Well, that went well...

After two days of using Gnome (for the first time in months), I'm back in KDE already.
I blame the fact that my attention span is too short, and that I like Kontact too much :) Whereas Gnome didn't like Kontact much at all.
The other thing that bothered me was that I couldn't find a way to make programs open on specific desktops, or at specific sizes (etc). It might not sound like much, but for a geek who likes some sense of order, its a big thing. :D
Might get round to posting some screenshots of my desktop(s), just as reference to my OCD.

So, looking forward to KDE4 now :)

Taking a break from KDE

In a random act of madness, I'm installing ubuntu-desktop, and going back to the Gnome desktop that I left many months ago.
I don't know why (probably my short attention span), but KDE doesn't seem as bright and shiny as it did when I first tried it.

So, I've decided to give Gnome until January 11th (the proposed KDE4 release date) to impress me.
From now until then - no KDE apps. No Amarok, no Kontact, no Kopete, no Katapult, no Yakuake. I have no idea what I'm going to use in place of them (although Banshee seems to have improved since I last used it, and I never exactly hated Pidgin).

But the whole experience should at least give me some good blog food - application comparisons.

Anyways, its finished downloading now, let's see how this turns out...

Breaking News: Data Loss scandal takes seasonal twist

A leaked memo from Santa Claus' HQ at the North Pole tells of massive data loss this Yuletide, Capricorication can reveal.
Details of over a billion children across the globe, on two pieces of parchment, affectionately known as Santa's 'naughty' and 'nice' lists, went missing from Santa's sled, sometime between 2am, and 4 am (GMT), this morning.

The lists contain the names and addresses of every child on Earth (as of 25th December 2007), and industry experts say that the lists could be worth in excess of £1.5bn ($2.98bn) on the black market.

However, police officials say that there is no reason to believe that the data may used for malicious purposes, and warn the public to be "cautious, but enjoy the holiday season."

Some identity fraud experts are already calling the news 'disgraceful', and one source, who wishes to remain anonymous, told Capricorication, "Santa's abuse of data has been documented throughout history. He routinely collects data of children, without warning or notification, and there is no clear way to opt out of the service."

An early press release from Santa Claus' HQ this morning, said that Santa will continue on his round trip delivering presents as normal, and will release an official statement regarding the data loss on Boxing Day, after consulting his Chief Elf.

Let the games begin!

For some time now, my thoughts and opinions have made their way into various forums, IRC channels, other blogs etc. It's hard to keep track sometimes!

So I figured it was about time I had some kind of central place to put them, save me the legwork :)

So, this little corner of the internet will soon be full of whatever my head is full of - usually geeky stuff, stupid opinions or jokes about whatever is in the news, and as much personal stuff as I feel comfortable posting on the internet :)

Feel free to leave me comments, constructive criticism, insults, spam etc in the comments - you know I love it :)