November 2007
8 posts
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Donning The Christmas Mantle
The holiday season is upon us once again. A wonderful Thanksgiving time came and went with more blessing this year than I have seen in quite a while. As we started decorating our home for the coming Christmas I find myself filled with an unfamiliar sentiment and stirring. I have worked in retail and the like a good part of the last couple decades and with being battered with artificial holiday...
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The Coming Days
As we get closer and closer to the arrival of our daughter I find myself remembering the youngest days of my son’s life. Nothing could have prepared me for the monumental effect he would have on me. I made a photo sideshow last year and while doing some reminiscing today, came across it again. The video is set to the song Still Fighting It by Ben Folds. The lyrics reflected a lot of what...
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The Linux Challenge Finale
About a month ago I decided to give Linux a real try. I had dabbled a few times before in years past but had never taken the time to really learn the ins and outs of the Linux experience. For the past two weeks I have stayed mostly within Linux, starting with Fedora, trying a few other distros, and settling on Ubuntu. I have to say the overall experience was surprising and great. I found Linux...
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My Ubuntu Groove
After using Ubuntu exclusively for a few days now I have found that not only do I not miss Windows (yet), but I have found the programs available for Linux fit my style better than ever expected. Many software choices are simplistic and elegant in their design. One of the things that bothers me with programs such as media players and word processors is the vast amounts of extras and bloat I...
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The Ubuntu Move
After writing my last entry I have made some changes in my new Linux experience. Fedora 8 was a great experience but was a little too buggy for my lack of Linux knowledge. I reverted back to Fedora 7 for a day until I was asked to give Ubuntu another try and do a review. I installed Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy) and took the time to work through my graphic driver issues. I still wish Ubuntu had better...
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Fedora/Linux for Noobs
When I first decided to do a Linux review I was going to approach it as I would view the experience. After thinking of my level of computer knowledge and some consideration I realized that it would be yet another tech review that was somewhat preaching to the choir. I wanted to be able to write this from the perspective of the majority of users out there. Many of us are happily using Windows...
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Time Lapse
Sorry for the lack of updates recently. I have been incredibly busy with The Spiral Web lately. We welcomed our newest site, The ‘flue, to our ranks yesterday and setting things up takes quite a bit of work. Please check out The ‘flue. They are a great community site with some fun members! I have been testing Fedora 7 heavily the past few days again and was getting ready to write...
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The First Halloween
Dressed in his full pirate regalia (maybe an homage to TFSM?) our son was let loose upon the unsuspecting populace to pillage and riot. This is the first year we have taken Kellen out for Trick or Treating and it was a success. We went to a local mall for ease. He quickly got the idea of holding up his bucket, saying “trick or treat”, and then “thank you”. The crowds...