You know, Jeopardy is the favorite game show of my father and my grandmother.
Yes, I think Will Ferrill is a better Alex Trebek than Alex Trebek…
Technorati Tags: Jeopardy
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Skyfire is out!
Hello, gentles all. If your phone is powered by Symbian or Windows Mobile, then listen up. There is a new browser out there. It's called Skyfire.
Basically it can do anything that the grown-up browsers on your computer can do. You know, like YouTube, Hulu, flash, etc. You can also zoom in and out, and it renders webpages like they appear on a regular computer. Granted The Anti-Christ hasn’t really fückered up Internet Exploder in windows mobile yet, I’m not taking any chances. Although the Facebook app they put out isn’t really that shabby… I hear they’re also working on a mobile version of Firefox (called Fennec), but everytime I try to install it on my T-Mobile Shadow, it just doesn’t work…
The first paragraph of the post was written in Skyfire. The rest was finished Windows Live Writer…
Thursday, May 21, 2009
More spam from Target
After my last post, I got a reply back from Claudia at Target, who basically told me to click the unsubscribe link, and that she had completed it for me, and that I would be getting it for two weeks. I’m not going to repeat my reply to her, but I’m not impressed with it, to say the least. When I look closer at it, I am ever further disgusted with Target. Not only did they spam me, but they sold my address to a 3rd party, basically means, that my spam load is going to increase. Basically, my address is going to get put on the ‘mllions’ cd and sold to other spammers. I’ve been through this before. I’ve been an admin on spam blocklists before. If I still was, Target’s corporate servers would be there right now. Spammers Lie. Target Lies. End of discussion.
Anyway, here’s the latest one:
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Monday, May 18, 2009
Boulder Pledge: Target
I thought they were one of the good guys. I was treated rudely at the food avenue a couple of weeks ago, and I sent complaint through the web form. I got the auto-ack from them where they basically they were dev/null’ing my complaint, which isn’t good. And then this showed up in my inbox today:
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Saturday, May 16, 2009
One of the definitions of Happiness…
Thursday, May 07, 2009
Under way & wireless….
I knew this day would come. When my brother and I moved in to our current apartment, it was decided that there would be no more snaking Ethernet cable through the house. His brand new computer had wi-fi already installed on it, so it wasn’t that difficult to persuade him to get a wireless router. Originally, the cable modem was in my room on my outlet, but eventually we started having problems with signal (something about two digital boxes and one modem on one outlet…). SO the modem had to go to the other outlet in the living room. And just in time, I finally get my wi-fi card working….
Tuesday, May 05, 2009
I’ve always said
Give me Guinness or give me death.
My roommate/younger brother had a six pack of Corona in the fridge, and I finally broke down and tried one. Tasted like crap. I tried a Fosters @ my nephew’s birthday. Again, tasted like piddle. The same with O’Douls. Then I realized they were all lagers. SO I decided to try Guinness, a stout.
Tonight, I tried Guinness for the first time. To me, all beer tastes the same. It all tastes like urine. This is why I don’t drink. I just don’t like it….
Happy Cinco De Mayo, people
It’s Cinco De Mayo today. If I understand it, it’s a day when the French Foreign Legion got defeated by by a band of Mexicans. In a war which the Mexicans eventually lost. But I”m no authority on that matter, and if you can read this than you’ve probably have sufficient internet access to look it up yourself. They say that Americans celebrate even more than Mexicans.
But I know how I’m going to celebrate it. I got Guinness…
Friday, May 01, 2009
What a wonderful Sunny Day…
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Third time’s a charm
I hope at least. The one thing I’ve realized is that nothing ever goes the way you plan it. I decided very recently to wipe and reinstall everything on my computer (I know of no virus that can survive a ‘format C:’ command). But usually what happens is it takes me mulptiple tries to get it right. On my old computer, most of those tries usually were involving me going really Old Skool and trying to put Windows ME on my machine when I usually absolutely no reason to…). In the past 36 hours I’ve wiped and reinstalled Windows XP 3 times. And I think I’ve just got it right this time (at least I made it past the windows update stage. 400 megabytes, not including Office, which had been done separately…)
But on the bright side, since this was a new version of windows that came with this computer, I can still activate over the internet (my previous copy had been activated so many times from my misadventures, that I had to call The Anti-Christ everytime to activate it. My opinions of Microsoft aside, Indians are really nice people.).
