Day 66. Welcome to the Weekend…It’s only Bl**dy Friday!

Haha, I made it through another educational week. Actually it’s been quite a good day, I got a fair bit of work done, installed Ubuntu, and I only have 2 Java Labs left, woowhoo! But here comes the bad news, I still have loads more assignments to catch up with… when will it end…! Therefore another weekend of bombardment to look forward too, but for the rest of the day its miller time :o(

I have nothing much to report, but I have added another Guru to My YouTube Guru’s list. Check out WannabeaLoser if you’re in search of more food variety, and don’t forget to drop her a comment ;o)

Right gtg bye!

Day 65. No Assignment, No Badminton But Ubuntu 8.04 is Out :oD

My second semester thus far isn’t going very well. Already I have missed three assignments, and the quality of my work has slipped in comparison to my last semester. I’m really starting to feel the pressure and am a little concerned that I might not pass my masters degree. I think my mistake was cramming/over indulging in learning java over the entire Easter period which lead me to neglecting my other subjects, which then snowballed into me now being over worked with assignments/deadlines. This phase seems like forever to pass. I guess my morale is low today, sorry about that.

On top of this disaster, I wanted to go and get some frustration out. So for the 1^st time since the beginning of Easter, I decided to turn up for Badminton practice, but as the title suggests, yes…. Badminton was not on. I was really annoyed :o(

But today wasn’t all that bad, in the post arrived a laptop accessory. I bought an essential laptop stand (For better posture). Now I can align my laptop next to my widescreen monitor and dual screen. Plus I can use my regular mouse and keyboard instead of my laptop keyboard and track pad ;o)

Old Keyboard and Mouse + More Computer Screen = More Work Done Faster

The best news of the day however was the latest release of Ubuntu Linux, Hardy Heron 8.04. I’m a big fan of Linux by the way, and for those of you who don’t know what I’m talking about please go here to find out -> ubuntu.com.

In a nutshell, Ubuntu is a free alternative to Microsoft Windows and other operating systems…. It can run on a PC or a Mac and comes with a whole variety of free software (Loads of alternatives to expensive software and sometimes even better than the real deal). It’s an ultra reliable operating system, fast, stable, virus/spyware free, and even without a firewall it’s difficult to compromise. So if you want to run a faster safer better computer with free software perhaps try out Ubuntu ;o) There are other flavors of Linux too, but if you’re a beginner Linux user, I recommend you start with Ubuntu :o)

Hum, well I hope this post wasn’t to techi or gloomy for you, till next time, keep losing :o)