abRANDOM

Ordered.

I just ordered my MacBook for school.

Specs
2.0GHz Intel Core Duo
60GB Serial ATA drive
512MB 667 DDR2 SDRAM - 2x256 (I might add a 1GB stick down the road)
SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)

I also got...
Apple Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter
Free 2GB iPod Nano (I'll probally sell it)
AppleCare Protection Plan for my MacBook


I should get it around Wednesday or Thursday. I have a friend that is getting me a copy of Windows XP Corperate Edition SP2 so I can run BootCamp. I can't wait till I get my MacBook!

Posted by Justin at 1:59 PM 0 Comments

It's entirely possible that you may not have heard of Linux. Maybe you own a Mac or Windows computer and don't read technology news. You may have a TiVo, but it doesn't have a huge sticker on the box that reads "Powered by Linux" (even though it is).

read more | digg story

Posted by Justin at 10:43 PM 0 Comments

Thought Two Cores was enough? It isn ’t. Really. Intel confirmed today that they will be releasing a 2.67 GHz quad-core Core 2 Extreme this holiday season. Drooling, yet?

read more | digg story

Posted by Justin at 7:37 AM 0 Comments

MSI has successfully passed the inspection test of the HDMI ATC in July 2006 and received the world's first certification for HDMI VGA card.

read more | digg story

Posted by Justin at 11:07 PM 0 Comments

This is big news. Looks like the people over at Hitachi are going to cross the 1TB barrier before 2006 ends. This could be good news of the Torrent users out there.

read more | digg story

Posted by Justin at 9:45 PM 0 Comments

If you've got the cash to wrangle your very own Quad SLI setup, you're probably not far off from one of those snazz Alienware or Voodoo PC boxes, which give you all that graphic muscle with none of the hassle. But if it's DIY or bust, NVIDIA has just released the necessary Quad SLI drivers to the public, meaning you can finally have the joy of putting four horrendously expensive graphics cards into that trusty homebrewed box of yours.

read more | digg story

Posted by Justin at 1:10 PM 0 Comments

"A few of us at work have been pranked one too many times by a certain coworker by the name of Mike. He was out of town for a few days and we had some extra cardboard laying around. This is what happens when you push creative IT workers too far! Enjoy your new office Mike!"

read more | digg story

Posted by Justin at 9:24 PM 0 Comments

Well, I'm back in Windows. I have to say, I really enjoyed my stay in Linux, but I could never manage to install any programs :(. Hopefully I don't mess Windows up too much.

On a lighter note, I just got a new Logitech keyboard and mouse combo. It's really nice compared to my old Microsoft keyboard and mouse combo. The media controls on the Logitech keyboard are very low profile, which I love! And, I finally have a mouse with horizontal scrolling, which should come in handy in Photoshop. I hope to get a new monitor when I get back from SWC.

Posted by Justin at 12:25 AM 0 Comments

I hate to say it, but I think I will be moving back to Windows. I have really enjoyed LInux except the installing software part, and not being able to Samba with my shared printeer. And, I miss my iTunes. Don't get me wrong AmaroK has great iPod support, just drag and drop, but I had my library organized just right in iTunes. If I had the money, I'd just say screw Windows, and get myselft a MacBook and use my Windows box scrictly for gaming, and maybe a Linux file server. I just don't know. I really hate to go back to Windows world, but I just don't know what to do. I miss just playing my games. At least I have a backup of all my data on my external hard drive, so I won't have lost anything. Oh well, a fresh install of Windows should be good for about 6 months untill I fuck it up. So, I guess all I can say is googbuy liinux, I will miss your awesome stableness.

Posted by Justin at 11:24 AM 0 Comments

Well with Suse installed, I am really enjoying the stabability that it has to offer. But I am not entirely satified. For one thing, I cannot connect to a shared printer on my network. Another thing, not as big of a deal, I cannot rip a cd as an mp3 file. I hate to say this, but I might end up switching back to Windows.

LINUX PROS
+extremly stable
+open source
+free in both senses of the word
+virtualy security issues
+it's cool to be different

LINUX CONS
-not mainstream
-networking isn't the easiest
-not media oriented

WINDOWS PROS
+mainstream
+very compatible

WINDOWS CONS
-you have to re-install about every 6 months
-extremly unstable
-has huge security holes
-made by M$

I just want to find a happy medium. Maybe OS X would do the trick for me?

Posted by Justin at 8:47 PM 0 Comments