Daniel’s Blog

Yay, I’ve got my new Linux based PC all setup in my house now. I’ve just taken this picture (which is a little blurry):

Current setup:

• Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 64-bit 2.4GHz (Energy Efficient)
• Motherboard: Asus P5N-E SLI 650i (on-board audio circuit, on-board gigabit network circuit)
• RAM: 4GB DDR2 with Heat Spreader
• Processor Cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 7
• Disc Drive: Optiarc 20x DVD RW/DL/RAM SATA
• Hard Drive: Samsung 750GB (32MB Cache, 7200RPM) SATA
• Graphics: nVidia GeForce 7300LE on a Microstar International PCI-E Card (256MB GDDR with 512 TurboCache, 450MHz Core Clock) (VGA, DVI and HDTV Output)
• Case: Antler ATX Midi Tower with 350w PSU (white) (in-built card readers and usb & firewire ports). (the blue bit is the power light which flashes red when the hard drive is in use)
• Wireless Keyboard and Mouse (comes with the case)… also have my Mac mouse plugged in.
• Monitor: LG Studioworks 563N CRT
• OS: Ubuntu Linux 8.04 (Hardy Heron) with AIGLX and Beryl on Gnome. (Cube is currently active, and also playing a Steve Vai DVD using VLC)

Things I haven’t got yet, but will do in the near future

• A TFT Monitor (preferably 19inch)
• Office chair (not leather) (at the moment I’m working on a dining table chair)
• Mouse mat (at the moment I’m using a piece of paper, which has variable results with laser mice)

Other things in the picture:

• Ibanez GIO Electric Guitar
• Light from my large fish tank
• Apple MacBook (Intel Core 2 Duo 2GHz) with Mac OS X 10.5
• Book: Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach (2nd Ed) by Russell and Norvig
• Remote control for my iPod speaker dock
• Sony Ericsson P1i
• TP-Link Router (with WiFi)
• my watch (made by animnal)
• beki’s old desk
• Steve Vai: Live at the Astoria London DVD