Merry Christmas!
It's December 25th...I'm still wearing my PJs and robe and it's fast approaching noon- it must be a good day :) Christmas has been good to Irene and I this…
Dumb time to catch a cold…
I'm struggling at the moment to avoid catching a cold. I'm taking an extended break from work for the Christmas season this year, and what happens as my first day…
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…
I think summer is over…
We had well over 20 cm of snow last night... It's still coming down. And for once the meteorologists had the forecast almost bang-on. It's a bit of a shock…
Meet our new kitten
We weren't going to adopt another cat. You know we are in trouble when my post starts off "We weren't going to adopt another...". And once again, it's Irene who…
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 And I've completed my first performance test on it, before any optimizations and with an out of date video…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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An extra month…
I mentioned a couple of posts ago how our cat Susu had fought back from a serious illness. A few days ago, she took a turn for the worse and…
Visiting folks
Irene and I went to visit my sister Connie today and to see the house she bought and refurbished. She's done a really nice job taking an older home that…
Sadie is gone…
Our dog Sadie has been suffering increasingly from debilitating pain in her right front shoulder during the past few months. We've had her on several increasingly strong arthritis medications with…