My Geek Notes

I’m pretty convinced that when you have a certain amount of time defined to get a job done, you usually take that much time to complete it. I’ve seen this over and over again in my own life. If I had 5 hours to write a term paper, it took me 5 hours. If I had 5 days, it took me 5 days. It sure would be nice if I could get it done in 5 hours when I had 5 days. Maybe it’s just me, but it really seems that most people stretch out the clock when they can.

If you were to ask me which application I use the most, the answer would be jEdit. I’ve used a lot of text editors in the past, but in the end I keep coming back to jEdit. One of the main reasons is because it is written in Java so it can run on any platform. When, on occasion, I use Windows then I can work with it there and not feel any difference in what I’m doing. It’s simple, good looking, and I’ve used it for so long now I don’t think I could switch to anything else. Any suggestions are welcome though, I’m always willing to see what else is out there.

Two interesting items in the news. First of all, Eddie Griffin has wrecked a very rare, expensive Ferrari. I have to admit, if I owned that car it would “very rarely” leave my garage, pun intended. The other bit of news makes me a bit angry, but gives me more reason, the next time I get a new computer, to simply build my own by ordering everything I need on NewEgg. HP is now saying that if you put Linux on your HP it will void the hardware warranty. Well, let HP (and Dell) have and support their Windows, I’ll do my own thing. *huff*