Ubuntu Feisty Fawn

So I just upgraded from Edgy to Feisty using the Update Manager. I wasn't planning on upgrading just yet, but fears that my software updates and support will become lacking I decided to do the upgrade.

At first glance everything seems to be the same, my settings, customizations etc. One thing I did notice is my boot splash image that looks much better now. I have a HP laptop with ATI graphics and the boot splash images was always a bit off, the palette was all wrong etc.

My laptop is one of those that just would not install Ubuntu out of the box, my monitor was blank all the time, I had to boot with some custom boot option flags to force standard VGA to actually do the install of Edgy Eft. Since I used the standard Update Manager upgrade I can not comment on the current installation process regarding Feisty Fawn when you have to install from scratch.

I am a dad!

Well what a surprise it was for us to find out that we are expecting a brand new baby! It wasn't entirely by accident but still a surprise to see it happen so fast. We weren't really expecting to fall pregnant this fast. Anyway the first sonar pictures are available over at MarthinusSwart.com.

Superman #661

Superman #661 just arrived in the mail. So far the postal service has not disappointed me, really hope they keep up with the good service.

I like my Superman subscription but I must admit I prefer the Dark Knight (Batman) over Superman. The comics are darker and more mature. I think the Superman/Batman crossover comic books might be interesting.

I also discovered The Outer Limits close to my house. They have older issues available at reasonable prices so I think every now and again I will go and visit them to catch up on some past events in the DC as well as the Marvel universe.

Batman #664

It seems my comics are now arriving in a more consistent manner. I received Batman #664 today. I also received my copy of Star Trek Elite Force from my eBay seller today so I haven't read my Batman comic yet.

Judging from the cover it promises to be an action filled edition.
I will definitely make time to read it tomorrow.

Sci-Fi Genre

I do not have a subscription to Spider-Man yet so I decided to test Sci-Fi Genre and it seems to be a nice service. I added Amazing Spider-Man as my subscription and a set my subscription to mail me my comics as soon as my total cost is $20, this roughly translates to 8 comics. The delivery charge is $19 but then it is 4-10 business day air mail, which I feel is safer and more reliable than the normal Dark African postal service.

If the Sci-Fi Genre service works out fine I will not renew my DC or Marvel subscriptions after the 12 issue expiry. Sci-Fi Genre also gives a 10% discount if you subscribe to 5 or more comics. So Superman, Batman, Uncanny X-Men and Amazing Spider-Man, maybe Justice League America will be my 5th comic book subscription.

Superman #660

At long last I received my first issue of Superman. I am a bit disappointed with the DC Direct service. I placed my order 18 January 2007 and my first Superman comic was only mailed in March 2007. I inquired about my Batman comics and apparently my first Batman issue will be #664 and that will only be mailed to me within 2 weeks time. Adding the 6 - 8 week delivery time I will only get my first Batman comic at the end of May 2007.

In comparison Marvel started shipping comics the same month I ordered them. I also came across Sci-Fi Genre and it seems they may have a better deal for me. I can buy a subscription from them and they will keep all my comics until my counter is reached and then Air Mail all the comics to me in one go. The downside of this is that I will have to wait long periods of time before my comics get to me, but with the current Dark African postal service I guess it can't be worse.