With the arrival of the final version of Windows 7, it was time for a little maintenance on Bandit the desktop PC. See, the desktop PC used to be the media PC, until I built a newer, faster computer to use for a media PC. So the desktop PC was … Continue reading
Is a sign of a disordered mind. Or something. Which means this just confirms what everyone already knew anyway: Clean Desk, originally uploaded by Meghan A. Click on the picture to go to Flickr and view notes about the items on the desk.
A few weeks ago, I thought I had the beta version of Windows 7 working on my iMac, using Boot Camp to boot directly into Windows. Turns out, I almost had it working. It was installed, I could log in and access programs, but it would lock up randomly, anywhere … Continue reading
Smitty the Server had a hard drive failure. Since that required re-installing Windows, I took the opportunity to upgrade to a quad-core processor first (which also required replacing the motherboard and memory) and install some new hard drives. Follow along as Smitty gets rebuilt! Poor dead Smitty sits under the … Continue reading
The last two weeks have not been very pleasant. Sample: 1. work-Print server sharing 50 printers to 3 departments. Dead. 18+ hours to replace 2. home-one of my favorite fish. Fine Tuesday night, dead Wednesday morning. 3. work-the new phone system. So many issues, the phone guy spent 9 hours … Continue reading
It’s never a good thing when I get bored. Things that aren’t broken tend to get “fixed.” Toys tend to get “upgraded.” Microsoft Windows (aka The Dark Side) tends to get re-installed. So last night, being bored, I decided to see if I could install the Windows 7 beta on … Continue reading
Because I store so much media, mostly in the form of TV shows (both DVD and recorded High Definition shows) and movies (again, in DVD and Blu-ray form) I’m always on the lookout for more space. So, when Best Buy, of all places, had a really good price on the … Continue reading
Thanks to AppleCare, my iMac went from this: to this: And, thanks to shameless begging, I was able to schedule an on-site visit by a repair tech, so I didn’t have to haul my 24″ iMac through the mall to my nearest Apple Store.
As previously mentioned, I recently acquired a Samsung NC-10 mini laptop. In the past 5 days, I have set it up to do the following: Surf the internet (duh) Play music with iTunes (1500+ songs) Play videos in iTunes (movies I own, and TV shows I’ve purchased from iTunes) Play … Continue reading
I blame this on the boss. He went to Costco the other night, and came into the office the next day with an HP Mini 1000 “NetBook” which is basically a really tiny laptop. Now, I’ve been thinking about getting a similar one for a while, just contemplating that it … Continue reading