I'm back, almost the 4th of July!

Well, it's been a long time since I've posted. I Almost forgot about this Blog entirely, I've been reading some of my old posts and realized not much has changed. I'm back to Linux with a vengeance again. I'm wanting to start programming for fun, and I've discovered some new tools. If you've been interested in programming you owe it to yourself to give Gambus 2 http://gambas.sourceforge.net/en/main.html a try. I would recommend using this under a Linux OS http://distrowatch.com/ because Windows support isn't really stable. You might want to also consider Python http://www.python.org/ or maybe even Free Pascal http://www.freepascal.org/ using the Lazarus IDE http://www.lazarus.freepascal.org/. All of these languages are awesome to begin with, because they really stay out of your way. These languages allow you to focus more on your problem, and less about the syntax; plus they're all open source which basically means free! Happy programming!!!

It's been a while

Wow, it has been a while since my last update. I've built my new PC and started a new job. Nuff said, later all!

ThinkGeek :: Wi-Fi Detector Shirt :: Zoom!

I'm feeling so geeky today and I have to get one of these to.

ThinkGeek :: Wi-Fi Detector Shirt :: Zoom!

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True Geekdom

Well, today I was playing around with the Linux console and discovered a really cool telnet server (yes they still exist). Windows users can use Hyperterminal. Also check out ports 42 and 666.

Simple Mistakes

“I am not out to destroy Microsoft, that would be a completely unintended side effect.”
– Linus Torvalds

“If people never did silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done.”
– Ludwig Wittgenstein

Ok, I'll admit it -- I'm becoming a Linux fan-boy. I'm now exclusively running Ubuntu as my desktop computer operating system. On the laptop I'm running a dual boot with Windows XP and Puppy Linux. I would abandon Windows entirely, but occasionally I'll come across something requiring VB Script or ActiveX or some other proprietary Microsoft technology. I'll admit Linux has given me a case of ADHD, because I can't stand to wait for my laptop to boot or for an application to open in Windows. That leads me into throwing out another quotation--

“It’s hardware that makes a machine fast. It’s software that makes a fast machine slow.”
– Craig Bruce

It seems as the hardware gets faster our software gets more bloated and more prone to bugs. The computer hardware available today at you local Wal-Mart is more than I could have dreamed of just 10 years ago. It still amazes me when I see advertisement for 2 Terabyte hard drives and computers with more than 6 Gigabytes of ram. These would have seemed like things of science fiction just a few years ago. What amazes me more is that multi-gigahertz, multi-core processors sometimes crawl just to run the operating system. I've heard some people claim it's a conspiracy between the hardware and software manufactures. I use to think these people were nut-jobs, but I'm really starting to wonder.

Something has to be done, and I think Linux might be the answer. Microsoft has failed to really innovate anything and I believe we might be seeing a fundemental shift in computing technology very soon. With the economy being in shambles and consumers and businesses unwilling to spend their hard-earned dollars on bigger and better hardware. I believe it's going to come down to software, and I can see Linux blazing the path here. Many organization have already changed to Linux, and many more are now seriously considering making the change. This will of course push many home users to change as well. To be continued ...

I've got a new pet!

No... Not that kind of pet :) I've installed a new Linux distribution on my laptop. I was so sick of Micro$oft slowing my machine down. I'm running on a Via C7-M 1.5 GHz processor and it's outperforming my Intel P4 2.8 GHz Prescott by a lot! Anyone wanting to try Linux should give Puppy Linux a try. It's a Linux Live Distro,means you don't have to install it, only about 100 MB download and can run on a CD or flash drive.

The Good 'Ole Days

It's been a while since my last posting and not much has changed. The 4th of July happened as it does every year; My wife's workplace had an outbreak of swine flu, aka the sniffles, and closed down for a week. Talk about insult-to-injury, me being out of work and then my wife to; this should make for some interesting financial juggling over the next few weeks. My weight loss program is slow going, down to 215.5 pounds now. I've learned a few more cool tricks in Linux. With my life being so anti-climactic there really isn't a lot to write about.

A thought that been on my mind the last few days-- why are things never as good as they seemed?-- Maybe they weren't that good to begin with. Being out of work has caused me to reflect on the past and what I should have done. I've had many do-overs in my life, but it seems that I keep doing the same thing- it's no wonder that I haven't made any progress. Admittedly I'm scared now to make changes and I believe rightfully so, I have a family and responsibilities; however change may-be the best for all of us. Continuing the way I have is madness, but it's tempting not to do so.