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
It used to be
It used to be that I'd be able to fit everything in my computer on CD-ROM. Then I got a DVD burner, and I then did all my back-ups to DVD. Now, I don't have the patience (or the DVDs). Now, I'm using my two spare hard drives for back-ups. It took some rearranging of my computer hardware (mainly moving drives around so I don't have to fight cables…). The main advantage to this is it's a lot quicker to write to a hard drive than it is to a DVD/CD, and you don't need special software to use a hard drive. And the fact that a 160 gig hard drive has slightly more space than a 4.7 gig DVD may also prove to be a slight advantage...
There's something wrong with me…
I'm watching the Mariners game. Of my own free will. And I'm enjoying it. The New World Order (Mind-Control Division) must be employing new methods. Or maybe, my AFDB just needs replacement. Having said that, the Mariners are kicking some serious ass this year. It could be for many reasons. I personally think it's just they're healthy this year, and they're playing for the team, not for their egos. And how's about them Sounders FC? It is possible to best them. You just need to give the goalie a red card first…
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Aw Fudge!
I bought my new computer last December. And I’ve been able to go this long without wiping it. But I may have to. Firefox is acting up of late. Maybe I’ll just rebuild the profile later. I got the computer working the way I want it to, and I don’t quite have the time anymore to spend reinstalling everything… At least it’s not the fault of The Anti-Christ. At least not yet…
Monday, April 20, 2009
One of the better things in life…
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
It's that time of year
It's April 15 today. The day we all render unto Ceasar. I originally thought of filing an extension this year mainly because my tax forms were at home, and my W-2s were at work, but I decided to come in way too early and file them. As bad as a reputation the IRS has, the late payment interest is actually less than the average credit card. And in all my dealings with them, well let's just say that I've deal with worse creditors.....
As for the rest of the story, I'll invoke the fifth for now...
Thursday, April 09, 2009
For Scott Gaines….
If you’re not Scott from Pierce Transit, then disregard this post. Or you can read it, too.
- Making transfers and connections would be a lot easier if your drivers would actually be on their buses at the scheduled departure times. Some of your passengers’ employers don’t tolerate excuses. And neither do some of your passengers.
- When somebody makes a complaint, and you take more than 48 hours to follow-up on it, then don’t bother with it. You might as well dev/null it. If the driver has to kick off a passenger, and then she stays there to continue arguing because she has to get the final point across, then she can also call ahead to make the other connections hold…
- Having functional wheelchair lifts on your buses does wonders with regards to on time arrivals/departures.
There is no difference between incompetence and malice. Excuses are not tolerated. Only results. If you think I complain too much, then Pierce Transit ought to try something new with its job: Doing It.
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Monday, April 06, 2009
A bit of advice
One of the stores next to my $day-job asked to look at one of their computers. Apparently, they told me, it had a whole load of virii. I get to the laptop, and notice no virus activity. What caught my eye was the fact that there were three anti-virus programs. So I immediately uninstall 2 out of the 3 programs (and yes, I took Norton off. When it comes to crappy, half-assed software, Symantec is even worse than The Anti-Christ). That’s all I did. nd ti improved performance dramatically. I was amazed it would even boot up….
Moral of the story: Choose your AV wisely, because whatever choice you make, you can only install one. Because if you call me to fix it, I will charge you for it. And it won’t be cheap. Learn quickly, or part with your brass….
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UFO sighting
All over the Puget Sound region, there was a UFO in the sky. I saw it myself. Everyone has seen it. But it wasn’t in the news. I could best describe it as a bright yellow ball that travelled through the sky slowly. It took literally all day to cross the sky. I’m surprised nobody noticed it, or raised a commotion…
Now is the time to start panicking…
A good start
No, I have died. But I do have a Real Life, and I can’t get to my computer as often as I’d like to.
The Mariners won 6-1 today. And Griffey resumed what he was doing when he left: hitting the long ball. It’s a good start. Maybe they won’t go for over 100 losses this year like they did last year. Although being The New World Order (Mind-Control Division), I would still seriously advise an AFDB, and limiting your exposure. Fortunately, this year around, we have the Sounders FC, and they are kicking ass. Nobody has yet to score against them so far….
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
The spaghetti harvest is in.
