April 20, 2008

Well, I got to do one of the lawns today. I am waiting till next weekend for my lawn since I need to change the oil in the lawn mower. I have to say I hate those big 5 gallon gas cans! The one the guy has is so heavy. The spout is also inside the can so that means that you get gas on your hands when you fill the tank.

I have to say that one thing that annoys me about the Vaio is that the low RAM means I can’t use Youtube or anything. I have to say that I really can’t wait for the Mac Mini. That will be my fastest computer since its a dual core. It will also have the most space since it has the external drive. I also get a chance to use a new operating system which is always fun!

There are some fun things that I am finding out about OS X. The one really neat thing is Time Machine. It does an hourly backup of the system so you can’t really lose a file. That is one thing that annoys me is when I lose a file.

I found that the one gear on the rear differential is starting to strip out so I may need to get a new one for that. I never even ordered the broken arm since I am kind of cheap. My dad got a chainsaw today from Lowes. Its a 16 inch Poulan Pro.

Supper today was lasagna. It was made different this time. My dad used small noodles instead of the sheets. We also had it with a meat sauce this time. The weather was windy today and it will be 70 tomorrow.

April 19, 2008

Well today was a really nice day but I wasn’t really home to enjoy it since we went out most of the day. The temperature was over 80 today! Its going to be 69 tomorrow with PM showers. I also have some great news for tomorrow! I have 2 lawns to mow! The one guy I did it for last year and mine! We need to put some oil in our mower though.

Supper today was Old Country Buffet. It was good but a few things had a weird taste to them. They didn’t seem to have much I really wanted but I enjoyed it anyway. I also picked up a new pair of headphones today. They are the same Sony ones I buy all the time that break after a few months but are nice. I worked on the site a little today. I will be doing this little by little.

April 18, 2008

The iPaq came back today and guess what? Yup still broken but it gets worse! They said I opened it so its not under warranty anymore. I am going to call up on Monday and ask what is going on and see what they tell me. I am also writing up a long article on what is going on. I posted a part of it on 7 different forums but its not complete yet.

The weather was really nice today. It hit 80 I think. I am shocked since it is still kind of early in the year. We had hamburgers today and baked beans. I also decided to get the lawn mower out and my bike. The tires need air though. I also need oil for the lawn mower since its low. It will be warm again tomorrow.

April 17, 2008

What a great day today was. I got to go and sit on the swing for the first time this year. I figured I may as well go upstairs and grab the cushion and enjoy these 3 sunny days in the 70s while they last. Seen some bugs today too. I really hate bees and cant stand them. I really am glad that its not cold anymore.

I decided that I had some time to kill today so I have decided to get this page started and get back into the thrill of coding again. I know that most of the page isn’t done yet but it will be soon I hope. I will be adding pages soon and getting all the old blog entries back up. I know the site is basic but that can change at any time really.

Supper today was chicken Alfredo. I love the stuff. It isn’t home made but from the bottle. I just wish the chicken was cut up better this time. The weather was great as I said before. I didn’t stay outside long since the bees were driving me nuts. Its going to be 70s again tomorrow!

April 16, 2008

Went a few places today. My mom got a new mouse and I took the old one. She got a VX revolution like me and my dad have. The one she had before is a MX600 series. I am not sure of the number though but I think its 630. Its a laser mouse.

I didn’t play Oblivion much today. I am getting a little sick of playing games for the time being. I am taking a break. I have some other stuff to work on. I have the new site to code and I want to work on that C++ game again but I am going to start over and make a funny game instead of a serious one.

I had hot dogs for dinner today. These were just plain ones that weren’t spicy this time. They were still good though. I wanted the ones with cheese inside but they didn’t have them at store. The weather was really nice today at 66. It is going to be in the 70s for the next 3 days too!

April 15, 2008

Well here is some good news. I did the update on the T20 last night and now Pidgin is working fine. This means that the ThinkPad is a lot more useful now. I did go back to my Acer last night so I could have a bit faster computer for Youtube since the Vaio stutters.

I also played a lot of Oblivion today. I have been gathering stuff to sell and make potions with so I can raise up my money. I have not really been doing much on the lines of quests though since I am just playing to kill time mostly.

The weather was really nice today compared to yesterday. It was 55 and very sunny today. It is going to be 64 and sunny tomorrow too. Supper today was boneless pork chops breaded and fried, with green bean casserole. I like mine with extra onions but that ends up getting me back later.

April 14, 2008

This is day 2 of using Linux 100 percent. I am, however, having a small problem with Pidgin on my ThinkPad. It keeps running slow. I don’t know why and I may end up doing the upgrade to 8.04 early and see if that helps.

