tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:39:39 +0000linuxjournalsgadgetsSansa FuzenetbooksepiphanyrantsEee PCWebKitUSBUNRlifeheadphones1000HAaudiowirelesssoftwareSkullcandydiariesfamilyinternethiatusDecalgirlUbuntuKarmicblogsThe misadventures of yet another geek hobbyist in search of the "all that" gadget.http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (JM)Blogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-2037357722546444477Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:02:00 +00002010-09-28T03:10:36.406-07:00Who isn't looking forward to Fallout New Vegas? I'm so bored with F3 that I could scream.http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2010/09/nuka-cola-challenge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-7645655699260713983Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:22:00 +00002009-09-26T22:48:52.300-07:00hiatusblogsinternetfamilySansa FuzerantsNot that anyone actually follows this blog (if they do, the statistics certainly don't reflect it), but this is just a public outlet for me more than anything else. I have a journal for my deep, dark stuff, mwahahahaha. But anyway, it seems like there is a lot of negativity permeating the intrawebs these days, and I've pretty much had my fill of it. I don't if it's due to the stress of getting http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/09/going-on-hiatus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-5346109657745392777Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:41:00 +00002009-09-22T03:58:55.682-07:00linuxWebKitepiphanyUbuntuFor the longest time, ever since I started using Debian, Epiphany has always been my favorite web browser. It's always been just a little quicker and less bloated than what Firefox has evolved into and came with a sufficient number of extensions (including the very useful Greasemonkey). However, after version 2.26 of Epiphany they have dropped the Gecko engine (the one used by all of Mozilla's http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/09/epiphany-extensions-where-art-thou.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-4333904791913322084Sun, 30 Aug 2009 06:19:00 +00002009-08-29T23:33:52.638-07:00Eee PCDecalgirlnetbooksIf there's anyone out there who actually reads my blog, you know I'm the owner of an Eee PC 1000HA, among other things. I like to dress up and protect my valuable items when I can, and for that I often use Decalgirl's skins. I've dealt with them several times in the past, but lately I came across a design that I really, really wanted to use as a skin for my netbook. This was my first custom orderhttp://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/08/props-to-decalgirl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-1813612905490325490Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:33:00 +00002009-08-15T20:11:57.675-07:00SkullcandyheadphonesDespite my misgivings about Skullcandy now, I decided to keep them anyway. All in all they're really not bad phones. I was able to get the plastic snapons from the cloth earpads on the G.I. headphones to work with the leather earpads, but I still wasn't 100% happy with the G.I.s, so I went shopping for another set. Like I said, I still harbour some doubts about the brand, but I found a set of "http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/08/replacements.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-7206327994388616658Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:30:00 +00002009-08-15T20:11:18.384-07:00SkullcandygadgetsheadphonesHad my Skullcandy G.I. headphones less than a week, and today I discovered that the the leather earpad replacements that came with the headphones that I put on upon receiving them had one of the plastic tabs that hold the pad to the earphone had snapped off. And not just one side, either - both of them had a broken tab, one was just broken and the other one had snapped off and was completely http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/08/well-that-didnt-take-long.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-4158347336554320125Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:32:00 +00002009-08-11T05:47:08.569-07:00Eee PCUbuntuDon't really have much gadget stuff to blog about aside from receiving the 2GB memory upgrade for my 1000HA. Sure cuts down on the lag and the swap. Oh, and a new version of eee-control was released yesterday that is supposed to be a little more compatible with newer Eee PC models, but I haven't really noticed any difference from the previous version yet. Guess that's not really fair to saysince http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/08/glad-thats-finally-over.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-6223209154430399166Sun, 09 Aug 2009 13:01:00 +00002009-08-30T00:07:03.282-07:00Well, our youngest dog was in the mood for electonics a week or so ago and decided my earbuds would make a great snack. At first this angered me of course, but then it dawned on me that this would give me an excuse to go one of my favorite things - shop for gadgets! Only this time I didn't go for earbuds, I wanted something a little more robust and a bit more comfortable that I could use on my http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/08/skullcandy-winter-camo-gi-headphones.