I have been really looking forward to the book for awhile now and I must say that they were not kidding at all when they said it was going to be as thick as a Math book.

Now if you will excuse me... I have a bunch of reading to do. :)

If you are interesed you can also read the release discussion on the bug-gnuzilla mailing list.

I am compiling it right now and it will soon be replacing Firefox 3 has my default browser.

I really like the Sansa overall because it has great battery life and does what it was designed to do rather well.

However, my music collection gradually moved completely to Ogg Vorbis over the past year and Rockbox does not support the v2 model so I am now forced to re-rip my music to MP3 format whenever I want to add something new to the player (which can be a bit of an annoyance at times).

I browsed through the Xiph.Org Foundation's Portable Players wiki page earlier and noticed that the Cowon iAUDIO 7 looks like it just might be an excellent replacement.

Does anyone have any hands on experience with the iAUDIO 7 or have something else they would personally recommend?

If you are interested in trying this great GNU/Linux distribution, this is the perfect opportunity for you to do so.

I'll probably download and burn a copy myself just in case I end up needing it at some point. Come to think of it, I might just install it on my sister's computer if she feels that she is comfortable enough with GNU/Linux to move away from Ubuntu.

Changes since the last 'stable' release:

If you enjoy playing Tremulous and want to play against fellow GNU/Linux users, you can access the server by pointing your client to twilightlair.net:53311.

It is based on the Satchmo project and after using it to purchase a few things I have to say that it is about time they moved away from their old order form.

Instead of my browser window opening as it was supposed to do I was given a End-User Software License Agreement (EULA) screen which would not let me use Firefox until I agreed with the terms and conditions.

While Mozilla has had a EULA since Firefox 1.5 or so they have never brazenly shoved it into the end-user's face until now. It immediately set me on edge because this behavior is indicative of proprietary software and not something you would expect to see when using something that is open source.

It was a filthy Apple //e Enhanced computer that had years of grime and some ball point pen markings tracing around its edges. Aside from that though it was in pretty good shape and I am fairly pleased at how well it cleaned up (even though I couldn't get some of the pen marks completely off of the case).

To make a long story short, after purchasing a Monitor //, 5.25" floppy drive, and a few other things it is now happily chugging along once again.

I'll mostly be using it for retro gaming and to connect to some of the Bulletin Board Systems that I frequent via a serial connection to one of my GNU/Linux machines. Of course the latter will have to wait a few days until the Super Serial Card that I bought comes in the mail. I would have added one already but I just couldn't bring myself to break the seal on the box containing my still 'new' Apple II Super Serial Card which I've had laying around.

It is a great feeling to bring new life into an old computer and also relive some of the finer moments of your youth at the same time. If you are interested in the specs of the Apple //e, you can see them on the "My Computers" page.

Now if you will excuse me.. Oregon Trail is calling. :)