Larry's Log

I’ve been meaning to get on here and say something about our new president but that is old news now. I have some reservations about the direction he will take this country but all in all I think we may be charting a course in more of the direction we need to be traveling as a country. He has my full support as the leader of my country but I’ll be diligent in identifying areas of disagreement on policy matters.

The title says this is about a few things so let me start in with what I’ve been doing for the past week. I’ve played with Linux on and off since around 1995 but I’ve never had a maching to just boot Linux. Between work and the needs of the rest of the family that’s just not been a luxury I could afford. I now have a machine running 64 bit Kubuntu 8.04.1 and its pretty much set up the way I need it. I’m able to do almost everything I could do on my Windows box plus a few things more. The only real problem I’m having is getting my multi-function printer working. Canon is not releasing 64 bit drivers for this thing (Pixma MP140) and after compiling the source code for the drivers I seem to be missing some part.

Work has been fun. We are  rolling out a new version of our software and I’m getting to install the first install this week. I leave tomorrow after work for St. Marys, Kansas. I’m driving. Yeah, fourteen hours worth but I really would rather do this than fly to an airport an hour and a half from the plant. First installations don’t normally go as planned and I don’t want to be on the airlines schedule. Besides, it should be a pretty drive. I just wish I could take my dog with me.

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