holds placed on their accounts for various reasons. Here are some of the downfalls I’ve seen of using debit versus credit cards: some […]

Headline of the Decade

You’re right Jason, but I doubt most people will see the pun: Skywalkers in Korea cross Han solo (To those that don’t get it: It’s a play on words related to the movie Team America) Technorati Tags: Team America, headline, pun

You can sell anything online

Case in Point Technorati Tags: online, e-commerce, sales