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-8382463192342310018Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:39:00 +00002009-08-07T15:53:28.576-07:00lifeUbuntuI usually don' t post terribly often, but I've had an awful lot happen over the past couple of days, including suddenly becoming the manager of two Social Groups over on the Ubuntu Forums. It seems I am increasingly getting more and more involved with this distro, which is not necessarily a bad thing. I have had some of my toys show up, but like I said, it's getting kind of crazy so I'm going to http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/08/more-than-usual.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-1416724148301707132Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:31:00 +00002009-08-01T21:07:39.541-07:00audioUSBgadgetsPicked up a couple more toys this weekend, supposedly due to necessity (or at least as far as my wife knows, since our dog decided to have my earbuds for a snack). First one was a gadget I came across a couple of weeks ago from a company called Quirky, Inc. Essentially from all appearances all it is is a 4GB thumb drive, but there's a bit of a twist. It's called the Split Stick and if you look athttp://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/08/scratching-itch-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-3946171708143778901Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:09:00 +00002009-07-29T22:46:10.549-07:00journalssoftwareUbuntudiariesAlthough I am a blogger (although not a very prolific one), I do like to keep a private journal to record my personal and private thoughts as I'm not "that kind of blogger" (i.e. have to discuss relationships, my personal life, politics, etc in front of the whole world unless I'm advocating a cause I feel REALLy strongly about). but anyway, just getting straight to the point, even though I http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/07/little-off-beaten-path.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-8187876533953053604Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:37:00 +00002009-07-28T12:23:15.911-07:001000HAKarmicwirelessUNRI received the 1000HA overnight delivery last Friday. and so far Netbook Remix is getting along with it pretty well. The only real snag I ran into is the wireless compatibility. The current ath5k module in 9.04 worked very sporadically at best. So I ended up having to reaquaint myself with ndiswrapper. There are several sets of instructions on resolving this situation (just search the Ubuntu http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/07/update-on-1000ha.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-4432881599735629112Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:43:00 +00002009-07-24T19:27:20.287-07:00linuxnetbooksWell, the HP mini had some great attributes like size and keyboard, but battery life definitely wasn't one of them, and getting a replacement 6-cell just wasnt worth it in the long run as it would A) ruin the slimline aesthetics and B) the gain in battery life wasn't nearly as much as had been hoped for as reported by those that actually purchased one. So I sold it for a bit of a loss and http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/07/out-with-old-in-with-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-6663396874226881504Sat, 09 May 2009 18:12:00 +00002009-05-09T11:21:53.365-07:00Trying out a relatively new distro called CrunchBang (#! for short). It's essentially and unofficial stripped down version of Ubuntu using OpenBox as the WM rather than the standard GNOME. It's quite fast and just about exactly what I was looking for to run on the Mini as it uses less resources but still retains a good deal of the standard Ubuntu functionality since it relies largely on the http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/05/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-4680603421788321047Sun, 03 May 2009 01:59:00 +00002009-05-02T19:20:12.257-07:00In keeping with my new resolve to post more frequently, I'm posting about two new gadgets I've acquired recently. In the long interim since my first post I've had about five different computers, a Nokia N800, and HP iPaq Travel companion, two Nintendo DS, a PSP, iPod Touch, two Nano versions, two Shuffles and three different cell phones. But today I'm going to concentrate on a couple of things http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/05/latest-additions-to-family.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-2366286838835904328Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:30:00 +00002009-04-26T01:37:02.506-07:00Whoa! Am I ever behind. But while time has passed me by, technology certainly hasn't. I've sort of returned to my young, experimental roots and installed the latest version of Ubuntu Netbook Remix on my recently purchased HP Mini. Things have been going quite swimmingly so far with the exception of having to iron out a few audio issues by having to install some updated ALSA drivers. Otherwise http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2009/04/better-late-than-never.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789478348684802785.post-3714924287211240854Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:49:00 +00002007-09-10T14:57:42.754-07:00But there will be. I'm trying to consolidate all my random various blogspaces on the web and I may just start by commenting on past experiences with the my gadgets of yesteryear.http://ficklegadget.blogspot.com/2007/09/nothing-to-see-here.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (JM)0