I must say ScanDisk Sansa Fuze is pure goodness. I paid $50 for a 4GB internal memory Sansa Fuze it has similar functionality to an ipod at a fraction of the cost. And here is the real kicker. It accepts micro sdhc cards! So, if I run out of 4GB of internal memory I can pop in a 2, 4, 8, 16 or 32GB micro sdhc card and continue to increase my music capacity. The mechanical wheel moves smoothly. The whole unit has a nice size and weight to it. And the screen is crisp and clear. I could not ask for a better unit.

I recently ran into a little problem with one of my UMD discs that was loose at the top of the disc. This was causing a bad rattle that sounded like the disc was being scratched badly. I fixed it by super gluing the case shut in the loose spots. If you run into a problem like this be sure not to get super glue on the bottom of the case or you may need to replace the case. Especially make sure you don’t get it on the actual disc or you may have to replace the entire game!

Glue is best

Found a handy utility to read localhost mail. Mutt is particularly handy since it is easy to filter through and can be done via terminal rather that via email. If you have a chance to check it out please do!

Mutt screen

So I had been waiting for sometime for Windows to finally sweep Vista under the rug just as they did with Windows ME. They have a bad habit of locking down their software for their loyal customers. So if it wasn’t bad enough that you payed potentially hundreds of dollars for Vista, then you of course have to pay at least a hundred more for Microsoft Office suite. “Well what’s so special about that? I’ll just stick to my 2003 Office suite.” Yeah, Microsoft already had that in mind. So that’s why they made a whole freaking new file format called docx. Most people don’t care until they get to school and find out their school switched to the new Microsoft Office suite or the opposite could occur (They update at home, but school/work has not yet.) This creates an obvious software conflict thus creating a higher demand for Vista…then for the Office suite since it isn’t offered with Vista. But…I digress. Luckily we all have something to look forward to. Windows is going to try to redeem itself with Windows 7. “So is this a whole new operating system?” From what I understand yes and no. It will be built off of Vista and really its just a whole new improvement of the Vista operating system. Well that isn’t half bad…Except for the people who already payed for Vista, because now they will be paying twice for the product they wanted originally. From what I hear the beta testers like it quite a bit and some have even moved over to Microsoft 7 Beta permanently. I’m definitely looking forward to the directx 10 and the added memory recognition above 3.2GBs.

After 8 Months I finally have my server up and running again.  Feels really good to get it up and running and I did it with the help of the ubuntu forums.  Thank you guys!  Helped out a lot.  Planning on setting up a few things in the future.  FTP and SMTP server on my box.  And after I get enough money I’ll try to get some good deals on black friday and upgrade my box.  Also, I’m currently working on a few side projects.  One of them is setting up a wireless bridge with my cousin.  That should be challanging and fun at the same time.  Sadly the weather is stopping me from continuing on that project.

If you’re stuck in “root@username:” and you want to get back. Simply type exit. !!hey you aren’t in root anymore! yay!

If you encounter this mysql error
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password: NO)

Don’t worry. This just means that you can’t connect to mysql without telling it your user name and password. If you haven’t set a password then you should type something like this.

mysql -u root

However if you do have a password the syntax will look something like this.

mysql -u root -p <yourpasswd>
ENTER PASSWORD:

Now you should have access to mysql and you can start giving it commands   I hope this has helped.

I couldn’t stand using fluxbuntu any longer as my server’s linux distro. Thankfully, I got rid of it, but sadly I lost a lot of data in the transitioning process. I was positive that I saved it, but apparently not. Oh well, I have a fresh start and the best part is that this time I set it up all on my own. I actually needed Tom’s help when it came to phpmyadmin though. I kept trying to make it way harder than it is. So, gOS is my new distro! And I’m looking forward to what I can do this year with my box.

My slim DvD RW pooped out on me a while ago and I had been dragging my feet to buy a new one (lots of $$’s). But, I finally broke down and bought a nice slim to take the place of my malfunctioning unit. Sadly, the new slim DvD RW was just a centimeter or two too short and the slim drive wasn’t wanting to close. Both drives seemed like they were the same size, but the face plates were the only things that were different thicknesses. The new slim drive face plate was very thin. SO! I switched the face plates. And now everything is happy. + I’m happy. Here’s how I did it.

First straighten a paper clip. This is going to be inserted into the manual eject slot (little hole in the front).

Once you’ve ejected the drive you gently pull out the drive. This may be different depending on your laptop. I have a Dell XPS M1210 and I simply pulled the drive out. No unscrewing needed. I think this is the way most laptops are.

Once you’ve gotten to this point to switch the face plates you gently give the faceplate a series of tugs. BECAREFUL! You can easily break off the faceplate tabs (This will render your slim DvD RW nearly useless or at least super annoying)

Once you’ve pulled off the faceplate it should look like this. Now snap on your new faceplate and enjoy