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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

really long day today, for both me and my wife. can't wait 4 the kids to go to bed today. :)
playing with blackping. my earlier post didn't go through. let's see if this one works.
OMG, I am soooo sleepy right now. I didn't have a big lunch, but I did go to bed late last night. Oh the sacrifice for a "movie night." :)

Monday, June 29, 2009

Even though http://last.fm is more social, http://pandora.com has a much more robust playlist. I'm thoroughly enjoying it.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

At PepBoys with Alex getting some things looked at for the car.

Friday, June 26, 2009

What is this of an "Untitled" Star Wars TV Series in 2009... It better be live action! :) http://tr.im/pTTF

Thursday, June 25, 2009

Got my laptop reghosted yesterday and I'm picking it up today. Let's hope it's "fast" again! :)
I'm doing much better with my new glasses today. Seriously, get your next piece at http://glassesusa.com. I saved 1/3 of the cost!

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Watching Star Wars, Ep. 2 with my sister-in-law! Yes; the Lore will live on in our household! :)
Finished feeding the kids their gruel. Now it's time to sneak away and get my fedora working.
Is this ingenious or just plain silly. I'm quite sleepy, so I'm talking a walk on my floor and the floor below me. Losen up the muscles
New Blog Post: Health Update: Day Whateva' http://tr.im/pBaO
I got Office '07 installed at work. I didn't know my Outlook had to migrate the content. I wonder how long it'll take. notgettingworkdone
I got my new glasses from http://glassesusa.com. I got this convex thing happenin but I don't know if my eyes r just adjusting.
Oh, I also got a new keyboard tray so I'm in ergonomic-bliss right now!

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Leaving work a little disorienated, I hate it when I have to work up until it's time to go. Where's the downtime!? :)

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Doing a fresh install of fedora 11. Will see if mu upgrade from 10 was a bust.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Omg, what a long day. Stayed late at work to push out an E. Coli web update. On the bus, can't wait to get home. :)

Thursday, June 18, 2009

A media center PC is my next project. MaximumPC has a good article on building one. http://tr.im/oVEC

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

At a work-related social media presentation about aids.gov. We're talking about twitter so I thought I'd post about it!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Totally sleepy at work, right now, but I'm really just looking for a reason to use PingFire for FireFox.
Man, I wish I brought my laptop today. I'm in a full-day training on mobile websites. I could have zoned out easily! Grr
Some how I dosed off after passing Arts Ctr, almost missed the Lindberg Ctr stop. Whew!? marta

Monday, June 15, 2009

I've corned the market on "FergatROn" & now I'm trying to rule "Marc Ferguson" searches. I now have a marc.ferguson username on Facbeook! ;)

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Oh, also, today is SELF, SouthEast LinuxFest. Damnit, I'm obviously NOT there. Hope the guys from the !ale LUG are enjoying it! !linux
Getting ready to borrow my bros' grill 4 Alex's b-day party. To bad I have to put it together first. Ha! Got to start making moves!
177+ updates after Fedora 11 upgrade. Nothing like getting upgraded applications automatically. #i<3linux
Just finished a walk/jog workout. I'm 5'11" and 240lbs. This is no good, for me. I finally got a scale, too. the health drive is ON!

Friday, June 12, 2009

Caching the Google I/O (Wave) presentation (1:20h) In the mean time I'll get some work done and go to a meeting. :) http://tr.im/oghn
W/ my wife's help I got up on time today. Then I spent the last 20 min in the bathroom, "reading the paper". What a "waste" of time! Punz

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Successful upgrade to Fedora 11. Sweet Jesus! I'm cooking with grease now! I think I'll nickname my computer "Grease Lightening!"
Oh, and one more thing... netinstall means I don't have to sit there and torrent a FULL DVD ISO! Yah! 1+
So fah so good! "retrieving install.img" Sweet. I'm well on my way to multi-channel audio! Thanks Pulse and Fedora!
I'm getting ready to do a netinstall of Fedora 11! Yah, let's see how far I get with the kids being awake and all!? :)
On the highway, hail!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Leeanne picked up on riding the tricycle much faster than Alex did. Kids are quite amazing!
Out and about w/ the kids. Trying to get Alez to let go of his kid "Lightening McQueen" bike.
Silly question, but are there any good free family tree services out there?

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

What!? Fedora 11 launches w/ Firefox 3.5 beta! How can they sustain themselves with all this hemorrhaging! Gotta luv 6-mth release cycles!
Why does instant coffee taste like freeze-dried dirt, instead of the tasty mineral-rich dirt which is fresh brewed coffee! We need solution!

Saturday, June 6, 2009

I installed/played KOTOR II for the PC w/ my son today. Good times. Very deep game - I love the Star Wars universe! :)

Friday, June 5, 2009

I want to admit it, but then again... I'd have to kill you. ;) You Know You're a CSS Ninja When... http://tr.im/nyMc
Watching a "Final Fantasy Retrospective on GameTrailers, during lunch. http://tr.im/ny7X
This has got 2 be the funniest thing I've seen today. Visit the site, watch the video & THEN plan the game. You will LOL! http://tr.im/nxq0
Oh man I laughed out loud, watching this. "Congressman's Son Won't Shut Up the Hell Up During Hearing" http://tr.im/nxfY
I took a different bus route this morning and I got to work 5 minutes later. Back to the drawing board! :)

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

I've got to play w/ my DSL modem (Bridge vs PPPoE) and my router, today. Web surfing in Linux is as slow as dial-up! :( savemyexperience
The most serene of workspaces. I am now determined to get this setup in my home office. http://tr.im/nhhz

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

My son's 4th b-day is coming up (June 11). I'm working on a list of xbox games to buy him. Which ones will u buy? http://tr.im/nbY5
An epic tale of Man vs Beast vs OS vs Banking System.. well maybe not the beast part. Linux Picks Up Where Windows FAIL! http://tr.im/nbjY

Monday, June 1, 2009

We've landed safely back in Fairburn.
Nicer plane going back to atl. The airline spread us out so we have to negotiate with ppl to keep the fam 2gether!