After I got Ubuntu 9.10 Beta running, I thought to throw some of my personal touches in there, like updating the background wallpaper. While browsing I notice a layered looking selection of space photos that at first glance I thought was my Pictures dire… more »

The installation happened pretty quickly, and with just a couple of quirks, worked out of the box. Unlike previous installations, I did this one from a bootable USB thumb drive. This started as part experiment as a buddy wanted to install Ubuntu on… more »

Just two more days to go until the full release, but today I'm going to re-work my laptop into a more correct partitioning scheme to support this and other future upgrades. When I initially configured this laptop, I took a hasty "use it all" approac… more »

Noted today, and confirmed by visiting the Netflix site, they're going to soon support streaming to PS3 devices! I've already clicked the link to get mine. Makes me a little glad I waited to buy a Roku, although I still might get a Tivo to replace t… more »

Someone else (with a little more electronics-level know how than I have) seems to have agreed with my design for a simple slate PC by taking a laptop and pulling the keyboard off. Of course, my description is conversationally over-simplified. Kudos to th… more »

I'm trying to not be one of those second-guessing fans, one of those arm-chair managers. When the Twins reached the bottom of the ninth inning ahead of the Yankees, though, it got really hard. Through the game there were all kinds of arguable calls… more »