off by one for 2005 April 18 (entry 0)

(1) Mon Apr 18 13:49:14 my old laptop vs. ann sather cinnamon rolls:

I will really miss going to Ann Sather for cinnamon rolls and coffee on Saturday moning. Their cinnamon rolls are really one of the greatest foodstuffs on the planet, imho. Two big hot cinnamon rolls with tasty frosting slathered on top. There's not much to say other than it's an incredible edible. If you live in Chicago and you have never had Ann Sather's cinnamon rolls, now is the time. (With locations in Andersonville and on Belmont.)

I won't miss my old work laptop. I had a Dell D600 through work that is totally nice, but lacking in a few regards, specifically it just doesn't seem that well constructed (the hard drive also makes odd, repeptive clicking noises), and there is no support in Linux for the Broadcom wireless chipset because Broadcom won't release the specs.

Dell, Broadcom: I specifically *did not even CONSIDER* buying your product because of a lack of support in Linux (and the construction issues, Dell). It is time to wake up and smell the coffee. Instead, I bought an IBM T-43 with Intel wireless built in, which has Linux support, and a nicer screen and video than the D600, and it seems to be put together very well. If you're considering buying an IBM laptop, I have a good sales rep to send you to.

Update: The IBM T-43 has a Broadcom 10/100/1000 NIC (NetXTreme) which is disappointing. It may be possible to get a different one; I'm not sure if it's built in, or if it's Mini-PCI or something. Either way, there is Linux support for it, and it appears to be source-based (not a binary driver from Broadcom). If anyone knows more about this I'm interested.

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