October 21, 2004 - 1:26 pm

So, ubuntu hates me. Well, no, X Server hates me. And being that I'm a GUI kinda girl....command line does me fuck all lot of good. So I'm gonna bribe Sean to show me how to config X Server when mom goes up to visit Deane saturday. And I managed to NOT set it up to dual boot windows, tho so far as I can tell, the windows parition is still there and unharmed. I just need to figure out what to add to what file to make it give me the boot to windows option.
In other news tho, Verizon FINALLY got me activated on the 3.0/768 DSL. IT FSCKING ROCKS!!! I'm reveling.
No class this afternoon, but work tonight. And I should have made up that shift I missed on columbus day, but I didn't. So my paycheck will be less, by exactly how much, I'm unsure. Ah well, the world won't end.

October 20, 2004 - 7:25 pm

So, I'm Dling a new linux distro called ubuntu, and am going to install it on my laptop. It looks good. There's a screenshot installation walkthrough on a website, and the general 'net consensus is it's an easy and simple install, and runs nicely cos it's a variation of debian (apt get is something to yayfor apparently).
So, I now have 2 80Gb HDDs, 3 160GB, 1 200GB, and 3 250GB. of course, ATM, only 6 are in the computer. I'm trying to decide what to do after I get my new case, which has 83.5 bays and 4 5.25, I could either throw in another ATA PCI card, and have all 9 HDDs in the comp. well, all 8, my bro is gonna get one of the 80s in the comp I'm building him, or I could get an external HDD enclosure or two, and have a huge external drive for my laptop. hmm. I think I'm leaning toward 6 drives in the comp and 2 external. what do you think? cos 6 drives in the comp gives me decent airflow, and means I only need 1 ATA PCI card, cos 6 drives in the comp is 2 in the 5.25 bays, and 4 in the 3.5 bays, with one empty 3.5 bay between each of them. the top one will be next to the floppy, but I never use the floppy, so I don't think that'd be a heat problem