April 2006

Matt:  OK, so I have the wiring box out of the outlet.  What now?

Dad:   You’re gonna wanna clip the end and strip about an inch of clean wire off.

Matt:  You know, it occurs to me.  You never once mentioned that I should turn this circuit off at the breaker box.

Dad:  So?  You’ve got leather work gloves, right?

Matt:  Yeah, but…

Dad:  They’ll impede about 600 volts, so don’t worry about it.  Jeeze.

I decided to try installing the Xubuntu 6.06 Beta 1, since my poor laptop is much older and could use a slimmed-down distribution.

This was the very first time an Ubuntu-based distribution failed to detect and configure my wireless card.  Not a good sign.

We all know our FujiP clan loves their svelte little laptops.

Now comes the reckoning:  Fujitsu launches 2.2-pound Q series notebook

So now what do we have to look forward to?  A FujiP with an eating disorder.