Better new computer.

So I figured out the problem at my friends house and it was that the BiOS didn't have the correct drivers to output to the DVI outs on my 9600 GSO so we went to the computer store near his house, and bought an EVGA 7200 (Which is a piece of crap). We went home and it worked, so now I have two different graphics cards in my computer. Oh fun. I just tried to install linux on it, but it didn't work (presumably because its his HDD also, that was DOA) and maybe because I have NO CLUE how to use Slackware. Anyways I'm reinstalling Vista, and will post later once I get MY HDD.

New computer!

So for the holidays, I got all of the parts to build my very own desktop computer! I got an Intel Core 2 Quad E6600 (Clockspeed 2.4 Ghz), an EVGA 750i SLI motherboard, four gigs of RAM (2x2 Corsair), an XFXforce 9600 GSO NVIDIA graphics card, and a 750 gig Seagate Barracuda. I got it all assembled, and it didn't boot up. At all. I got an FF (Fully functional) on the debug screen of the MoBo, but no POST, and no graphics. While following the instructions of the answer to the question I posted on Yahoo! Answers, I rebuilt. This time it POSTed, and got to the press F1 to continue screen but I didn't have any graphics. (I only know it says this because the debug screen said 7F which means waiting for user input, and on my friends computer you need to press F1). After pressing that, it got to FF, but still no graphics. I'm going over to the friends house later to see if we can get it working.

Time between posts

Well. I'm waiting for like two weeks now, because I just got a phone (That's cool) for getting high honors, but I don't know anything about phones, so I can't mess with it at all. Once I get my computer at Christmas, I can install OSx86 if I want, Linux, Ubuntu, Vista, you name it, but until then, I'm royally screwed. All I can do is make the best of what I have :-). That's a pretty large list of things. I'm trying to figure out a green screen in either Adobe Premiere or After Effects, but the lighting needs to be JUST right, or it doesn't work at all. It's really hard. We already melted a hole in a chair from placing too bright lights on it. It's mostly the folds in the curtain. Oh well. Dragon Naturally Speaking is pretty cool too, but it's NEVER quiet in my house, so it's hard to find a good time to use it. This week, the best thing I've done is watch Jeff Dunham, A Christmas Special. That was HILARIOUS. IF there's anyone who reads this blog (I doubt it) I highly recommend seeing that on Comedy Central sometime.

Ubuntu

For those of you who don't know what Ubuntu is (I figure I should explain a little), it is an Open Source operating system based on the Linux kernel. Linux is an open source kernel based off of Unix, and there are thousands of different Linux distributions for any person out there. There are things like Ubuntu, for the end-user who doesn't know a whole lot about computers, to SlackWare, which is a pretty geek-worthy Operating System. Because it is open source, anybody can edit it, and create any flavor they want. There are also small (scaled down) versions of linux IE Puppy Linux, for old crappy computers who need a boost. There are server versions and everything you could hope for. The one thing is, if you don't know squat about computers, Linux probably isn't for you. Ubuntu was the version that I found that I liked, but when I get my desktop (which I will be building for Christmas XD) I want to try out different versions of Linux.

Open Arena

For any of you (if any one) who are reading this blog that like playing computer games, I found a great free, low system requirement game for people who like FPS. Open Arena is a multi-OS game that can be played on OSX, Linux, and even Windows. Open Arena can be played in single, or multiplayer mode (online) and is a great game for when you're bored. It was designed as an open source Quake III Arena, and is backwards/forwards compatible with all of the mods designed for Quake III. It is a great general game for any OS.

First Post

OK, this is my first post (just created, duh) and I would just like to make a (in)formal introduction to what my blog will be about. I am a person who likes most things in life, and will be posting things that I find about Ubuntu, Windows (Good and Bad), and perhaps anything I find funny. I'm not a picture taker, so there will not be many pictures on here :-D. That's it, until next time,
~Doug