There is a lot of catching up for me to do … for work, for stuff online, for my own projects …

One task is ‘renesting’ the new computer.  You know what I mean: reinstalling software, recustomizing desktop, replacing bookmarks and all that stuff.

I made the move from Windoze OS to Ubuntu, and mostly have no complaints.  I discovered yesterday, though, that there are certain programs I just can’t manage the same without.  So I took a step back toward madness and installed MS Office to run through WINE.  Now I have my productivity suite back again and have so far lucked out – no crashes, no corrupted files.

It’s good to be back in the saddle. :)

[Fascinating post, I know ... but a good lead-in for some posts to come regarding open-source and free software that everyone should know about and maybe even use.]

I firmly believe if you are going to blog you should have a layout that really represents you.  That means either putting the time into ’shopping’ for that perfect, ready-made template, or being willing, as I am, to tamper with the template until it is exactly the way you want it.

Tampering, of course, leads to breaking.  There is nothing like putting a few hours into the code and then – ta-daa! – a blank page from a broken script, open tag or bad reference.

But if you persevere, you will end up with a blog that suits your idea of perfection when you look at it.  (Filling it with posts worthy of being read is another matter entirely!)

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