Yesterday, I reported that my new Ubuntu 9.10 install on my new Acer Aspire 4810T had a couple of problems: one major and the other one minor. Well, as of this posting, both seem to be fixed!
Sleep, what the peecee laptop community calls “suspend” and “hibernate,” did not work. The CD/DVD drive did not mount [...]
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Going Linux: First Observations
Yesterday, I purchased my first peecee laptop to use for my daily “work.” It’s a surrogate for a broken MacBook Pro that’s running Ubuntu 9.10. After an evening of playing, I have some initial impressions, both of the machine and Ubuntu.
First the good stuff. It is quick, even on my Acer Aspire 4810T’s single-core processor. [...]
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Mini!
I picked her up yesterday: my new 2009 Mini Cooper S. She only had 6 miles on the odometer. Brand new.
I was actually not too optimistic about the whole process, but the folks at Mini of South Atlanta, including my sales guy Terry Huddleston, were able to work it out. I wasn’t worried about the [...]
New Toy
I finally have my first Canon “L” lens: the EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L II USM. And it’s a beauty.
I started a new set on my Flickr account to feature some shots from this gorgeous piece of glass. I’m sure I’ll add to it for a while, at least until the novelty wears off. The first [...]
About G. R. Lucas
Gerald "Jerry" R. Lucas is an English Professor, photographer, science fiction geek, Mac and Linux dude, devoted husband, cat owner, part-time runner, full-time vegan, BMW motorcyclist, and Mini Cooper "S" driver. And this is his web site.
