Derek has a couple of good ideas on what to do if he were president. I’m sure I could add a couple of things… how about a ban on excessive DVD and CD packaging for one? Ever buy a new DVD and have to get through the three of four different levels of wrappers they […]
If Derek Was President Read Post »
I know it’s comparing apples to oranges, but I came across a couple of interesting things in the paper at lunch today that sort of conflicted with each other. The first was reader responses to what sounded like your standard “violent video games make people go out and kill people” bullshit article. I really don’t
The Agony and the Irony Read Post »
… and I’m done. Finally got some numbers on my limit from CCRA today, managed to get an appointment at the bank then slipped out of work a bit early and maxed out my contributions. Go me. One more thing off my plate.
3 Days For RRSPs Left… Read Post »
A couple of additions to Mike Dimmick’s letter to Microsoft on anti-virus software and how not everyone needs it. Don’t use Internet Explorer Don’t use Outlook Express This seems to connect well with his other points. OE happily lets you run executable attachments, or runs them for you, and many (most) security patches I see
Addendum to AV Letter Read Post »
I discovered halfway through writing this entry the first time that when Windows XP starts doing it’s “refresh the screen icons” thing a lot it means that the OS is going to inexplicibly lock up and reboot the computer Real Soon Now. sigh I wish I knew what XP was doing when it does this,
Microsoft, Fix Your Damn OS (Please) Read Post »
The gym today was blah. You know that feeling you get after a good workout, a really good workout, where you’re just on the verge of puking and your body is just screaming at you to sit your ass down and not move anymore? I kinda felt like that from the start of the workout.
Played around a bit today with nload, a text load meter for unix systems. As you can see above, it’s pretty nifty. Can you guess when I started a big data transfer? I bet you can. I’d also like to note that either my samba setup needs some serious tweaking, or SMB just sucks compared
Network Monitoring with NLoad Read Post »
Last night after work I raced around the office collecting tax information so I could go and see my accountant. I only thought I missed one chunk of paperwork (no doubt in the pile of papers from last tax year, which I can’t find either), but when I got there she asked about my car
Accountants and Accounting, Oh My Read Post »
I wish there were more hours in the day. After getting up not really early this moring (due to aformentioned late night last night) my todo list was pretty full. Do (more) work on ASP project, laundry, dishes, garbage, shopping, dinner with folks, take cat to vet for follow up, not going crazy, dust the
In Which I Wish There Were More Hours In The Day Read Post »
Saturday was a mostly relaxing day, intersprinkled with much swearing and blowing of people up. We headed over to Jason’s place in Surrey around 10 or 11 or something and had a good day of geeking and blowing things up. I also discovered that I can fit a 19″ monitor in the backseat of my