Monthly Archives: April 2006

Dear Gentoo

I’m what you consider a middle man when it comes to the Linux v. Microsoft camp wars out there. I love the power and flexibility of Linux and I also love the simplicity of Windows. I love the fact that … Continue reading

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Wireless Ubuntu

I have wireless working on my laptop. w00t!  Getting wireless to work on a Linux distro can be a cumbersome process however it wasn’t too bad.  Ubuntu surprisingly found and installed the drivers out-of-the-box.  A quick check on the forums, … Continue reading

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Kingdom Hearts II Finished

I beat it last night.  I was honestly surprised how easy it was to beat it on normal mode.  The final boss when playing the original game on normal mode was a 4 part battle where it was easy, really … Continue reading

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Open Mouth And Insert Leg

Last night we were eating dinner at our house with my family. My father was in town so we had everyone over for some bratwursts and dogs. About five minutes after we sit down to eat the doorbell rings and … Continue reading

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The Lion King

Stephanie and I went to go see the Lion King, the Broadway performance, this last Wednesday (April 19th) for her birthday. I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. My first thought when Stephanie said that she wanted to go … Continue reading

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Kingdom Hearts II

I’ve been playing Kingdom Hearts II a lot lately and I must say that this is a sequel that completely blows away the original. Don’t get me wrong, I love and still play the original Kingdom Hearts, it’s a great … Continue reading

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Easter Review

Easter and Christmas are like the Super Bowl Sunday(s) for churches. This last weekend was our Super Bowl. Every year our church does something for Easter and Christmas. Last year we had a retired news anchor tell the story of … Continue reading

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Dare I Take The Plunge?

I was talking with a friend of mine the other day discussing work, technology, the usual nerd banter.  During our conversation we got on the topic of a website that he had written.  Knowing that Ian is a Java J2EE … Continue reading

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Goodbye Jokerr.com

It’s official. Today I sent in the cancellation order for http://jokerr.com. As you may recall, I moved over to DreamHost a few months ago and have been loving it ever since. If you’re looking for a hosting company give them … Continue reading

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Racist Congress Woman

I heard about this early this morning on my way to work.  CNN did an article about Congress women McKinney hitting an officer for stopping her at the security checkpoint.   Read the  article, you might get a laugh (or chuckle) … Continue reading

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