2007

  • Keyspan USA-19HS on Gutsy Gibbon

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    Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) was released yesterday. Overall the improvements are huge. Amongst other things driver support for my aging four year old laptop is nearing perfection. The only thing that did not work out of the box is my trusty Keyspan USA-19HS USB to DB9 serial adapter. Primarily my laptop is used as a

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  • Leopard Screen Sharing

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    The only thing to date that I’ve missed from the dark ages of using Windows XP Pro is the built in Remote Desktop capability. RDP is one of the very few things I’ve seen come out of Redmond that actually worked beyond a satisfactory level. Nearly three years ago my work machine was replaced with

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  • Premature Review of OS X Leopard (9A527)

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    Being a technology enthusiast I had a very hard time waiting until October to give Leopard a test run on my Mac Mini. I decided to give the beta build (9A527) a test run to see what I have to look forward to when the family pack I’ve been eye-balling finally hits store shelves. Unfortunately,

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  • It’s a girl!

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    She’s here! Natalie Emily Lemire was born on September 6th 10:20 PM at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital. Natalie weighed in at a colossal 4.15 kg (9 pounds, 2 ounces) and measured an impressive 59 cm. To those 60% of you who voted boy on the poll Natalie would like to stress the following: “ha!”

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  • Preppin’ Baby’s Room

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    Never quit moving this whole weekend. Finally managed to dedicate the time, along with Jessie’s parents to get the baby’s rooms ready for the arrival. Started at around 10:00 AM Saturday morning and did not stop until this evening…

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