And once again it looks like try another bountiful crop. The spaghetti trees in Switzerland were overburdened with the Noodly Goodness this year.
Yes, I suppose I could be a little but more creative with April Fools', but this is a classic, and you can never go wrong with it...
Yes, I suppose I could be a little but more creative with April Fools', but this is a classic, and you can never go wrong with it...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Iron Man vs Bruce Lee
If you ever wondered who would win in Iron Man Vs. Bruce Lee, wonder no more:
Who would’ve thought that Iron Man is really Frodo and Sam?
Monday, March 23, 2009
Extreme Sheepherding
Over the weekend, I noticed that YouTube had put out a Windows Mobile application and I downloaded it to my cell phone. It’s stow low and buggy, but it’s YouTube where I would otherwise not have it…
Anyhow, this is the first video I watched on it:
And so we learn that there ways to have too much time with sheep that don’t involve certain things that will not be discussed in this post…
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
We all get old
Aging happens. Some of us try to deny it. But we will all get old. You. Me. Even the Dark Lord Of The Sith. Darth Vader has prostate cancer. OK, so it’s only the actor who played him, but still Vader’s getting old….
Shall we dance
Fun at work….
Recently at work there was a need to hire someone (only a temp position, just to cover someone who was on an extended vacation). The first day we had the opening, I got a phone call from someone inquiring about a position. I was sufficiently impressed with this person to go ahead and schedule an interview, and I set the appointment. On the day of the interview, this person shows up three hours prior, and I give her an application, and again remind her to come at the appointed time. The appointed time comes and passes, and she no shows. My rule is you no show an interview, I don’t hire you. She called me the next day, and I called her our on the no-show, and she just said that it was a miscommunication. I’ll buy many excuses for missing an interview, upto and including extraterrestrial abduction, but miscommunication is not one of them. I told her I would call her back (a variation of don’t call me, I’ll call you). Three minutes later she calls me again. Finally I have to lay down the law, and I tell her that her ship has already left the port.
Today’s lesson, gentles: if you’re really serious about working for me, then show the fuck up for your interview!
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Welcome to Citibank
Saw this at The Consumerist. Welcome to the new Citibank:
The New F***ing Citibank - watch more funny videos
I don’t bank with Citibank, and my credit card with them has been paid off. But still this hits the nail on the head.
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Monday, March 09, 2009
Not been a good week
Saturday, I got a call that I didn’t want to get. Bob Brisky, one of my best friends died Wednesday. He died of lung cancer. If somebody tells you that tobacco doesn’t kill, they’re full of shit…
30 Years Old…
It finally turned 30. It’s the CD. I was nearly 22 when I finally got my first CD player (what can I say? I grew up broke, and I had to pay for all my toys myself). A few years later, I got a stereo with a 51 CD changer. Then I got my computer and discovered mp3. But that is the nature of progress…
Proof once again that the Buffalo Bills are stupid
I was busy last week, so I didn’t get the chance to post an entry about T.O. getting shit-canned. He may have talent, but there’s an awful lot of drama to go with that talent, and it takes away too much from the game than what he can bring.
Anyway, T.O. is a diva. But the Buffalo Bills are stupid. After all, they signed him….
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Monday, March 02, 2009
So little has gone on…
Or so much has happened, and I’m just too lazy to write about it.
- One of my best friends is dying of lung cancer. The first round of chemo didn’t work, and he’s too weak for another round. If anyone tells you that tobacco doesn’t kill, they’re full of shit….
- TJ Houshmandzadeh is going to sign with the Seahawks. I’ve never really foolowed him, to be honest. He just has an interesting name. May we have more success this year than the past… And speaking of players with interesting names, we need to sign Maurice Jones-Drew. The Seahawks do need a good running back…
- I don’t know if anybody told you, but the economy sucks. AIG i heard is bleeding $460,000 dollars a minute, Citibank is close to being nationalized, and The Anti-Christ even shit-canned their entire Flight SImulator development team. The former two, I could care less about, but the latter is going to hurt…
- My phone bill is going up. I saw this rumor on The Consumerist, and so I longed on to T-Mobile, and it was true. For only $10.00 more, I now have unlimited voice. And that to my unlimited texting, and my total internet access, and my phone bill is not going to be the cheapest. But, I’m happy with it, and since my cell phone is my only phone, I can justify it. Besides, it’s still cheaper than when I was on the AT&T Digital One Rate ($110.00 a month for 600 minutes, no internet, no texting….).