I love playing PS3 in my room but the one annoying thing is that I have to switch to a laptop since I use the Vaio with the TV for the monitor. It will be nice when I get the mini and get that loud Vaio out of my room.

Supper was chicken fingers and French fries today. The temperature was a little cold again. It is going to be 56 again tomorrow though. I can’t wait until it is a steady 60+ since thats means its close to summer and the grass needs to be cut and I get money!

April 13, 2008

I have some BIG announcements I would like to make. These announcements may shock you so I want to make sure you are all sitting down!

The first is a pretty big one but probably the smallest. I installed Ubuntu on my T20 again. This is going to kick off what I like to call Phase 1 of the master plan. This, along with the Vaio running Ubuntu, makes up my transition away form Windows.

The Acer will be followed up once I am confident that I do not need Windows XP at all anymore. This is also being held off because of the annoying WiFi problems that I always have with it. It is undecided when I will actually switch the Acer to Ubuntu.

Phase 2 is a big one. I am getting an Averatec 1020 from a very good friend. (If your reading this, you know who you are!) I do not know when he will be sending it out so thus I am unsure when I will get it. This will be a Ubuntu only computer as I have checked around and it will support it 100%. Be on the look out for a review soon.

Phase 3 is the HUGE shocker. I was talking with my good friend last night and he said I may be getting an older Mac Mini. Its a core duo model with 1.25GB of RAM. Now its a long story so I will tell you the short version. When he gets his new Mac Pro, he will go down the hand me down ladder to the relative who has the old Mac Mini. He is going to try to get the Mini for me.

Phase 3.5 will be taking down the Vaio completely. This will leave only the Mac Mini, Averatec 1020, Acer and T20 as my available computers. Phase 3.5.5 will be narrowing it down to Acer, Mini, and Averatec as the only set up computers with possibly removing the Acer from the setup.

Of course everyone reading this is probably stunned by now. I want to thank my good friend for trying to convert me to Apple. I know I have hated on Apple in the past but I have always wanted to try OS X. I never hated the software, just that the hardware is usually way out of my range.

This is a less shocking announcement but still important. I will be going BACK to 110MB hosting. The early readers of my site will remember that I left because they had decided to take away MySQL and I had a small forum at the time. Well now I am going back since I miss the freedom that a site allows me. I will be coding this completely different that will make adding new pages a breeze for me.

Now, like the 2 computers coming soon. I have no idea when this will actually go through fully. For the time being, all entries will be posted here. When I am finished with the site, you will see a post here that says its ready and to hop over to the new page. Once again, until I post a entry saying that the blog has moved, it will be here.

I really wanted to keep the 2 computers under wraps until I got each one but I just had to announce it today with the other announcements. I know that me getting an Apple product is a real surprise. It came as a shock to even me.

Supper today was meatloaf for a change. I haven’t had it in a pretty long time. It was really good today. My dad makes it with some ham and a hard boiled egg in the center. The weather was kind of chilly today and will be 47 again tomorrow.

I want to end todays entry with a special thank you to my very good friend who is giving me the computers.

April 12, 2008

Today was a fun day. We spent the day out shopping. It was so nice today too. It is going to be cold tomorrow though and they say we may even see some snow showers on Monday. I am pretty tired today. I didn’t get to play Oblivion though.

Supper today was chicken wings and pizza from Pizza Perfect. They have some of the best food really. The wings are different then most. The mild are great and have very little burn. The pizza is “Old Forge” style. This is a local thing though. Its really crispy on the bottom and has white cheddar cheese on it.

April 11, 2008

Welcome to my new Blog. I have changed over to doing this blog as part of my main web site. I plan on having a bit better blog as I can do everything in HTML code. This entry will be a little short and will have a similar entry on the old blog that will redirect here.

I have really been liking this Treo lately. The keyboard really comes in handy when I don’t feel like taking out the iPAQ and keyboard. I also use it when I don’t feel like taking out a laptop. Since I don’t use a desktop anymore, it comes in handy. I will be using this more and more often for blog entries and pages of the site.
I plan on adding more pages to the site such as more reviews. Another section I am planning may be part of the blog. I will have programs I use for my computers and PDA’s. Since this part can be part of the blog, it may well become one. Stay tuned for more information.

More entries to come soon! I am planning on trying to get more frequent updates. I plan on trying to do daily updates. I have more time in the summer. I am just glad that I have the Treo to use. I don’t mind carring it around in the summer. I wouldn’t mind using the iPAQ but I would rather not risk the iPAQ without a case. I have a case for the Treo, that while not the greatest, it works good enough for me.