Archive for October, 2009

Sick

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Full blown flu (103 degree temp, etc). Probably H1N1 since one of the girls was down with it last week. I’m pretty miserable. Update: 24 hours later, I’m feeling much better but still somewhat feverish nevertheless up and around. Which is good since Kim is now a full-blown flu victim, and little boo is trending [...]

Review: Apple Mini Displayport to Dual-Link DVI adapter

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

I admit it, I’m late to this party. Only recently have I attempted to connect my Apple Cinema 30″ Display to my MacBook Air (late 2008 version). Unfortunately, required adapter cable costs $100 and is only available from Apple. But recently Kim got me the adapter as a gift (I have a great fiancĂ©e). In [...]

One Week on the Brink

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Last week has been tough on the whole family. We’ve been to the ER twice, and straight to the doctor’s office once. Last Sunday night I managed to drop the hot tub cover on my foot. I managed to limp through the whole day Monday, but by Tuesday morning I was in extreme pain. At [...]

Windows 7 mini-review

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Credit where credit is due, Microsoft’s upcoming release of Windows 7 may just be the best operating system Microsoft has ever released. In using it lightly, I can say that I’ve been pleasantly surprised by Microsoft’s latest effort. So far I’ve mostly spent my time in operating system set up and maintenance operations, but Windows [...]