Archive | June, 2009

Back to Windows XP on Dell Mini 9

by Aubrey Island on 23. Jun, 2009 in Computer Life

Yup, I’m back to using Windows XP on my Dell Mini 9, why?

It’s faster.
YouTube and Hulu are faster.
Webcam works with Skype, etc better.
Flash Works (also w/ Webcam).
File sharing.
Did I mention, it’s faster.
More:
Scrolling is faster.
Photoshop

Yeah, generally, Ubuntu UNR just was too slow. It would take a miracle to browse through bookmarks in Firefox, watch Flash content [...]

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Bliss

by Aubrey Island on 15. Jun, 2009 in The Rest of Life

It comes upon me like an aroma,
only while it’s smell is in reach can it be achieved.
A feeling, here for a few minutes,
gone for the next few weeks.
When ignorance, for a moment, goes by ’simplicity’
and forgetful is called ‘worry-free’.
I’m surprised to feel it,
a rare moment of bliss.

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Hagerman Visit, Summer 2009

Hagerman Visit, Summer 2009

by Aubrey Island on 14. Jun, 2009 in The Rest of Life

So I finally got to go home for the weekend! It was nice to get back to simple life, in fact I was super bummed to get back to crazy Las Cruces. I got to see my brother, who I haven’t seen in two years (since he joined the Army) and his wife and my [...]

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Too many options.

by Aubrey Island on 11. Jun, 2009 in The Rest of Life, The Web Life

There are too many options these days. I can not manage to get anything done because I have slight OCD and can’t manage to decide how to manage everything. From the computer, to notebooks, to twitter,  to blogs, to social networks, to cell phones – it’s a freaking mess!
How does one decide? I need to [...]

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