- In 2 1/2 weeks Sounders FC will start their first season. Yes, I am a soccer fan. It’s not as boring as The New World Order (Mind-Control Division), and I can leave the tin-foil hat behind… You got to hand to the Mariners. It does take a considerable effort to have a $100 million payroll, and still have a 100 loss season….
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Oooooh Shit……….
Griffey is coming back…. I don’t know what the Mariners have been smoking, or if The New World Order (Mind-Control Division) itself is high….
I’ll be the first to admit that I’m no fan of his. He’s an ungrateful jack-ass. The people of King County are burdened with a stadium that he insisted on being built, and yet he spent less than one season here. I think if they’re going to call Safeco Field the house that Griffey built, then Griffey should pay for it. Personally.
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Nothing to see here. Move along. Again.
This is nothing really. Apparently one can now post straight from one's mobile phone straight to blogger...
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Let’s have some opera!
Just because I can, here’s the entire Ring Cycle. Slight truncated….
Betcha didn’t know that Elmer Fudd sang Wagner…
Oh, and he also did Rossini too:
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So what’s been happening…
I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth yet. Real Life sometimes intervenes, and I end up away form my computer. Or it could be I’m just too farking lazy to click on the icon to fire up windows live writer….. A little bit of column A and a little bit of column b is involved.
Anyway, one of the stores located near my work called me in recently as there computer and a Very Important Piece of hardware wasn’t working (not a printer or a scanner, and what it is/was is irrelevant to the post at hand). There problem was the drivers and the software were written for Windows XP, but the computer they were using had Windows Vista. I showed them how to use compatibility mode, and we both agreed that there are two ways to lose money: gambling is the quickest, and upgrading to Vista is the surest… I just hope that one day The Anti-Christ would put out something that doesn’t suck…
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
The latest toy
And I mean it literally. Someone is designing a Lego cell phone. I had Legos when I was growing up, and I made all sots of thing, but a functioning cell phone wasn’t one of them…
And in a Lego cell phone isn't your thing, then there’s also the Lego Space Battle cruiser Yamato…
And this was found form somewhere on them intertubes:
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Just a reminder people
Monday, February 09, 2009
Don’t try this at home (not that it’s really possible….)
Ok, I watched Star wars growing up. You shoot laser. Stuff blows up. Like a planet, perhaps? One of the scenes that stuck out in my mind was when they blew up Alderaan. Anyway, somebody with way too much time on there hands has finally figured out how powerful the Death Star needed to be here. Don’t let reality get in way of your Science Fiction…..
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Six and a half years later
And I finally beat MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries… The Anti-Christ actually did a fairly decent job (usually I just play the instant action). Too bad they cancelled any further versions (I hear they even let go the Flight Sim people during the recent layoffs). Damn, and this was better than any version of widows, too.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Spock. Now. You. Can. Try. This. At. Home.
Yep. It’s the Star Trek Episode Plot Generator. Pointy ears not included. And neither is William Shatner’s toupee. But then again, William Shatner isn’t included, either…
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Thursday, January 29, 2009
A commercial from my youth…
I grew up in a military family (father was in the Army). We were stationed in Germany, and the only Engrish speaking TV station was run by the Army. The one good thing about it (and possibly the only good thing) was no commercials. Then we came stateside, and were able to watch regular TV with commercials. There was one commercial that stood out in particular, and our friends at The Consumerist have pointed out that it’s on YouTube.
Submitted for your approval.
And surprisingly, Faith No More, does a pretty live cover of it (maybe if they went with this, it would still be available….):
And no, I don’t dig white chocolate. Hershey’s Special Dark, please. Thank you.
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A good combination
Zero Wing. A Sega Genesis game that never sold well in America. In fact, I don’t think it sold at all. It was well known for it’s atrocious treatment of the English language. Don't believe me, see the Wikipedia write-up here. Anyway, it also goes well with a Brian May guitar solo. See here:
Isn’t there anything Queen can’t make better?
Monday, January 26, 2009
Gee, that was quick….
