Returning to Ubuntu, Maverick Meerkat

After using Windows 7 for a long while, I got bored and wanted to give Ubuntu another go-around. For the uninitiated, Ubuntu is an operating system that is free for you to use and tinker with. It’s a GNU/Linux distribution and development is spearheaded by a for-profit company called Canonical (which is run by a … Continue reading Returning to Ubuntu, Maverick Meerkat

The Unboxing Of My HP DV7-3080US laptop (20 days late)

The pictures speak a 1000 words!! Overall, this computer is a BEAST, in my non-qualified opinion. See the WEI score to back that up. I’m a little late to the unboxing party as I’ve had this notebook to play with since the 6th of January. 🙂 This post will give a brief overview of the … Continue reading The Unboxing Of My HP DV7-3080US laptop (20 days late)

Making fun of your users

So, I use Twitter daily and am very thankful that Twitter has been a boon to some companies in terms of customer service. However, I’ve had my first sour experience. To give you some background, I purchased Acronis Disk Director back in 2007 and it worked fine on my Vista system. The last update to … Continue reading Making fun of your users