Another Vista problem and solution…
I've been having some "odd" email problems since installing Vista. One of my email accounts (Telus) fails (times out) with an error 0x800CCC19 whenever there is an email in my…
Black holes, LHC, Star Wars, quantum uncertainty… if it is of general geek interest, but doesn’t fit into one of the other categories, it lands here.
Vista revisited…
I've installed Vista with the "new" ATI drivers that support OpenGL. The process has been less "fun" than I'd like thus far, and I don't yet have my favorite games…
Vista released…and ATI release driver with OpenGL support
ATI released their "production" Vista driver on January 29th. And it apparently has native OpenGL support, at least according to this extract from the release notes: This release of Catalyst®…
Niagra Falls…
What a strange place for a business convention. Niagra Falls isn't really "home" for anyone- none of our offices are here, so everyone has to drive at least an hour…
Work travel…
I have to do a bit of travel soon for work, and I'm not looking forward to it. It's not that I haven't been through the routine before: in fact,…
Technical difficulties
I run my main computer slightly on the edge. I don’t overclock it, but I do have some of the latest hardware inside, and the latest drivers. I build (assemble the bits, install and configure the OS) it myself not because I consider myself particularly brilliant, but because it sort of makes me feel good.
I am pretty technically proficient. However, I build one (1) completely unique computer per year more or less: you don’t learn all the ins and outs of a build when you only create one of them. And as a result of the “one of a kind” nature of my configuration, I am periodically caught by a problem. That’s what this post is about.
Vista cometh…but no ATI OpenGL yet??!!
I'm not exactly known for my patience. You could probably find my picture next to the Wikipedia entry for "instant gratification". If I decide I want a gadget, I'll usually…
Performance of my new computer…
As mentioned in my previous post, I've built a new machine. And I've completed my first performance test on it, before any optimizations and with an out of date video…
Computer upgrade 2006: the Coles Notes
I built my “new” computer over the weekend. This is sort of a tradition- every two years or so, I feel the need to refresh my technology from the ground up. Every other year I perform an “intermediate” upgrade- RAM, video, disk. The distinction between these two types of upgrade is somewhat vague, but I pretend they are different.
The last “full system” upgrade was back in 2004. I moved from Intel to AMD, NVidia to ATI, IDE to SATA, and life was good. This time around the changes are a bit more subtle…basically, sticking with AMD, ATI, and SATA, but bigger, faster, and better. Since I like living on the bleeding edge, I also decided to try Vista RC2…that turned out to be unworkable, but then it *is* a beta release.
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Comatose man wakes up after 19 years…brain “rewires” itself
I was reading an article today about a man who was in a coma, in what they call a persistent vegetative state, for 19 years who "woke up "in 2003.…