[00:05] <canthus13> that cpu seems... weak.
[00:05] <canthus13> and I haven't had luck with the newer mobile radeon chipsets. :/
[00:08] <BiosElement> Aye, I agree on that front
[00:08] <BiosElement> Found a somewhat improved model: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246327
[00:08] <BiosElement> But with linux support slightly more in question heh
[00:09] <canthus13> my girlfriend has this, running Mint 12. (Windows barely boots on it)  http://www.technostarry.com/hardware/asus-x53u-sx013d-review/
[00:09] <canthus13> ...but with the 1.6ghz brazos.
[00:10] <BiosElement> Yeah, Asus is a bunch I like somewhat heh
[00:11] <canthus13> Funny thing.. the non-free video drivers don't work right on that machine. I had to roll back to the O/S ones.
[00:12] <BiosElement> Somewhat a pain when I demand a resonable build quality, dedicated graphics, linux support and a decent keyboard all in one >.>
[00:12] <canthus13> The build quality on that asus is... ok.
[00:12] <canthus13> for $399, it's not bad.
[00:12] <BiosElement> Yep, that's asus for ya lol
[00:13] <canthus13> Everything worked OOB with Mint.  Win 7, otoh... Win 7 takes about 5 minutes to boot.
[00:14] <BiosElement> lmao wow
[00:16] <canthus13> about the only time she boots into windows now is for netflix.
[00:31] <ronnoc> BiosElement: For a good looking deal (and better ADM processor) might have a look at this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246300&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL033012&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL033012-_-EMC-033012-Index-_-LaptopsNotebooks-_-34246300-L0D
[00:32] <BiosElement> Quite nice actually heh
[00:32] <ronnoc> indeed
[00:33] <ronnoc> *AMD
[00:44] <BiosElement> Decided to order http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834246327
[00:44] <BiosElement> Hopefully I won't regret the sucker heh
[00:47] <canthus13> better video chipset, for sure.
[00:48] <BiosElement> Aye, it'll just be a PITA to get running on linux. But apparently they fixed that issue
[01:01] <ronnoc> BiosElement: nice
[04:53] <Cheri703> rawr
[04:53] <Unit193> Heyhey, bad week it seems.
[04:54] <Cheri703> LONG week
[04:54] <Cheri703> bored and hungry and antsy tonight
[05:39] <Cheri703> hungry part taken care of :)
[06:07] <ronnoc> Hi Cheri703. Hope you are enjoying the weekend :)
[06:07] <Cheri703> thanks, mine just started tonight, I worked til 11pm
[06:07] <Cheri703> off sunday/monday
[06:08] <ronnoc> nice. well..let the festivities commence!
[06:09] <Cheri703> indeed! I have a ton of crap to do :/
[06:09] <ronnoc> I'd love to have Mondays off. So much easier to get errands done, etc.
[06:09] <Cheri703> yeah, my old shift was tues/weds off, which was dumb, sun/mon works nicely
[06:09] <ronnoc> yea that would be perfect for me as well
[06:10] <Cheri703> I hate the job, but the shift is good :)
[06:11] <Cheri703> once my book arrives on monday, I am starting to study for the CompTIA Security+ exam :) hoping to take it by the end of april or sometime in may
[06:11] <ronnoc> Not too many people are blessed with a job they love.
[06:11] <Cheri703> I'm working on it
[06:12] <ronnoc> Oh nice! Is it hard to pass?
[06:12] <Cheri703> not as far as I can tell
[06:12] <Cheri703> I got a book that comes very highly recommended, yay amazon
[06:12] <ronnoc> \m/
[06:13] <ronnoc> Are there any plans (tentative or not) regarding Ohio Linux Fest this year?
[06:13] <Cheri703> I have no idea. I couldn't go last year due to finances/transportation
[06:13] <Cheri703> I'd imagine something will get worked out, I'm hoping it will
[06:14] <ronnoc> I'm going to go. Was talking to BiosElement earlier. There's a new KDE-USA group with a few members in Ohio who want to attend also. I might look at seeing if it makes sense to pool resources...
[06:15] <ronnoc> If anything needs done organizing, etc, lemme know
[06:16] <Unit193> Cheri703: You went Kubuntu didn't you?
[06:16] <Cheri703> had been planning to, but stuck with ubuntu proper...still working out the kinks with unity...
[06:17] <Unit193> Unity is better in 12, so I hear.
[06:19] <ronnoc> It appears to be gaining some love and polish. I check it out now and again and keep an eye on development
[06:19] <ronnoc> i also use the USC in Kubuntu
[06:19] <ronnoc> and Ubuntu One
[06:20] <Unit193> I don't like USC, Unity, or Gnome*. :P
[06:21] <ronnoc> Unit193: Well, if Desura worked worth a &*%^ in Qt/KDE, I'd ditch USC. Brings in a lot of GTK stuff that is not otherwise needed.
[06:21] <ronnoc> But really I just like to keep abreast of what's all going on with Corporate
[06:23] <ronnoc> Which begs the ?... is Ubuntu TV already dead? lol.... That....Fizzled....
[06:31] <BiosElement> Honestly, Unity didn't seem at all better.
[06:32] <Unit193> Than shell?
[06:32] <Unit193> I know a few that like Shell.
[06:33] <BiosElement> Then Kubuntu. >.>
[06:33] <Unit193> Heh, but you like Kubuntu.
[06:33] <Unit193> I know a fair number that wouldn't touch it, but think KDE isn't so bad.
[06:35] <Unit193> I don't hav the hardware to run it either way.
[06:38] <BiosElement> Heh having fun getting a laptop :|
[06:44] <ronnoc> KDE 4.8 is pretty solid. I love it for it's ability to be mass-customized. I don't think I could ever seriously go to Unity for that reason alone.
[06:44] <BiosElement> I ran into a huge wall with unity's workflow
[06:45] <ronnoc> And actually, KDE's Activities are pretty revolutionary when one "gets it". It's the ultimate workflow companion IMHO.
[06:45] <ronnoc> Yea, unity seems like an impediment to enabling the ability to get things done