Wasney's Blog

So…after what, almost three months, I have decided to post something. Back when I was regularily posting it was mainly reviews and things I was finding online in my spare time. This time I am posting another personal post. Mainly, to get things out of my head and onto paper. So, lets see what will come of it…I may have posted some of this before, but since it has been so long I will just repeat…to unmotivated to reread old posts…

I am currently living in Bay City, moved out here about 3 months ago. A lot has changed since moving out here. I live with 3 roommates. The picture in this post happens to be from a dinner we had a bit ago. My roommates would be all of the guys in the picture. They would be Andrew (black shirt), Libby (red), and Chris (purple). I am enjoying living here very much, and hope to not be forced out anytime soon. By that, I mean money wise, been pretty rough lately on that front.

I have about a week of classes left right now, very excited to start my summer off. I am doing pretty good in my current classes, especially taking into consideration the changes in my life that have happened this semester. This summer want to find some kind of second job for the summer, this way I can save some money up, so when school starts again in the fall I will not have the trouble I am having now with my bills. I have applied to a few places, no contacts back yet though.

So, changes in my life. Not that many things, but enough to be considered a LOT to me. First, the whole moving thing. Last year I tried the living on my own thing with my cousin, and I think we did well, if you don’t take into consideration our money problems…was not prepared for that. So, I lived with my grandmother for a year, and then decided to come on out to Bay City.

When I moved in here, I brought my ex-girlfriend with me. That didn’t last, and she ended up leaving, both me and the house. It didn’t effect me as much as I thought it would…I mean, for awhile I was depressed and such, but with the help of my good friends, both new and old, I managed very well…nowhere near as bad as last summer…

So, that is where I am at now. Single, rooming with several friends, new and old, and just making my way though life. I wouldn’t say life is perfect or anything right now, but I am happy with the way it is going.

I just happened to be stumbling and found this article, containing news that the PS3 has been hacked. In short, the same person to unlock the iPhone (George Hotz) has managed to get his PS3 running homebrew software. Oh, the possibilities!

Click the link below to read the article on BBC News.

BBC News – PlayStation 3 ‘hacked’ by iPhone cracker.

Since I just posted my issues with upgraded to Ubuntu 9.10, I figured I would also share my recent issue with Windows 7.

• Problem: Windows was unable to detect any wireless networks. Stated card is fully functional, just that no networks are within range.

• Reason: It turns out Windows 7 comes with the option to allow the computer to disable the Wireless Adapter to save power enabled. I did not know this. For some reason my computer decided it would turn off the card, and not turn it back on. I did not know this. I went through the processes of reinstalling drivers, checking if my card was damaged, and checking all off the switches (actual switch and button combination). Nothing.

• Solution: Going to “Control Panel\Network and Internet\Network Connections,” going to the properties on the Wireless Network Connection. Then selecting Configure, clicking the “Power Management” tab, and unchecking “Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.”

So there you have it. My recent issue in Windows 7, and what I did to fix it.

I am posting this for the reason that I found my same problem all over the internet, but not with my solution.

This is the problem: Upgraded from Ubuntu 9.04 to 9.10. Afterwards was unable to find any video card drivers, unable to run Compiz, and very horrible performance over all.

Reason: I had edited my Grub settings, changing the name on my Windows 7 option, and making it the default selection on boot. I did not allow grub to update the file, so the only options I had were old.

Solution: Upgrade to Grub2, allowing all changes. Running perfectly now.

First of all, this is the goal of the PC I am making…

• The ability to constantly seed my torrents, so that I can maintain decent ratios on several sites
• Be able to access the media on the PC from any other computer in the home, and also my Xbox 360
• Have the computer hooked into my tv, with a easy to use interface for accessing youtube and content stored on the PC.

Now that I know what I want…after doing a little of research it will be a very simple project. I happen to have a older Windows XP based machine. Read the rest of this article »