14 posts tagged “computers”

Anyone have (highly unlikely) or know someone who has (still unlikely) Jamstix 2XL? If so, maybe I could 'borrow' it...?

Anyone doing something geekier than sitting on your computer on a Saturday afternoon, compiling a repair utility to attempt a fix on a 48GB gzip'd tarball?

Anyone? Anyone?

Still here, still alive, all's well, all's fine.

Didn't move last weekend as scheduled due to the house not being finished (due to the weather). We spoke to the builder last night and he said we should definitely be able to move in this weekend. So, that is the plan.

My laptop's internal wireless is broken, so I'm shipping it back to HP Compaq for repairs (it's under warranty). Due to some stupidity on my part, some stupidity on FedEx's part, and some stupidity on HP Compaq's part, I'm awaiting my third set of return shipping materials before I can ship it back. But I've reset the laptop back to factory defaults (read: Vista, so they don't freak out over Linux) and boxed it up (twice now :D) anyway, so I haven't been able to use it.

Since my memory card reader is built into my laptop, this also means I haven't been able to upload any pictures of the house. It's just as well -- I really don't have the time. I'm still taking pictures, though, although I've been slacking a bit. Most of the stuff now is minor, aside from the deck construction, so I'll get a good set of pictures once the house is 'done'.

There's a lot of other stuff going on, too (kid-related), but I'm not going to talk about it here.

What was your major or field of study in college? Did you wind up working in that field or using that degree? If not, what field have you wound up in?

Computer Science. No degree, hehe, since I only stayed, uh, a month or so. But I've worked in the field now for almost ten years now.

Have you ever recycled an old computer or laptop?  Where did you take it, and what steps did you take to protect your personal information?

Nope, never have. I'm a hoarder. ;)  My older ones just got re-used by someone else, or sold. If I ever get rid of something, though, I can do it through work (since I'm in the field) -- we're partnered with a recycling programme. As for my personal data, I know how to wipe it out. :)

I just spent over an hour trying to remember the name of the racing game that came along with my Packard Bell computer back in 1995/1996. I did Google search after Google search, scoured Wikipedia, checked gaming archives... and nothing. I knew that it sold well, if for no other reason than the bundling with computers back then. But I couldn't find it.

In the midst of yet another unfruitful search, the name suddenly popped into my head: MegaRace.

I looked it up on Wikipedia and sure enough, that's the one!

And now that I remember the name of the game, I have no idea why I even cared to begin with. :D  But at least my curiosity has been satisfied.

Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) came out on Thursday. I installed it today on my primary machine (replacing Ubuntu 6.10). THIS VERSION RULES. Holy cow. I loved 6.10 but 7.04 is leaps and bounds better yet!! It is amazingly incredible and I'm so, so happy with it.

What's something you should throw away, but can't?

Dag, y0. I'm kind of a hoarder, to a degree. Not as bad as some, but still. I do have a hard time throwing stuff away, for fear that I will need it again someday. But it's a legitimate fear, as every time I throw something away, no matter how long it's been in disuse, I do end up needing it again! In my case, mostly old computer stuff. Tracey would probably say receipts, as I have receipts saved from years ago for things like a cheeseburger or a pack of gum. hehe

What's the best thing since sliced bread?

Besides me? Hmm. Maybe... the Internet.

What word(s) do you always make a typo in?

I really don't have any words that I commonly mistype. Back when I MUDded, though, there were commands I'd commonly mistype -- often enough that I made macros to make the typos send the correct command. haha