I still haven’t got my hands on the latest issue of Linux Pro Magazine. I’m supposed to be getting a complimentary copy and I want to get an extra copy for my folks. Borders sells this magazine but the new issue hasn’t arrived yet. I actually got an email regarding the article. So someone read […]
Did a bunch of things around the house this past weekend and not much tech. Yesterday my brother in law came over and we tiled the area below the cabinents and above the counters in the kitchen. It came out really well. I didn’t win the $200 million plus Powerball lottery so […]
When I got my laptop back from servicing I immediately put Kubuntu on it. I was very happy with the current version of Kubuntu on my new AMD64 workstation. Before I sent the laptop out for servicing I had Ubuntu with the KDE desktop added. Previous versions of Kubuntu seemed a little flakey even though […]
As a goof I did a Google search on my name and came back with other people named Patrick Davila. Now my name is not that common but there has to be a few people who share my name. Here’s a list of other people named Patrick Davila:
a guy who works for the Patina restaurants […]
Well the laptop was delivered yesterday. They re-installed WinXP on it. I booted it up once in winblows to check that the wireless card and DVD/CDR combo drive were in working order. All appeared good. I went to install my 1 gig memory stick which I removed prior to sending out for repair. I did […]
This weekend I finished reading “On the Edge: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Commodore” by Brian Bagnall. It’s definitely a must read if you were a Commodore user back in the 80’s. Brian conducted extensive interviews with a ton of people from the Commodore world. It’s quite amazing that a typewriter and calculator company […]
Well I just got an email notification that my laptop is coming back from servicing in California. It only took a month! I called them last week and they were waiting for a replacement DVD/CD-RW drive. Hopefully it survives the trip home in one piece. I can’t wait to get my hands on it. I […]
I wrote an article on MythTV a couple months back for Linux Pro and it’s finally hitting the news stands. I’m so spoiled in the internet age. Instant gratification is definitely tougher in the dead tree business. Though I have to admit it’s really nice being able to hold a book or magazine in your […]