Ah, its been a month since I've posted an entry. Well, for starters, no progress has been made on the models... Yes, yes, I know. I'll get some progress done throughout some of the winter (I hope).
I did get Ubuntu working quite well now, network, applications, etc. I think its running pretty stable. Only problem with my box is the BIOS. I'm still running Asus' M2N32-SLI Deluxe 0302 BIOS when 0706 has already been released. Everytime I try to update my BIOS my OS'es never boot. WinXP gets up to the bootscreen and after a few laps by the bootloader bar the BSOD flashes once and then reboots. Ubuntu can't even get past the "Mounting Files Needed to Boot" check. It just freezes after that. My BIOS is very out-of-date. There are at least three or four revisions between my 0302 and the 0706. I've posted threads in the Asus forum and the LiquidNinjas forum, but nothing seems to be helping. I might even post a thread in the AMD forums or even the nVidia forums if it ends up that way.
Well, on to other things.
Just a few weeks ago I became an owner of an Apple iPod. It is the 30GB video model. So basically, the 'normal' type of iPod compared to the Nanos and Shuffles. I think its pretty convenient having a 30GB (my actual size 27.4GB) portable hard drive to hold files, documents, music, video, some notes and calender dates, as well as photos. It works pretty well except for the part where you have to purchase a case :( On the day that I got it, I already scratched the reflective metal backplate of the iPod. I read from iLounge, an iPod owners forum, that a cleanser called 'Brasso' can clean and remove minor scratches. I'd like to be able to find that stuff here in Canada to clean the rear of my iPod.
Later this week I'll also be ordering a iPod case from the company C6 Manufacturing. As you may already know, I am an automotive enthusiast and I love carbon fiber, therefore I chose C6 for their marvelous carbon fiber iPod case. It comes with a vinyl screen protector, but I think I'll replace it later with the one which Power Support offers called the iPod Film Set.
The carbon fiber iPod case from C6 features real carbon fiber sheets that sandwich your iPod and stay together using steel screws and aluminum screw posts. There is also an optional belt clip on the back with a circle cut-out from the rear carbon fiber sheet. You can opt Jason from C6 to not do a cut-out in the rear sheet if you want, with no additional cost.
I did get Ubuntu working quite well now, network, applications, etc. I think its running pretty stable. Only problem with my box is the BIOS. I'm still running Asus' M2N32-SLI Deluxe 0302 BIOS when 0706 has already been released. Everytime I try to update my BIOS my OS'es never boot. WinXP gets up to the bootscreen and after a few laps by the bootloader bar the BSOD flashes once and then reboots. Ubuntu can't even get past the "Mounting Files Needed to Boot" check. It just freezes after that. My BIOS is very out-of-date. There are at least three or four revisions between my 0302 and the 0706. I've posted threads in the Asus forum and the LiquidNinjas forum, but nothing seems to be helping. I might even post a thread in the AMD forums or even the nVidia forums if it ends up that way.
Well, on to other things.
Just a few weeks ago I became an owner of an Apple iPod. It is the 30GB video model. So basically, the 'normal' type of iPod compared to the Nanos and Shuffles. I think its pretty convenient having a 30GB (my actual size 27.4GB) portable hard drive to hold files, documents, music, video, some notes and calender dates, as well as photos. It works pretty well except for the part where you have to purchase a case :( On the day that I got it, I already scratched the reflective metal backplate of the iPod. I read from iLounge, an iPod owners forum, that a cleanser called 'Brasso' can clean and remove minor scratches. I'd like to be able to find that stuff here in Canada to clean the rear of my iPod.
Later this week I'll also be ordering a iPod case from the company C6 Manufacturing. As you may already know, I am an automotive enthusiast and I love carbon fiber, therefore I chose C6 for their marvelous carbon fiber iPod case. It comes with a vinyl screen protector, but I think I'll replace it later with the one which Power Support offers called the iPod Film Set.
The carbon fiber iPod case from C6 features real carbon fiber sheets that sandwich your iPod and stay together using steel screws and aluminum screw posts. There is also an optional belt clip on the back with a circle cut-out from the rear carbon fiber sheet. You can opt Jason from C6 to not do a cut-out in the rear sheet if you want, with no additional cost.
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