Start the countdown….

Ubuntu 9.10

The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the latest and greatest software the Open Source Community has to offer. This is the Ubuntu 9.10 beta release, which brings a host of exciting new features.

The final stable version will be released on October 29th, 2009.

Almost time to brick my 9.4 version and upgrade again.

Does this mean I actually have people looking at this thing or just crawling the web for blogs to spam.

Sadly, probably the second choice.

Just for fun, I will edit spam comments so any real person can see their email address and spam them back if they choose to.  Or I may end up blocking comments all together.

Lets see where this goes……

Well, my computer help site is back up live.

www.fortmyerscomputerhelp.com is back up and running with a new design, but the same goal.

Now I just need to tweak it a bit more, and then advertise!

Oh the joys of trying to launch a small / part time business.  WAHOOO

Well, in an effort to put my schooling to good use, and maybe generate a bit more cash, I have relaunched Fort Myers Computer Help.com.

As before, an effort to restart my in-home/small office computer repair service that I did a few times in Seattle.

If it works, more cash for us and a chance at really launching it as a business…. odviously, that is the goal.

If not, well, I have only spent a few more dollars at GoDaddy.com and a few hours of time developing the site.

Well, now that I’m out of school and have a piece of paper on it’s way that says I know a thing or two about computers… I suppose I should update the website and keep the blog system looking good.

The website is in the early stages of being re-worked, and I have added multiple blogs to it.  This one is a re-hash of it’s predecessor,  but I have added blogs for Sara, a Family Info blog, and a separate blog for my skydiving adventures.

I’ll try to do a better job posting to the blogs a bit more often, and hopefully can keep the “rants” under control as well.

As always, it’s just a blog,  so don’t take anything too seriously…. I never do!

Well, it’s countdown time again… this time to Ubuntu version 9.04

If I could switch to Ubuntu full time and spend time learning it inside and out like most of us have with Windows, I’m sure I could stick with it. The only problem I have with all of these release updates is that every six months, I have to basically start over because the update function never works for me. I end up doing a full reinstall of the latest version of Ubuntu on that partition of my system, but loose all I had from before. Oh well, it’s just a toy for me for now…. Anyway, the new version will be available in a few days.

For testing only! This is a pre-release version of Ubuntu and is almost ready for general use. If it is important that your computer run reliably please continue to use the current stable release (8.10) until this version is ready on April 23rd, 2009.

Stuck in a rut……. And I can’t see the rim

Stuck in a rut and I can’t see the rim,
My days at work are now boring and dim,
The fire that existed in me many years ago,
has been extinguished by micro-managing bosses and politics everywhere I go.
To work in TV, I have traveled the land,
but each time I move, the same problems there stand.
I need to break out, The rut is a trap,
It zaps all my energy, so at home I just nap.
I need to get motivated, find a new job you see,
I know there is still spark for that fire inside of me!

Andy Warhall was wrong….
People no longer get only 15 minutes of fame.
Sure, some people live there lives in complete obscurity, but once someone’s name gets into the headlines, it is all they can do to keep it there.
Take for example some of our former American Idol contestants… Ok, so you didn’t win American Idol, how long do we have to refer to you as a former star or former contestant on American Idol. Yes, small town America needs it’s local hero’s, but when do we wake up and smell the coffee. Guess what people, every now and then, your star looses it’s shine, and you fade into the background like the rest of us.
The never ending local TV appearances, the book deals, the non-stop cameo’s in anything to extend that 15 minutes.
I could go on about this one for a week!
The talk show circuit and “Book Tour” world, has become the “Hollywood Squares” for the rest of us. When you see them, someone will cry out “Oh yeah, I remember him… he did that thing with that such and such.” And then another full second or two is added to the legendary “15 minutes of fame.”

John Stewart on Crossfire.
So, I love this whole video, and I have to post it here. (or at least link to it.)
Back in 2004, John Stewart from the Daily Show was on the CNN program Crossfire. A show that he often mocked and had rather harsh opinions of. Well, when he was on the show, he actually called one of the hosts a dick and asked them to stop hurting America.

Enjoy!

It’s time once again to count down to the newest version of Ubuntu Linux. Version 9.04

The Ubuntu developers are moving quickly to bring you the latest and greatest software the open source community has to offer. This is the Ubuntu 9.04 beta release, which brings a host of excellent new features.