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Welcome back to part 3 of my foray into the Ubuntu/Linux system. To recap:...

To briefly recapitulate, here are the relevant details: I installed Ubuntu alongside Vista on my laptop and the first things I noticed were:
1) My screen resolution was detected as "1440 by 900" which was not the case with my Ubuntu virtual machine. It was 'stuck' at 800 by 600 and this was a welcome change. :)
2) My HP bluetooth laser mouse was detected without problems and when I found out about the HP Linux Image and Printing Toolbox, my life was complete. :D What? I'm a nerd. I use HP printers and having their extended capabilities possible ...

Well, well. It has been a very interesting week, to say the least, for me. On Monday, I got this bee in my bonnet that I would like to give the Linux operating system a really good shake. Earlier this month, I had installed Ubuntu "Intrepid Ibex" on my 64-bit Vista laptop via Virtual PC 2007. I fell in love with the operating system, but there were niggling problems like my screen resolution and speed that truly prevented me from observing how powerful this system was. So, I decided to dive into the world of dual-booting. It ...

I confess to being an ignoramus when it comes to tracking and statistics. All I've been content to do (since now) has been add the code to my pages and hit "Publish". Well, if I'm going to earn any sort of passive income from my online endeavors, it is imperative that I understand that there needs to be a method to my 'madness', so to speak. What I really mean is that there needs to be: (i) a system in place for analyzing my statistics in order to optimize the sites either for better content, ad placement, et cetera. Currently, ...

• Oh la la http://ff.im/-XBuk #
• oy. really not in a working frame of mind. *sigh* #
• things I won't get unless I get them for free: a kindle. what happened to good old fashioned gutenberg downloads and free e-readers? :) #
• Wow. My brain hurts. :( #
• lol. To do "25 things you may not know about me" or not. That is the question. :) I'm afraid of releasing too much info. #
• I just discovered ping.fm and I'm so hooked. It has brought sanity into the crazy world of social networking. Sweet. #
• i'm in the market for a ...