Lately I’ve been having problems with my phone syncing to my computer. Yes, my phone runs Windows Mobile (so I guess I should that The Anti-Christ for that one), so there’s my problem right there…
Anyway, I decided to clear the phone out tonight, and reinstall everything (this included uninstalling/reinstalling ActiveSync). On my computer, this would imply at least 2-3 days before I could safely surf the internet, and almost a month before all my software would be reinstalled and I would ‘moved in’ to the computer. On my phone, I had everything reinstalled in 20 minutes. It took slightly longer to set my email up, and I still need to tweak the theme. But what’s going to take the longest time is I have to reload all my music… And that was what was causing me the problems originally.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
It was another day off today….
And I did absolutely nothing. Nada. Zilch. Jack Shit. Well I did go to Puyallup today, thinking I would spend the day with one of my brothers, but he had to tend to other business. Well, it wasn’t a complete waste of a day. I did get some more software installed in my WinME virtual machine. I’m beginning to realize that the virtual machine on this computer will get better performance than when I had it installed on my old computer.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Sheep and Goats
Taxonomically they’re related. But in religious terms, there’s a difference:
- Sheep always go to heaven.
- Goats always go to hell.
Now, let’s have some Cake:
Yes, I know it’s just yet another half-assed excuse to post another music video. To be honest, I really can’t stand Cake, but this song is an exception.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
RIP Khan
Ricardo Montalban has passed away. Yes, he was Mr. Rourke from Fantasy Island, but I will remember him for his role as Khan in Star Trek 2. He was the best villain ever. It wasn’t until many years later after first seeing him that I found out he was Mexican. Even though I only knew him through the villains’ roles he plated, he was still one of my heroes.
He will be missed.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
My Early Experience With Windows 7
Ok, so I downloaded the beta of Windows 7 from The Anti-Christ earlier today. Burned it to DVD. And realizing that I have two physical hard drives in my computer, I gave it a try. From the time I put the DVD in the drive to desktop was between 30 minutes and an hour (to be honest I wasn’t really keeping time). From previous experiences (with WinME and WinXP) here are the major differences:
- Everything is now done from a gui. Even when you boot off the DVD, you’re greeted by a GUI, which should be a Godsend to the computer-illiterate masses who don’t know how to do anything from a command line. The Anti-Christ must be borrowing a page from all the major Linux distributions, most (if not all) of whom have had gui based installers for years (Mandriva and SuSE immediately come to mind).
- Compared to WinXP installation, if you choose install from within windows, all of the major decisions (like which drive/partition to install it to) are made from within windows. Whereas in previous versions it would just copy the files over, then it would reboot, and you have to navigate through the DOS-like interface, which could be a little bit intimidating if you don’t know what you’re doing… A little more work on this, and my very much computer illiterate mother would be able to do it.
- Once you get through the installation, it’s very much like Windows Vista. The hardware requirements are pretty much the same, so if you’re current box can run Vista, you can run windows 7 with little or no problem.
And the drawbacks:
- It is still beta software (and that means that it’s not stable). Of course, the obvious warning not to use this on mission critical computers.
- Since it’s a beta, not all manufacturers have released hardware drivers yet. Like my TV card. And IIRC, there were several components on my computer that they didn’t have drivers for.
- I’m not all that thrilled with the Aero interface yet. I may upgrade to Windows 7 when it’s finally released, and learn to love it then. But then again, I just found the port for the Royal Noir theme (the one that XP Media Center has), and that’s enough eye candy for me.
And my one tidbit of wisdom if you’re dual-booting with 7 and XP, and you just want to go back to XP:
- log into XP.
- Go to ‘my computer’ and format the drive/partition that 7 was installed on.
- If you followed my advice here, then reboot your computer and choose the ‘recovery console’ option.
- If, for example, your XP installation is on your C: drive, then at the command prompt, type ‘fixboot C:’.
- Reboot again, and you should be back at XP again.
Your mileage my vary…
Monday, January 12, 2009
I’m watching the Tonight Show right now
And John Melendez is going to get a tonsure. Not the traditional roman tonsure, but he’s going to get it all shaved off. It would be far more entertaining for him to get his scalp waxed. A very slow waxing. This is why I don’t gamble on national TV…..
