Qauntum Locking

I'm not even going to pretend I understand what is going on here but its awesome...  Just enjoy the video.

Cheap Wall Mount Headphone Holder

I was looking around for a nice headphone stand that would cost under $10 and decided that IKEA was by far the best place to go.  I was going to build the modified Grundtal toilet roll holder build that I found on IKEA Hackers, but when I got to IKEA I decided to go a different route.

The Bjarnum aluminum hook immediately caught my eye for two reasons.  First off it didn't require any modification at all which is always nice since sometimes these IKEA hacks can come out a bit rough looking if your not careful.  The other aspect of this hook that I really liked was how there was a second smaller hook under the main hook that would be perfect for coiling the headphone cord up onto.

 The pictures speak for themselves!  My only complaint if that the main hook is about and inch longer than it needs to be but I may hack that off at a later time and round out the end to make it perfect.  Overall a nice cheap solution.

Ubuntu 11.10 Ready for Prime Time

I will have a video of the new interface later on, but for now here are some of the highlights via Ars Technica.

Codenamed Oneiric Ocelot, the new version of Ubuntu has made improvements to the Unity dash including cleaning up the main interface and working on a 2D version of the Unity shell allowing machines with lower system specs to run the dash without breaking a sweat.

Thunderbird has now become the default email client booting out the long standing Evolution client (thank god), along with a slew of other improvements:

• New Alt+Tab switcher
• New "music lens" included on the Unity Dash which plays nice with Banshee and Ubuntu One
• Ubuntu One music collections are now streamable to Android and and iOS devises
• Improved launcher/panel performance
• Upgrade to Ubuntu Software Center 5.0 with improved navigation features, application sorting based on user ratings, and dynamic application lists/banners
• Two new ARM sub-architectures are compatible with 11.10
• Upgrade to GNOME 3.2 (GNOME classic is no longer installed by default)
• Synaptics is no longer installed by default but can be added through the Software Center

Much more can be found on the Ubuntu website and to find out more try it out for yourself!  Video tour to follow later.

Why not start blogging?

This will be my slice of the web to share with anyone who wants to follow where I am going to talk about anything and everything that I find interesting.  That being said, it will mostly be about technology and whatever I find entertaining, interesting or useful will end up on here.

As a point of disclosure I am a Windows user and am Google crazy so I wouldn't expect much if any Mac news to end up on here but we might get some Linux news now and then.

I hope whatever ends up on here it is useful and that others find my posts entertaining in the least.