http://kevinfrancis.net/journal the occasional journal of kevin francis Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:06:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dell mailed me my Vista SP1 disc a couple of weeks ago and I decided to take the opportunity to install fresh and see how I liked Vista. Overall it's been much better than the initial release of Vista. Things don't randomly freeze up (as much) and file operations don't ... http://kevinfrancis.net/journal/2008/10/gnome-is-home/ I just bought my first pair of 'noise-isolating' earbuds today -- SonicGear's EarPump. I paid RM 39.90, so I wasn't expecting much from them. I was wrong. The fit is excellent -- with three different sizes of rubber in-ear seals to choose from, and a spare set of the medium seals ... http://kevinfrancis.net/journal/2008/10/sonicgear-earpump-headphones/ I saw this ad on a gaming website and was rather amused: Yes, I'm sure deep character skills are a big part of the game. http://kevinfrancis.net/journal/2008/09/deep-character-skills/ I've learned that even when I have pains, I don't have to be one. -- Dr. Maya Angelou http://kevinfrancis.net/journal/2008/08/on-pain-2/ For Google and my forgetful self: To merge two contacts in Kopete into one, right click on the contact you wish to be added to the other, go to the protocol menu (usually last) and choose *Change Meta Contact*. Now search and pick the one you want to add it to. I've ... http://kevinfrancis.net/journal/2008/08/merging-kopete-contacts/ Dear Windows Live, Windows Live Messenger took 1 hour and 30 minutes to install thanks your installer deciding my offline package (downloaded just this afternoon) was too old. Apparently there was a minute version mismatch with the latest one in your repository. Installing software on Windows in general is an already slow ... http://kevinfrancis.net/journal/2008/08/software-net-installers/ The installation process for openSUSE 11 is quite impressive. LVM, package selection, desktop selection etc. were all top-notch without any hiccups (unlike my past experiences with Fedora). Post-installation set up was quite smooth as well, except for the part where I wanted a static IP -- took 15 minutes to ... http://kevinfrancis.net/journal/2008/08/opensuse-11/ Vista Service Pack 1. I put music on, walk away and come back a while later. My screensaver is active. I click the mouse once to deactivate it, and what happens? Audio playback skips. Vista Service Pack 1 Audio: Fail. P.S.: I can't help but notice that everything I write about Vista ... http://kevinfrancis.net/journal/2008/07/audio-playback-suckage-and-vista-service-pack-1/ Before I forget how to find this article again, I'll just blog it. By the way this works fine for a K850i too -- Synchronising a K610i with Evolution. http://kevinfrancis.net/journal/2008/06/how-to-synchronise-a-sony-ericsson-k610i-with-evolution/ I've been saying for years that I was going to get my drivers license. Well, I took the first step today and passed the highway code test (46/50, 1 point lost to colour-blindness section...) and what should happen the night before? Petrol prices increase from RM1.92 straight to RM2.70. In ... http://kevinfrancis.net/journal/2008/06/passed-the-undang-undang-highway-code-test/