Now you can have a bankruptcy in the diamond business…
When I was growing up, I listened to a lot of radio (hey, no internet, no cable TV, my choices were severely limited). My best Holiday present ever was a stereo that had a digital tuner (not even a cd player). Anyway, one of the ads that I still remember from the 20-some odd years of listening were the spots for the Shane Company. Everything must come to an end. The Shane Company has filed for bankruptcy. Maybe they can pull out of it. Maybe this is the end……
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Mental Note (once again)
When burning DVDs make sure to shutdown the andlinux processes, unless you really want to spend over 40 minutes on one DVD. The Anti-Christ has released a public beta of Windows 7. After several tries over the weekend, I finally managed to download it, and burn it to disc. I’ve finally got the hardware to run it, but I hesitate to install it because my TV card doesn’t have windows vista/7 drivers for it yet, and I do use my computer as my main tv. And for the first time since knoppix 4.02 was released, I can finally access the internet from knoppix again (funny thing, after 4.02, knoppix stopped recognizing the network card on my old computer).
Thursday, January 08, 2009
What's this?
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Almost forgot…..
While trying to get Windows ME to install in VirtualBox (gave up after 8 hours. And I had really high hopes for it too, but that will be another post), it occurred to me what yesterday was. I almost missed my father’s birthday. I did call him and wish him a happy birthday, but I thought I’d use my virtual soapbox to say:
Happy Birthday, Dad.
Monday, January 05, 2009
MySpace, Facebook, Blogger or ???
I’ve had this blog since 2006. Last September (or August, I can’t remember), I finally got a MySpace page. Then my boss mentioned facebook, and I got a facebook page. Some of my friends & relatives like MySpace, but most prefer facebook. For the most part, I like facebook too, but there are some of my friends who prefer myspace. The two are good for keeping in touch, but I actually prefer blogger. I know MySpace has a blogging feature, but I’ve already had my virtual soapbox here set up for almost three years. And I really don’t like all the pimped & blinged out myspace pages, either. And don’t get me started on R&B music, either…..
Going Old Skool. Again….
As I think I’ve said before, my (old) computer came with Windows ME installed on it. I highly recommend it to clueless newbies. Then again, it is kind of like learning to swim by jumping straight into the ocean…. Anyhow, after a year of dealing with the Blue Screen Of Death, and various and sundry other problems, I went to Windows XP (you’d think that The Anti-Christ would realize that not doing a Half-Assed Job would be a Good Thing). For the most part. I kept trying to dual-boot with ME and XP, or just going with either one of them (even if I was going with one OS, I’d still make sure that I had the hardware drivers and software compatible with the other OS as well).
Well fast forward to my new computer which just has Windows XP Professional. Installing WinME is not an option. Then I realized, that: 1. I have XP Pro and 2. I have a really fast processor and plenty of ram. I’ve never had any really good experiences with virtual OSes and emulators (mainly because my old computer was slower than the Postal Service). And when I last tried Virtual PC 2007, it shut down saying I needed XP Professional (I had XP Home at the time). So I downloaded Virtual PC 2007 and VirtualBox, pulled out my old windows discs, and set to work. First off, I learned that even though I’m in a virtual environment, I still need to fdisk and format. Installation was a long time (even longer than my old PIII). Virtual PC was slightly faster than VirtualBox in installation, but VirtualBox is more configurable. But, I can now still play around with my old games (mainly MechWarrior 2) that won’t even install in XP. I could probably even install my favorite Linux Distro (OpenSuSE) if I wanted to, but that would be another blog entry…
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Happy New Year
OK, I’m watching the New Years at the Needle. I remember the fiasco that happened last year when the fireworks didn’t go off properly. They said it was a computer malfunction. There is a reason why mission critical computers don’t run windows. The Anti-Christ is known for doing a half-assed job. Already I’ve seen the traditional marriage proposal live on TV (last year, they had three or four). I’ve already celebrated the traditional way: with nachos and beer.
Now comes the New Years’ Resolution. I don’t really make resolutions, and when I do, I usually end up breaking them my January 2, so these are more lifelong goals than resolutions. Anyhow, I resolve to:
- Take better care of myself. I am a diabetic, and I am starting to see some the complications of the condition.
- To get out of debt.
- To live within my means. The economy’s been in the toilet for awhile, partly because of people using credit, not realizing that eventually the bills come due, and the piper will always get paid.
- To be more productive at work. It is far easier to retain employment than it is to find new employment.
Anyway, Happy New Year. I must now retire. I don’t have tomorrow off, and I have to get up pretty bright and early. At least, the fireworks went off properly.
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