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I recently ordered a Kurobox. This thing is a low powered computer that can run Linux. So far I’ve not done much with it, aside from installing Debian. So far so good.

I hope to test out some neat features with it, such as using it as my dedicated file and print server for the home. My regular desktop has a 500 watt power supply and the electricity costs for a 24×7 file and print server at home isn’t that bad, but a penny saved is a penny earned.

Recently the Sci-Fi Channel ran a Heroes marathon. After all the hype surrounding the show, I decided to give it a shot. I got sucked in. The show was pretty interesting and I await the next season.

The first TV show to suck me in during a marathon was Arrested Development. The Arrested Development marathon ended with me purchasing the three seasons to fill in the holes without ads. I probably won’t be buying the DVD’s for Heroes, as I used my TiVo to record all the episodes and fast forward through the commercials. I did, however, enjoy watching a full season in a couple of sittings. I wonder if others are getting into the “TiVo + Marathon/DVD Seasons” way of watching TV these days. . .

I had a 2 gig iPod Nano (Generation 1) for over a year. During the time I really liked my iPod. Everything just worked. I subscribed to a bunch of podcasts and all was happy. At the end of 2006 it started getting a little screwy. I would get sound only on one headphone and ended up tossing it, as Apple told me it’d cost ~200 to fix it now that the warranty is over.

No worries, I figured. This was just the excuse i was looking for to buy the latest and greatest from Apple. I decided to go for the 8 gig 2nd Gen Nano, as it looked the nicest and the cost of the extra space seemed worth it.

Since then I have longed for my first generation Nano. This new Nano hangs just about every week. I still listen to a bunch of podcasts and I still like the Nano for the most part, but the Gen 2 Nano has issues. Every week or so I will attempt to play a podcast and the Nano will just hang. It’s never the same day or the same podcast, but pressing play causes the screen to get stuck in between redraws. The only way to get this to work again is to reset the Nano. Attempting to play the same podcast that caused the hang after the reset works just fine! And yes, I am finding the latest firmware. . .

During the Christmas break I saw an HDNet Marathon of Arrested Development. During this time I saw almost all of Season 1 and was laughing through most of it. Afterwards I bought all 3 seasons on Amazon and really enjoyed watching all 3 seasons from beginning to end. I’d really recommend this series to all.

Hopefully this show can be resurrected, as many others had, based on the DVD sales. It’s a long shot, but it would be really cool

I seem to recall one of Vista’s features being that it doesn’t need to reboot after Windows Update, unlike XP. Seems this is just another promise Vista was to bring that Microsoft just couldn’t deliver. Let’s face it, the reboot frequency hasn’t changed since NT4 -> Windows 2000.