Now that I have my super duper machine, the first stop is to put my favourite Linux distribution on it. Yes, yes, me very free.

Surprising, the installation went very smoothly, considering it's a 64-bit installation. Somehow, I don't even have to configure my ALSA or do much X configuration! It just worked! Whahahahah.... What....

I have to admit that I'm using the NVIDIA binary blob though. Guess I can't be a FSF advocate then.

Maybe I should try to get Compiz working. But playing games seems more important now....

Now that I have my super duper machine, the first stop is to put my favourite Linux distribution on it. Yes, yes, me very free.

Surprising, the installation went very smoothly, considering it's a 64-bit installation. Somehow, I don't even have to configure my ALSA or do much X configuration! It just worked! Whahahahah.... What....

I have to admit that I'm using the NVIDIA binary blob though. Guess I can't be a FSF advocate then.

Maybe I should try to get Compiz working. But playing games seems more important now....

Sometime ago, my aging 4 year old laptop died. After sitting around for a month, not knowing what to do every night, I finally borrowed some money to buy a new desktop. What.... I have just started working, so I don't have that kind of cash.

After several attempts to stay on budget, I ended up with this specifications:

Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo 2.66GHz
Gigabyte P35-DS3P FSB 1333
Asus EN8600GTS 256MB
Kingston 2GB DDR2-800 Hyper X
Samsung SATA-2 Lightscribe
Seagate 500GB Sata2 Hard Disk
Coolermaster 550W Extreme Power
Coolermaster Centurion 5 Casing
Philips 19" Wide-screen LCD 190CW

Went on a shopping spree these few months. Here are the things I got. Now now, they are very good products I have been itching to get for years, so don't nag me.

1) Computer!
My laptop died. After 4 years of lugging it around, it died... Sigh. So I went to get a new desktop.

2) Orthotics
Yeap, I got one pair now from 2-ft in Far East Shopping Centre. semi-rigid type. Freakingly expensive, around $370. Hopefully, my knee pains will lessen now. Yes, I have ITB, bow legs and over-pronates. So it's very justified.

Okay, okay, sorry for the sensationalist headline. But I really bought a Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 2000. My wrist is starting to hurt, so decided to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome before it is too late.

But why Microsoft?

Today's the first day of school. Mr EU say I should be very enthusiastic about this, since it's (hopefully) going to be my last "first day of school", but somehow I can't find any shreds of enthusiasm anywhere.