Congratulations KDE Team on their Beta 1 announcement! I’ve been a fan of KDE since way back when. I don’t recall what version they were on when I first found them. I’ve tried many Desktop Environments and Window Managers and I always find myself coming back to KDE. It was always a toss up between Fluxbox and KDE for me. I finally ended up staying in KDE for my desktops and using Flux on my servers.

Recently I switched my main desktop back to Windows Vista (pausing for sighs of dismay). Right before KDE 4. Right before the beauty of Plasma. Right before KDE went to the next level! I will definitely be trying it out to see what Plasma is like. I just have to ask, WHY CAN’T WINDOWS LEARN FROM THIS!? I mean, Aero has the ability to do all of this stuff, but they don’t. Hate that.

I miss my Kontact, aKregator, and most of all amaroK! Well, anyway, I just wanted to give my congratulations to the KDE Team! I may not being in KDE anymore, but I still think of it fondly. :) Keep up the good work, guys and gals, and keep showing the world what Open Source projects can do!

Well, the Thought Dumpster is back. It’s not in full glory at the moment, but it’s functional! :)

Nothing makes you feel older than trying to learn things. Was it always this hard to pick up a new skill? Is it harder to learn because of my age, or maybe because of all the distractions that age has brought along with it…

Either way, I find myself easily frustrated trying to learn the latest skill in my arsenal. Flash. I’ve always wanted to know how to code ActionScript, and use Flash technologies. So, I bought Flash CS3 and am on my first steps toward understanding Flash and ActionScript. Flash of course would fit in nearly all of my projects, but I have a certain special project I’d really like to use Flash technologies in. I really hope I get somewhere with this project, because it’s something I would really like to see become a reality. Here’s to hoping! I’m sure I will be using Slack’s Place as my little Flash sandbox while I am learning. After all, that is one of the main reasons for this site.

Wish me luck and if you have any tips, links, or pearls of wisdom, please drop me a line! :)

So, last night I finally extracted my two nVidia 6800GT cards out of my liquid cooling project box. Everything in the box was salvageable except the Mainboard — it had a hole the size of a quarter in it.

Anyone out there in the market for a nice couple of video cards? I used this card and a twin for SLI gaming. Oh my god, SLI is badass. The new box I have (A Dell, dude!) has a nice card in it, and since I think I’m out of the hardware tweaking business I’m getting rid of these cards. They are still quite viable and good performers. Hit me with an offer if you are interested in a new video card. I used them only for like a month before my mainboard fried. Good times.

In our fast paced world of computers and technology, it really has become a necessity to have a computer. Much like a car. Well, inevitably you need people to work on your computer just like your car. After all, you just want to use the thing, not tweak it — that’s what people like me do. For that matter, that’s what people like Fast-Teks do! Need to remove virus? Need business level services? Need preventative maintenance in general? Give Fast-Teks a look!

… And by YAY, I mean, WTF HAPPENED!? I feel so old. I need to start exercising again and watching what I’m eating. My god, remember the times when you didn’t have to worry about that shit? It’s like life is just one big sick joke sometimes. But, alas, I’m wiser, and other stuff that you get with age (not all good things). My birthday was yesterday, and we didn’t do much of anything special. My son made me a really nice card with unidentifiable shapes on it that mommy labeled for him. My wife got me a rather unpleasant card with a picture of some fat dude in daisy dukes… Christ. Well, at least I don’t look as bad as THAT! hahahahah She also made me a Texas Sheet cake (which has made dieting hard for both of us). OMG that cake is AWESOME! LOVE IT. That and the sweet cream ice cream from Cold Stone. DAMN! Total diet buster.

Not much news other than that. Life as usual. ;) Just a year closer to the finish line. ha!