Orbital Cauldron

Well, I've picked up the site Orbital Cauldron. I've started working on it to try and make it into something that people might one day want to use.

I doubt that it'll be anything particularly fancy, but so long as there is some participation going on, then I'll be happy.

gOS

Just installed the spanky new gOS - the supposed "Google" Operating System.

Technically, it's a distro of Ubuntu but it is geared to integrating with a lot of the applications and services offered by Google. This means that the computer it runs on can be less powerful (I've put an old PC to work) and it uses the new "cloud computing" fancy stuffs.

Half the point of getting it was to make it easy to use Blogger, but the "Blogger" function in the system just launches Firefox to the blogger site.

We'll see how it goes.

Looking for a mobile...

Wow, haven't updated in a while. Need to make sure I update more often.

Anyway, I currently have my Sony Ericsson W610i which has servmed me reasonably well thus far. It's okay, but there are a few things I'm not liking about it. I can keep using it, I'm just looking at other options.

The first thing to do is to decide what I want the phone to do. There's no point going out and buying something with little thought or reason as I'd probably buy some flashy but useless thing. Pity stores don't let you hold and try the phones.

Here's what I definitly must have in a phone:

• Make and receive phone calls easily


• Send and receive sms easily, including pre-emptive dictionary


• List missed calls / made calls / received calls


• Camera - best possible! This is very important!


• Be able to easily write notes to myself


• Sync with the computer (preferably on the Linux system, XP otherwise)

On the other hand, here are the things that I definitly do NOT want:

• not an iPhone


• no GPS


• no wireless

And just to be picky, here are a few things that would be nice to have, but which I don't have any strong feelings one way or the other:

• be able access email


• use facebook / internet


• use mobile as modem for computer

There are probably a few more features that I want, can't think of too many at the moment.

If I think if anything else, I'll make sure that I write it down. I'd like my next phone to work nicely and last a long time.

Post for the sake of making a post

I'd say "nothing to report" but that would be reporting something.

I really want a better way to update this thingy since logging in can be a little difficult. I like being able to email in updates but they don't format properly and I can't include images that way.

Stopped to help some random person who had broken down on the side of the road on the way home today. Hope they managed to get home safely.

Whee! Again!

Well, the new place is mostly sorted out.

Most of the boxes have been opened and the contents neatly arranged in alphabetical order in a pile on the floor. The furniture has been re-built (damned Ikea furniture - though we managed to not loose any nuts or bolts). Books are back on their shelves and most importantly - communications have been restored.

Phone and internet took an inordinate amount of time to get connected, but it all seems to be sweetness and light at the moment, so still waiting for the shoe to drop and the problems to show up.

Nonetheless, irregardless of improprietariness (and other words one should not use) it all seems to be going well.

As anticipated, it is taking longer to get to work (that motorbike idea is looking better all the time) and there are enough local shops that we can get by without having to drive a long distance for the essentials.

Hopefully I'll have more good news to report as time goes by, not much new at the moment appart from the obvious.

Middle of moving

Ow, so darned sore!

It's been a hectic few days driving back and forth with car loads of boxes.

Since me and my brother have had different shifts, we haven't yet been able to move some of the bigger stuff - desks, sofas, the tv unit. Almost all the small stuff is gone. I think we have about 90% moved at this stage.

I'll be so glad when it is all said and done. It's been a huge pain in the back. Literally - I'm so sore from all the picking up and putting down...

June WriMo

Well, here's another challenge for me to fail.

Since I'm gearing up for both JulNoWriMo and NaNoWriMo - both of which involve writing 50,000 words in 30 days, I figured I'd "warm up" with a writing month in June. Except that the warm-up goal is only 20K.

Haven't really gotten into the swing of things, but I'm up to just over 2,000 words so far.

Got a bit to go, plus there is the house move still to go, but I recon I can do it.