Ubuntu can do basically the same thing. I’m currently write this entry from my old old laptop with Ubuntu 8.04 installed. I started using this recently because my wifes laptop is sooo painfully slow with Vista, I almost threw it out the window. But I remember I had this machine sitting collecting dust, with the only missing part being a working hardrive. So a few hours and one Creative Zen Jukebox later I had a working system.

I also found and Blitzz wifi pcmcia card laying around, I had bought like 5 of them @ Wal-Mart on clearance for $10, and popped that in. It just worked no installing anything or configuring of any kind. I set my sights higher. I wanted to be able to use my Verizon Wireless Motorola Q9m to connect to the internet. I few google searches later I was off and going. The only thing I was missing was a working replacement for Windows Live Writer, which I had strangely grown to love. Drivel, BloGTK, and Gnome-Blog sucked, hardcore I might add. Finally I setteled for Scribefire which is a firefox plugin. It seems to be working alright, but I will let you know how it turns out. Also I will post the setup for getting Verizon broadband to connect.

-Bryan

Thought I would share this recipe with everyone. I needed a quick dish to take somewhere this weekend. I already had a few different peanut butter fudge recipe, but I thought I would test out one I hadn’t made before. You’ll need:

1 (18oz) jar of peanut butter (crunchy if you want more texture)
1 (16oz) jar of vanilla frosting

1. Empty entire jar of peanut butter into large mixing bowl
2. Remove foil lid from frosting, poke holes in the lid and place back on frosting
3. Microwave frosting for 60 seconds or until completely melted and pour into mixing bowl with peanut butter
4. Using hand-held electric mixer, mix two ingredients quickly, pour while still soft into 9×13 baking sheet with wax paper, parchment paper or lightly greased
5. Spread evenly and refrigerate for 1 hour. Then serve.

That’s it. Sounds to easy I know, but I tried it and it tastes great! Although I haven’t let it sit outside the fridge for very long, it seems like it would hold its form.

-Bryan

Well I don’t know if it just hasn’t hit North East Ohio yet but this global warming is a bunch of bull. It’s the freaking end of May and my furnace is still running. What gives? It better get warmer before this memorial day weekend.

On another note, I signed up for Twitter, today, finally. I added the widget to the website. Twitter seems to be a great idea if you have friends that use it. So I’m asking all my friends, and people I generally care about what they are doing, if they are using it.

One last thing. Dear EBay, you suck! I love buying items off your site but trying to sell something is a pain in the ass. With all these dead-beat bidders running up prices, people not paying for items, and yet you continue to charge me for auctions I myself am not getting paid for. Why don’t you implement some type of system that deducts the amount you earn once your paid, you already do this when people use PayPal. No instead you make me wait 8 days to file a dispute, meanwhile billing me for the auction and charging me again to relist the item because I don’t want to wait 8 days. -End Rant

-Bryan

Been a while. Mothers day is upon us and I’m still pretty much broke. So I will use one of my new found skills of making food. MMmm food. I’m on such a cooking and frugal kick, that I’m not even keeping up with the latest and greatest technology trends.

I wish there was a way for my to incorporate my old passions (technology, games) with my new (cooking). I would have to say as of late I’m a really decent cook; although I haven’t gotten the whole color, aesthetic thing down yet.

I did get my new glasses and contacts! Goggles4U.com and ContactLensKing.com I would both HIGHLY recommend.

-Bryan