Finally, I have a laptop.

She’s beautiful. She’s not the fastest in the world but now that I’ve tanked Vista and popped on my very favourite Ubuntu I’m loving her. I shall name her… well actually I don’t know what to name her. Any suggestions, you 5 people that read my blog?

I must take this moment to say that Ubuntu is everything I’m looking for in an operating system. It’s fast, easy to setup (barring one teeny, tiny problem with my graphics) and runs like a dream.

Now I’m just getting her to work with my phone and we’ll be completely sorted. Nifty no?

For those that are interested, these are the new toy’s specifications:

Processor type	AMD Sempron™ Processor for Notebook PCs SI-42 • 2.10 GHz, Level 2 cache 512 KB
Operating system installed	Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
Standard memory	1024 MB
Memory layout	(1 x 1024 MB)
Maximum memory	Supports up to 4 GB DDR2 memory

Internal drives
Internal drives	160 GB
Storage controller	SATA Hard Disk Drive
Hard disk drive speed	5400 rpm
Optical drive type	Lightscribe Super Multi DVD Writer (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support
Lightscribe	Create silkscreen-quality disc labels direct from your PC with LightScribe: Just burn, flip, burn.
Optical drive controller	SATA optical Drive

System features
Memory card device	5-in-1 integrated Digital Media Reader for Secure Digital cards, MultiMedia cards, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, or xD Picture cards
Modem	High speed 56K modem
Network interface	Ethernet 10/100BT integrated network interface
Wireless technologies	802.11b/g WLAN
External I/O ports	3 USB 2.0, 1 HDMI connector, 1 VGA port, 1 RJ45 ethernet connector, 1 RJ11 modem connector, 1 headphone-out, 1 mic-in
Display size	15.6″ Diagonal High Definition HP Brightview Display
Display resolution	1366 x 768
Graphic subsystem name	NVIDIA GeForce 8200M
Video RAM	Up to 319 MB Total Available Graphics Memory
Webcam	Webcam with integrated microphone
Internal audio	3D Sound Blaster Pro compatible sound 16 bit integrated
Speakers and microphone	Altec Lansing® speakers
Keyboard	101 key compatible keyboard
Power supply type	65 W AC Power Adapter
Pointing device	Touch Pad with On/Off button and dedicated vertical Scroll Up/Down pad, volume control, mute button
Battery type	6-cell Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery

Blognation has for a very long time been a sort of a side pet project. This month (and a little into next month), that’s all set to change. With the help of two very capable ladies, we’ll be turning things around in these parts and really focusing on some important improvements.

That includes cleaning up the themes, getting Gravatars to work and me coding up a “Simple” and “Advanced” version of the Blogging platform.

I’ll also be working on some import tools to grab blogs from Blogger and so on.

So, here’s to a month of improvement, excellent work and some interesting collaboration. Wish me luck!