Geek Update Part 2 - Linux

I was hoping to write this update days ago. I was also hoping to write it about how I put linux on this laptop and it went swimmingly and I'm using it to write this post. Unfortunately that won't be happening today.

Mostly the reasons for this are hardware related (go figure). When I bought this computer I though I was being very clever checking to make sure that most of the components were of intel branding for maximum compatability. But the soundcard came and bit me in the ass and the webcam don't like it much either. Doh. Still I do kinda know how to get the soundcard working now and I don't really care about the webcam (its not like I can get it working in windows 7 anyway). So hardware problems are not the only problem.

Software has been proving equally challanging. I've lately tried to speed up my internet surfing by using google reader. Its a bit odd that I never used rss up till then but I honestly never saw the point before. I guess since I've been here I surf more core sites due to free time or something. Anyway, I've been trying to find a RSS reader on linux so that I don't need to have my web browser open all the time. But, well, the gtk+ ones are a little buggy.

I've also been trying to find a flash card program to help me with my Japanese. But at the moment I haven't actually found one of them that I can enter Japanese in. Not a clue what the problem with this one is.....

All this put together has just irritated the hell out of me and worn my patients thin. So I'm trying to slow down and tackle things a little slower. To that end I've booted out to windows and am sitting reading some websites and drinking beer. It seems to be working.