I had to reboot the server in my office closet this evening. That’s when I realized that I am a really big nerd. I have a server in my closet with RAID 5 to backup the other computers in the house. I have so many now that I actually have to count them to remember…
Maybe I Should be a Computer Tech
My wife’s computer finally died. I mean really died. For about ten minutes I could push the power button and it would just barely turn on and then it would immediately shut down. Then it stopped turning on all together. It is an old Dell Dimension 8400. There are two things that can go wrong…
The Nutcracker
We took Aubrey, Alyssa and Jenna to the Nutcracker Monday night. It is part of our effort to expose our children to culture. Devin doesn’t like ballet and utterly refused to go. Once we were there I sat next to Aubrey. She had all kinds of questions and comments. Why is there a giant Nutcracker…
Top Ten Reasons to Use Windows Vista
I have a mac. I love my mac. I run VMWare so that I can use Windows as needed like when I need to test Internet Explorer because apparently a lot of people out there are still using it. Who knew? At any rate I have a free copy of Windows Vista Ultimate edition that…
Thanks Expercom
I bought an STM bag about a week ago and took it on one trip. When I got back the shoulder strap had a huge tear in it. I’m not especially rough on bags. I basically carried the thing around. The first time I called Expercom they told me that I needed to work it…
Words Fail Me
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STM Bags Suck?
I am hoping this is an isolated instance. I went on a business trip this last week to Chicago. I didn’t have a laptop case so on Monday I rushed down to Expercom to buy something. They sell STM brand bags. The ‘medium alley’ bag looked decent so I picked one up. One day into…
More Stuff You Shouldn’t Hit on a Bike
Just ran into this: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/09/bear-vs-bike-bicycle-cyclist-missoula-montana.php I guess after hitting a rattle snake on the bike you start to see all the other awful things you can hit on a bike. Glad to hear this guy was OK. A few years ago during Lotoja a guy hit a deer coming down one of the mountain passes….
Photos From Obama Rally in Grant Park
I just happen to be in Chicago today and I just happened to be close to Grant Park. Given those two circumstances you can’t help but visit this historic rally. Here are the photos. Ya, I bought a ton of stuff from the guys selling shirts on the streets. …
Farewell COSL
For sometime now I have known that my time at COSL was running out. I wasn’t sure exactly when it would expire, but last Friday basically became my last day. I know that there have been various issues surrounding the center, but think what you may it would be hard to find a gathering of…