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I have to start telling people about ubuntu - the easiest linux I have found which I am certain everyone who can use windows could easily master. I believe that in the amount of time it takes a user who is comfortable in Windows XP takes to get used to Windows Vista - the same person could feel right at home on this open source operating system.

The distributions on the web are free - it is one of the main goals of the software to be completely open source. That last sentence is good and bad, as it means you will have to get proprietary drivers and software (like mp3 support or network card drivers to enable WPA) but the amount of guides online are so plentiful that I am certain you will find answers to most all of your questions. If anyone is interested in finding out more about the operating system of the future - here is a couple of websites to check out:

Microsoft has started offering free domain name registration and web space to promote their new officelive suite.

Goto Office Live and sign up there. MS is offering a free domain name and web space as long as you have a passport account setup. Make sure that you sign up for the free service. There are 3 different choices, I believe the first choice is the free one. (let me know if that is not correct.) They also ask for a credit card # for verification purposes to ensure you are who you say you are. You also get 5 email accounts as well.

Hey everyone!!

JunkBusters is thriving here in South Florida! Jeremy, Stephen, and I started a small junk-hauling company in the Broward/Miami-Dade area about 6 months ago. Things have been going ok and we seem to get more jobs as the days go on. Check out the image gallery for a recent pic of one of our jobs. The picture shows the results of cleaning out a 1-bedroom condo. Thank goodness it all fit!

Remember, for all your junk cleanup/hauling needs, call JunkBusters at 305-968-0062!

Family-owned and operated with quick, courteous service!

OK so together, Heather and I made a custom IKEA sectional from 2 sofas that Jeremy and Lauren had given us. It turned out great and almost looks like it came that way.

We started with the two sofas and figured out the layout we wanted, you know right or left handed for the sectional. Ours is right-handed (I think.) This meant removed the arm from one of the sofas and then figuring out a way to reattach the feet on the bottom to something on the sofa so that everything would be level and look factory. After cutting off the fabric and foam off of the arm we had selected for destruction, we discovered that IKEA makes sofas from cardboard, particle board, and not much else. There were a couple pieces of wood but the shape and main supports were a combination of cardboard paper and particle board. Hey, I don't care, cause you cant buy anything like it anywhere else! I still think its great stuff. The arm is pretty much just bolted to the end of the sofa, which made taking it off a breeze. 4 bolts and off it came. Now, I wanted to reuse the bottom of the arm so that I could reuse the feet. I measured the clearance on the inside bottom of the sofa, and cut the arm down to about 4 1/4 inches high and about 31 inches long. This allowed it to fit inside the sofa, hidden from view, but still providing the foot mount that I wanted. It also bolted back to the sofa frame, making it a rather sturdy installation as well. I just reused the bolts that I had removed earlier. I had to drill new holes for the bolts. Once I bolted it back on, and put the feet back into the mounts, we tried it out. The sofa worked! (Thank goodness!) We used the fabric from the arm to cover the bare patch that was where the arm used to bolt too. Heather made a template from the sofa, then transferred it and cut it out of the fabric. We took foam from the arm and refoamed the bare area since it is now the "end" of the sofa. Heather then took dark blue thread and an upholstery needle and sewed the fabric back on, creating an almost factory appearance.