Since the iBook’s replacement by Apple, I’ve also built myself a fairly nice Linux box with the individual parts which I got for Christmas from my family. I’m happy to say that I’m running Fedora 8, although I did try out ubuntu and didn’t like it. [This advice is indispensable] With an upcoming Windows HDD for playing games [mainly in case they don't want to run under wine] so within the next month or so I’ll try and post some thoughts on both Linux and the Orange Box , and maybe several posts on the virtues of not randomly editing system config files. Using Linux is not without some caveats unfortunately, although from the limited recent experience (I used to use SuSE back at version 8.2) it does seem to have the most to offer in terms of features alone.

Well, a prosperous new year to you all- for I must go now. I hope to update with some more frequency this year.

Edit:
I also have some play-asia vouchers for $5 off of $50 which I won’t be able to use in time, so if anyone especially wants them; just leave a comment.

Paranoid.

So when my ibook kernal panics within minutes of booting, I panic. Then I google. Then I disable the Airport chip. ‘Sallright I can live without wireless until Summer and I’ve the time to get AppleCare to service it (it’s in daily use and mission critical).

Then, it crashed. And the screen didn’t come back on when I rebooted. And removed the battery. And rebooted. And remembered. A reboot holding on to the left side of the button was enough to get the not so aptly named ‘mr-t’ back on its’ feet for long enough to get the important files off (and still going). I’m taking it in to AppleCare (because they cancelled computer collection) on Monday, and if there’s no improvement. I’ll be getting a thinkpad.

Silly wordpress, this should work better now.