Updates (to what!?)

If there's anyone who reads this blog; here are some personal updates, and some pertaining to the blog!:

I changed that layout a little bit, and you can now subscribe to us with the button on the side. If you don't use RSS feeds, try it out. I use Google Reader, and it such a glorious time-suck that it has effectively replaced Facebook as my primary procrastination tool. Firefox by default will ask you what you would like to subscribe with and Google Reader is a choice on there. Internet Explorer and Opera both have their own built-in RSS Readers, which I don't really like. I don't know what other browsers do. Anyway, that should get you our very infrequent updates!

That being said, I would like to update this more often, and in the interest of that, I've bought a notebook for recording my random thoughts during the day in the hopes that more of them will make it onto this blog! The notebook I got is this nifty little unit called a Moleskine, a fantastic little notebook with a nice leather cover with a strap for holding it shut, a ribbon bookmark, and full of a bunch of reference information. Apparently, these notebooks are a little bit of a hit among creative types, and there are a few internet sites devoted to them. Here is an art site devoted to art drawn in Moleskine notebooks: http://www.skineart.com/.

I am planning updates to the layout of the blog, depending on how long it takes me to relearn HTML. This prefab layout, while my favourite one, is pretty drab, and I want to mess around and get something a little bit more interesting online! The chances of me finding time to sit down and learn HTML in one day is unlikely though, so expect small, incremental changes. My recreational attention span is even worse than my attention span at work. I am also trying to learn how to create programs in PyGTK for Linux, and have my attention further divided by rec soccer, Ian Esslemont's new book (which is fantastic!), and Warcraft 3 (how do I still enjoy this game so much after 5 or 6 years!?). I also seem to lose a lot of time to poking around on my computer in Ubuntu.

Which brings me to my next point! For computer nerd types who like to try something new. This October 30, Ubuntu comes out with Intrepid, the latest version of a Linux operating system which is almost fully ready for casual users. I have been using the previous version, Hardy, on my laptop for 4 months now, never looking back to large, bloated Windows Vista. I still use XP mostly on my desktop, because I like using iTunes for my iPod and Warcraft 3 doesn't run that well on Ubuntu. However, out of the box, you can use Ubuntu for office applications, internet browsing (with Firefox), and listening to music (with Rhythmbox, a music player very similar to iTunes). I would recommend giving it a try. There's a link on the sidebar (which also counts down to the official release).

That's all for this post. I had more but it was all music related and this post is getting long, so I am just going to post another one.