Want to see what the new GNOME 2.18 will be like and can’t wait for the release date? Don’t feel like rolling up your sleeves and compiling it from source? Have no fear!!! Ken Vandine has packaged GNOME 2.17.92 as a VMware image, which can be downloaded here. Experience GNOME (in english only for now) with all of its components packed into a mere 362 MB, including VMware Tools!!! All of this goodness thanks to the powers of Conary!

After a very brief night of sleep (about 3 hours), Elizabeth started having contractions, strong enough for us to drive to the hospital. At around 5:18 EST our second daughter Kate Maciel was born! There were some post-partum complications and Elizabeth lost a lot of blood, but the doctors seem to have things under control now. Nothing can prepare you for the roller coaster of emotions one goes through when witnessing the birth of your child.

Bem, depois de quase 2 semanas doente com um resfriado horrível, eu melhorei em tempo para o ano novo! Este ano (passado) de 2006 provou ter sido um ano super movimentado para a minha familia e eu. Creio que eu viajei e conheci mais pessoas e lugares em 2006 do que nos últimos 5 anos combinados! Já que várias pessoas escreveram sobre o que aconteceu no ano de 2006, eis a minha tentativa fotográfica.