Take a look at this little gadget Philips

Although the camera only does 640x480, it's pretty cool nonetheless.

Morphix Site - News


Morphix is a Linux distribution based on Knoppix built around the idea of modules. I have it installed on one of my home PCs now. It still needs some tuning, but appears to be promising if development continues.

Another topic that I love to gab about is Linux desktop distributions. I have probably installed every English distribution on Distrowatch.com at least twice.... some probably 20 or 30 times (like Mandrake and Redhat). I have yet to come across the "perfect" distribution. I always go back to comparing them to OS X or XP. None are even close to parity from a UI and fit and finish standpoint.

So far, the winners for me are RedHat after Ximian is installed, Mandrake, and gulp, Lindows. I have yet to be able to successfully run an APT-GET Update all on a Debian distribution without thoroughly screwing up my whole system. Mandrakes URPMI isn't much better though I know enough about it to recover.

Anyway, I'll probably rant and rave about future releases here as I love installing Linux for some strange reason.

Big Carp pictures from around the world

I would love to get one of these guys on a flyrod.

So Blogger is making their service free now! Woo hoo! Game set and match... I now know which blogging software to use! Thanks Google!

Guess I ought to start out with a little about who I am... and why I think someone might want to read the stuff that I post here. The first part of the question is easy. My name is Dean Burris. I'm in my mid 30's, though a guy, probably on summer college break, who worked at one of those booths at a local amusement park where they are given megaphones but obviously not told not to abuse them, guessed my age at 38. I think I am scard for life. Anyway, I have a 13 month old son and a wonderful daughter who is 12 but shows maturity beyond my own sometimes. We have relocated from Texas, to Georgia, to Arizona (or hell as I call it), to Texas and now to Virginia. We love Virginia, but it is a little pricier here than we like. The fly fishing opportunies (at least fresh water which is what I do) are a hell of a lot better than Texas.

I'll have to finish the background at a later time... my 13 month old calls...

First brilliant post of the blog