Stargazer Feisty Upgrade

The upgrade was not flawless. X did not work immediately. I need to manually update the ATI fglrx drivers(my Edgy notes came in handy). There was also no sound. After browsing in the forums I found some workaround(replaced some files).

I have not played around with it yet so I don’t know how much of an improvement Feisty is over Edgy.

Some unscheduled purchases I made last week

The Star Wars Hand of Thrawn duology by Timothy Zahn. I found both of them at Kinokuniya and I immediately purchased them. Most of the time I only see one of the series so I am a bit hesitant to buy since I might not be able to complete them. Timothy Zahn is probably the best StarWars expanded universe writer.

Included in the pic is my Kinokuniya privelege card. It gives me 10% discount for on all books for 21 SGD annual membership fee.

I have been wanting to get a pair of speakers since Stargazer’s doesn’t sound good and I could not turn the volume that high without much distortion. I initially wanted to have a 2.0 setup(no wiring mess) but the good ones are a bit pricey. Its 160 SGD for the Creative T20 and 195 SGD for the Klipsch(4.5k lang sa Pinas). I decided to purchase a 2.1 setup since it is much cheaper(60-80 SGD range). I initially wanted the Logitech X-230 but the salesman recommended the Altec Lansing VS2321. What made me buy, even though I have not read the reviews yet, is the silver color(all others are black). It looks good beside my laptop. The only problem is the satellite speakers topple easily and worse of all picks up interference(from the wifi) when not properly positioned.

Going to Funan is not complete without visiting the computer book store. I was surprised when I found UML Distilled being sold for 21 SGD only. I immediately bought it.