I have been using Intrepid 8.10 since is was in Alpha state, now it is in Stable state.  Recently I installed KDE 4.2, now I didn’t like when KDE 4.0 came out, and tried everything to get out of my mind.  I must say, with KDE 4.2, it is all different now.  I am kind of enjoying it.

At this time, I am still looking for a Weather plasmoid, but I haven’t had any luck.  If anyone knows where I can find one, let me know .

Now looking to the future I am about to jump into alpha testing Jaunty Jackalope, and thinking I might want to try out the Ext4 filesystem.  I don’t know if that is a good idea, but I guess I will find out.

During all this time, I have started a forum for the Ubuntu Teens, it is at Ubunteens  go check it out.

I am out for now, but I will let you all know how Jaunty works out in about a month…  Until then.

Peace…

I have been using Intrepid since Alpha 5, and since than it has matured greatly.  Needless to say, I am bored with it, nothing is breaking and I have tweaked to my hearts content.

Let me start somewhere around the beginning.  I started using Linux over a year ago, and joined a helpful forum, http://ubuntuforums.org.  I started with Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10.  I tried quite a few after that, and found my self liking Slackware.  I came back to Ubuntu on version 8.04, and then installed Crunchbang Linux based of Ubuntu 8.04.  Around this time 8.10 alpha was coming out.  I said what the heck I might as well give back to the Ubuntu community, and I helped test it and report bugs.  About 2 months later, the final release came out, my good friend Joe, sent me a CD with Ubuntu on it, and I updated to the final version.

Well, 6 months of development, and testing, led to a system so stable, I was shocked.  Why was I shocked?  Because in the Windows world, 6 months of development and testing would lead to a system that wouldn’t run let alone be stable.  They come with a new OS around once every three to six years, and to say the least, it is broken, and usually heavier then the latter.  Linux can come out with a new system every 6 months, and they try to make it faster, and more stable then the last.  I would say the have accomplished one of them, and they are working on making it faster right now.

Well, I will end this now, but I will write again soon, when I start testing Jaunty Jackalope 9.04.

Nickelback – Gotta Be Somebody
This time I wonder what it feels like
To find the one in this life
The one we all dream of
But dreams just aren’t enough
So I´ll be waiting for the real thing.
I’ll know it by the feeling.
The moment when we´re meeting
Will play out like a scene straight off the silver screen
So I`ll be holdin’ my breath
Right up to the end
Until that moment when
I find the one that I’ll spend forever with

`Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
‘Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There`s gotta be somebody for me like that.

`Cause nobody wants to go it on their own
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
Somebody else that feels the same somewhere.
There`s gotta be somebody for me out there.

Tonight out on the street out in the moonlight
And damn it this feels too right
It´s just like Déjà Vu
Me standin’ here with you
So I´ll be holdin`my breath
Could this be the end?
Is it that moment when
I find the one that I spend forever with?

‘Cause nobody wants to be the last one there
‘Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There´s gotta be somebody for me like that.

`Cause nobody wants to go it on their own
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There`s gotta be somebody for me out there.

You can´t give up!
When you’re Lookin´ for a diamond in the rough
Because you never know when it shows up
Make sure you´re holdin` on
‘Cause it could be the one, the one you´re waiting on

‘Cause nobody wants to be the last one there.
And everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Someone to love with my life in their hands.
There has gotta be somebody for me
Ohhhhhh.

Nobody wants to go it on their own
And everyone wants to know they´re not alone.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There `s gotta be somebody for me out there.

Nobody wants to be the last one there
And everyone wants to feel like someone cares.
Is there somebody else that feels the same somewhere?
There has gotta be somebody for me out there.

I am using Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex again, and it has become a lot more stable, I re formmated my slave drive as ext3, and it found it and mounted, just like it should.  I guess JFS, isn’t supported in Intrepid, it doesn’t matter as Ext3 seems to be faster.  I wish I could find some more interesting web desings, so that I could make the beginners-dev web site look better, but I can’t seem to find any.  Oh well, I am out for now.

I just got into the beginners team for the ubuntuforums, I am so stoked.  I hope that I can be a very big help, and also help out the Ubuntu Doc team.  I would like to try to become part of the Ubuntu members, but I am happy where I am at now.  Oh well, I am going back to work on the Wiki.

Top 6 Myths: About Bottled Water

By Anndee Hochman

Bottled water — already a more than $10 billion industry — is the fastest-growing beverage category in the U.S. But is it good for you? Here’s the pure truth.

Myth #1: BOTTLED WATER IS BETTER THAN TAP.

Not necessarily. While labels gush about bottled water that “begins as snowflakes” or flows from “deep inside lush green volcanoes,” between 25 and 40 percent of bottled water comes from a less exotic source: U.S. municipal water supplies. (Bottling companies buy the water and filter it, and some add minerals.) That’s not really a bad thing: The Environmental Protection Agency oversees municipal water quality, while the Food and Drug Administration monitors bottled water; in some cases, EPA codes are more stringent.

Myth #2: PURIFIED WATER TASTES BETTER.

The “purest” water — distilled water with all minerals and salts removed — tastes flat; it’s the sodium, calcium, magnesium, and chlorides that give water its flavor. The “off” taste of tap water is the chlorine; if you refrigerate it in a container with a loose-fitting lid, the chlorine taste will be gone overnight.

Myth #3: BOTTLED WATER WITH VITAMINS, MINERALS, OR PROTEIN IS MORE HEALTHY THAN REGULAR WATER.

“Vitamins, color, herbs, protein, and all the other additions to water — those are a marketing ploy,” says Marion Nestle, Ph.D., professor of nutrition studies at New York University. Plus, the additives are usually a scant serving of the vitamins you really need in a day, adds Amy Subar, Ph.D., a nutritionist with the National Cancer Institute. Enhanced waters usually contain sugars and artificial flavorings to sweeten the deal and can pack more calories than diet soda. When it comes to providing fluoride, tap water usually wins, though that element is increasingly being added to bottled waters.

Myth #4: YOU NEED EIGHT 8-OUNCE GLASSES OF WATER EACH DAY.

The Institute of Medicine recommends about 91 ounces (a little more than 11 8-ounce glasses) of fluid daily for women. But here’s the thing: It expects 80 percent of that to come from water, juice, coffee, tea, or other beverages and the remaining 20 percent from food. That means if you drink a 12-ounce cup of coffee and a 12-ounce can of diet soda, you only need 48 more ounces (three 16-ounce glasses, or four soda cans’ worth) for the day.

Myth #5: AFTER AN INTENSE WORKOUT, BOTTLED WATER IS BEST.

There’s a reason volunteers hand out Gatorade during marathons. If your workout lasts longer than an hour, you need to replace the water and electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium, that you’ve lost (that’s what sports drinks generally do). For less intense workouts, regular water is fine.

Myth #6: WATER BOTTLES ARE EASY ON THE ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE THEY CAN BE RECYCLED.

Wouldn’t it be nice? And it’s not just the bottles. Eco-costs include manufacturing, trucking, shelving, and marketing. And meeting the annual U.S. demand for plastic bottles requires enough oil to keep 100,000 cars on the road for a year, says Janet Larsen of the Earth Policy Institute. Sure, the 70 million empty water bottles the U.S. produces per day can be recycled, but the sad truth is, about 86 percent of them end up in the trash. Hardly worth it, for what flows out of the tap and into a reusable glass for free.

I just got around to trying out Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex, I must say it is very stable for an Alpha.  The only thing missing is my second hard drive, where all my music, and pictures are stored.  I like the new human theme, although it is a little dark.  Here are a couple of screenshots.