I finally got Windows 7 purchased and installed this afternoon. Now I’m in the process of re-installing every piece of software that I use regularly. The firewall and anti-virus weren’t too bad, but I had a hell of a time with Quicken. I don’t really have time for it, but I’m so tired of the [...]
Tagged Computers, Personal, whiningYes, boys and girls, I really did it this time. My operating system is officially toast. Looks like I’ll be out buying a copy of Windows 7 in the morning. For tonight, I’m just going to re-install Linux on the hard drive I wanted it on in the first place and then I’ll work on [...]
Tagged Computers, Personal, whiningInteresting, as in “may you live in interesting times and be noticed by important people.” I’m trying to teach myself to write small programs in JAVA (it’s a long story). I was having some problems with the JAVA development stuff causing some conflicts with some of my other programs so I decided to install the [...]
Tagged Computers, Personal, pointless gestures, whiningA partial history of computer Icons. Pretty cool, especially if you are old enough to remember several of these Icon sets. Personally, I started with Windows 3.1. (Via GeekPress)
Tagged ComputersIt seems like just a couple of years ago we had trouble with our air conditioner. Of course, they never break down when it’s 80 degrees outside with a cool breeze. They wait for a day when it’s 107° outside (like today) when I don’t get home til long after the maintenance guys have left [...]
Tagged global warming, Kansas, PersonalAs opposed to our Dear Leader who hasn’t bothered to talk to the folks at BP and has not yet learned that talking tough when you have never demonstrated any history of, nor capacity to, nor stomach for following through just makes you look like an impotent, weaselly wuss, consider for a moment this statement [...]
Tagged Obama, oil, Palin, Politics, Science/TechnologyDid you ever see the movie The Fifth Element? Remember the scene where they are reconstructing the Fifth Element from a few living cells? Remember how the machine created various body parts, including the circulatory system, with all of the veins and arteries and such? It is now possible, using stem cells and a 3d [...]
Tagged Economics, Politics, Science/Technology, taxesIf you have no interest in dual-boot installations of Linux, come back tomorrow. I promise I’ll be on to something else by then. I installed Ubuntu Linux 9.10 on my 2nd hard drive a few days ago. It’s a pretty easy install. Either that or I’ve done it enough times that it isn’t quite as [...]
Tagged blogspeak, Computers, pointless gesturesThe organization I work for is on a major “sustainability” kick. Generally speaking I don’t have a problem with most of the things they want us to do. Saving paper, turning off computer monitors at night, and a number of the other “suggestions” they make fall generally into the category of not wasting resources. If [...]
Tagged ethics, green, Guns, health care, Personal, pointless gesturesSpray-on liquid glass. The liquid glass spray produces a water-resistant coating only around 100 nanometers (15-30 molecules) thick. On this nanoscale the glass is highly flexible and breathable. The coating is environmentally harmless and non-toxic, and easy to clean using only water or a simple wipe with a damp cloth. It repels bacteria, water and [...]
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