May 2008 Archive

New Laptop! Lenovo ThinkPad T61

May 26, 2008 Posted by mitch | lenovo, technology, ubuntu | 0 Comments

My boss decided I should have a company purchased laptop, instead of using my own. Since we had another guy starting at the same time, he wanted us to purchase one for each of us. I went with another Lenovo, but this time a ThinkPad. A ThinkPad T61 with a Core2 duo 2.5Ghz, 4GB RAM, and the WSXGA+ screen, and 250GB drive. I went with the 15" one just for the screen res. I also ordered it preloaded with SuSE. It was $200 cheaper than the one with windows, and I just wanted to add to the tally of the demand for Linux Pre-Loaded. I will be reloading it with Ubuntu once I get it, but not a big deal. The great news is that it was saying it wasn't going to ship until the 16th of June, well I just got an email saying it shipped today! I ordered 2 Business day shipping which is what I did for my last lenovo, and it came from Hong Kong in 2 days. So, I should have it by thursday, or friday at the latest.

Finally getting grass in the backyard!

May 23, 2008 Posted by mitch | house | 0 Comments

Well, its almost been two years of living here, and the landscapers are just finishing up laying sod in the back yard. Finally we can enjoy the back yard and the lawn care starts. We'll see how it goes. Its been funny watching Kira run around on the top soil for the last couple days. She hasn't had a yard to run around freely in since we left the old house. I'll update with pictures once its all done.

Screenshots

May 5, 2008 Posted by mitch | technology | 0 Comments

Why is it that the linux community publishes screen shots of their desktops? I'm not really sure... however... I do enjoy watching how my own evolves... or lack there of... Have a look at mine for yourself.

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I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.

- Dorothy Day

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