Recently, I bought my first laptop: a Thinkpad T60 from LinuxEmporium – it came with Ubuntu 6.06 (“Dapper”) pre-installed. I decided to buy from them because the fact that they were selling them with Ubuntu pre-installed indicated good Linux hardware support for the system and, although the cost was a little more than might have… (read more)

Back in March, my PC at work packed up and I got a replacement. I used the opportunity to kick off my Desktop Revolution: these changes have ‘stuck’ and I think I’m managing my time much better. However, when I ordered that new PC, I ordered two monitors for it: two identical 19″ TFT screens…. (read more)

I was recently asked to be a Special Guest Presenter for Hashlugradio, which is the fortnightly “podcast about the podcast” about LUG-Radio. This recording is now available for download at the hashlugradio site. Go get it and listen! It was quite interesting doing the recording and also a lot of fun, mainly because the others… (read more)