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In his post, Ubuntu 9.10 Boot Performance, and Does it Matter? Christopher Tozzi makes a point that it doesn't really matter that the boot performance has improved since "none of us" shutdown the desktops/laptops, opting instead for suspend/hibernate.

It just seems quite seems like his world view is quite flawed in my opinion. When I was in Denver, and a power outage did not occur for the two years I was there, I did keep my Ubuntu powered Dell laptop up and running all the while.

But back in India, now in Chennai, the power outage is quite frequent. I do not want to keep my laptop hooked on all the time. I do want to shutdown completely and boot in when I want to use it.

I just hope that people who lead the development of Ubuntu as a distribution are not just filled with people with narrow views.

I just completed the latest illustration/design project for a client, BloomSpot.

Read more about it at services/portfolio page. The client is yet to take the site live. Hence it will be a while before this logo is actually used in the website.

It has been a while since I decided not to use Apple products any more.

Here are some of the reasons I came to this decision:

1. Their iTunes software required to sync/buy music and to make use of the iPod/iPhone Apps out there is not available on Linux. I hate it these days when someone forces me to dual boot into my Windows partition.
2. iPod batteries suck. Not batteries themselves, because I do understand the concept of recharge cycles, but not able to replace it yourselves is really a bummer. And sending it in to Apple for a replacement will cost you almost half the price of the device, which is absurd. Read MG Siegler's view at The Short Lifespan Of The iPhone.

Now, I will be using the iPod I bought, until it dies. I am glad I bought an iPod Touch and not an iPhone. But I will not be buying anymore of Apple's products. I will not be buying them for myself, or as gifts for others.

Apple has lost me as a customer.

iPod photo by juanpol.