I started up my Fedora 11 again and did a software update…
2nd of July… another 24.1MB worth of 21 patches.
And again…
5th of July… another 41.4MB worth of 23 patches.
Did I mentioned that Fedora 11 was released on 9th June 2009 ?
That’s 26 days old on 5th July.
That’s a total (according to my un-scientific use of Fedora 11) 232 Patches of 488.9 MBs !!!
YMMV as usual…
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I was playing with Fedora 11 on VirtualBox Virtual Machine and below are some of the snapshots of the Software Update processes.
Yup ! That’s 375.5 MB worth of 156 patches ! For a brand new shiny Fedora 11 released on 9th June after 2 delays.
After a reboot, there’s another 47.9 MB worth of 32 patches.
Oh… by the way… this is the way you install the VirtualBox Additions.
Cheers !
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I was trying to register an account at IDC to get some info… but does IDC expect its users to be Oracle Database Experts in order to create an account ?
Apparently so.
IDC may still be working pre-dotCom mode…
Even more strange… they even provide an option to declare that You are not You !
What on Earth are they thinking ? Is the Logout button not enough ?
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I was testing Windows 7 beta and somehow Google Toolbar keeps on crashing for some websites.
Below was the screenshot…
I wonder what is the “other personal information” all about ?
Why do you need that to debug ? Can’t the URL of the last web page suffice ?
hmm….
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I was searching for some extreme programming stuff on FB and I bump into the single result showing this…
Very sad state of things…
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I was on the road up north when I logged into Facebook and saw this.
I am quite impressed with the option and the fact that Facebook is engaging its users in a good way.
The only minor bug is probably the fact that it did not remember that I have rejected the offer.
Hmm… perhaps it is by design. I rejected it twice and it disappeared. 
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I was trying to update a old laptop when I hit into this crazy dialog from Adobe Acrobat 9.1 on my Windows Vista.
Adobe 9.1 bug on Vista
Apparently Adobe expects the user to know how to kill a “Windows Explorer” process and also the “Ignore” button is disabled. Kill Windows Explorer process ? You miss be nuts !
What was Adobe thinking when they did that ? I have no choice but to revert to Adobe Acrobat 8.1.3 to get things working. 
Which is by the way HALF the size of Acrobat 9.1 !
I may have to get rid of Acrobat if it still continues to bug me to heavens. FoxIT here I come !
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Oh my goodness !!! Lenovo takes 1 MONTH or more to migrate their automatic system update ?
You must be kidding ?
Does it mean that Companies and Customers do not need to buy anything from Lenovo till May 2009 ?
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I am wondering why in the world would my Bluetooth Manager expire ???
Oh my goodness, I was not the only one…
“Thank you for evaluating the Bluetooth Stack for Windows by Toshiba. The evaluation period has expired. Please obtain a license for this version of Bluetooth Stack for Windows by Toshiba.”
Thanks Toshiba.
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For those who know me and my rants… recently my extended Lenovo battery died after just 3 months of service.
3 months ! Yes you hear me right…
Basically, it jumped from 100% charged to 0% and caused my operating system to panic and crash. After which it refused to startup without a external power adaptor. Orange light keeps blinking.
Then when I popped in a new battery and take a look at the Power Manager. Below is what is said:
“Enabling Long Battery Health mode allows your computer to automatically set the optimal battery charge start and stop levels based on battery usage. Doing this will increase the overall lifespan of your battery but may also result in shorter battery life”
Can Lenovo make up their mind ?!?!?
Is that utility used inadvertently suppose to make batteries die faster so that Lenovo can sell more batteries ?
I wasn’t the only one… some lucky folks’ luck ran out in 15 months. Some like me, not so lucky (part number 93P5032)…
So much for a greener Earth…
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