Monday, July 30, 2007, 07:50 PM - Cool Stuff
My desktop computer had been out-of-commission for three months. Basically, it would run for 10-20 minutes and then freeze. It made the computer unusable. The problem wasn't a virus either.
Yesterday, I took the computer apart, blew out all the accu,ilated dust, and re-seated all of the cards. After that, I did a Repair Install of WinXP Pro. That basically removed all updates and patches, but left the drivers intact.
voila! The computer is running again. It's been on for 32 hours straight with no problems.
and to think: all I had to do is clean it up!
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( 3 / 1080 )Sunday, July 1, 2007, 10:35 AM - Cool Stuff
I finished writing Chapter 45 of " I, Construct". In this episode, Frank gets haunted by the spirit of a murdered woman.
Chapters 41-45
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( 3 / 1200 )Sunday, May 27, 2007, 07:07 PM - Cool Stuff
I finished writing Chapter 43 of "I, Construct". my novel now has 167,000 words!
Chapter 43 - I, Construct
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( 3 / 1190 )Sunday, April 22, 2007, 10:06 AM - Cool Stuff
Other than having a 30 second dissociation, my workout yesterday went really well.I did 9.1 miles in exercise (combination of treadmill, eliptical machine, and Stair Master). That burned 1,350 calories! Then I did some weightlifting: 4,500 pounds worth of weight!! How cool is that? My current weight is 182.8 pounds.[ 2 comments ] ( 7 views ) | [ 0 trackbacks ] | permalink |
( 3 / 1262 )Sunday, March 18, 2007, 09:01 PM - Cool Stuff
I finished writing Chapter 42 of my novel!
I, Construct: Chapter 42
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( 3 / 1193 )Tuesday, December 12, 2006, 03:26 PM - Cool Stuff
Rudolph the Cyborg Reindeer
Rudolph the Cyborg Reindeer
Had a red prosthetic eye
And when it shot out lasers
The children would all run and cry
All of the other reindeer
Used to stay the hell out of his way
They didn't want to be bisected
When Rudolph came around to slay!
Then one foggy Christmas Eve
Santa came to say,
"Rhudolph with your eye so bright,
Won't you be my laser sight?"
Then how the children feared him
As Santa launched a shooting spree.
Rhudolph the Cyborg Reindeer
You'll go down in infamy!
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( 3 / 1135 )Friday, November 24, 2006, 08:16 PM - Cool Stuff
This month was pretty good for me, at least in terms of my workout plan. Today, I had my fastest 5km run: 27m 02s. I also had my longest distance in one day: 8.2 miles![ add comment ] | [ 0 trackbacks ] | permalink |
( 3 / 1216 )Thursday, November 23, 2006, 10:07 PM - Cool Stuff
Oddly enough, Thanksgiving was mostly stress-free this year. Doug and I usually either eat Thanksgiving with our lesbian friends (Gail and Ro), or eat at the Nautiloid. But this year Doug and I were invited to my Uncle Blake’s house. It was pretty nice. My cousin Christy had her new baby over (Taylor) who is only 5 weeks old and cute as a button. Although legally separated, Blake and Marylou were surprisingly civil to each other.
The funny thing is that I’m not actually a big fan of turkey. But I like all the other stuff that comes with a Thanksgiving meal: stuffing, corn casserole, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, cranberry bread, and more! Yummie!
I was happy to see all my relatives getting along (for a change!) All in all, it was a nice holiday.
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( 3 / 1415 )Sunday, October 1, 2006, 05:57 PM - Cool Stuff
Now that I have the OrigamiPC, I spent a whole lot of time yesterday and today writing more stuff for my novel, "I, Construct". I finished chapter 40 today, for a grand total of 149,800 words (for all 40 chapters combines, of course).
http://www.gaianar.com/Downloads/IC/IC%2036-39.htm
The link below shows chapters 36-40. In chapter 40, the brave adventurers get attacked by giant rats!
Open Chapters 36-40
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( 3 / 1221 )Sunday, October 1, 2006, 10:25 AM - Cool Stuff
The other reason I haven't posted often lately is that I haven't had a laptop computer for two weeks. I sold my old laptop on eBay to get cash to buy a new computer. My new machine is an origami-class computer. It's only 7" across and weighs 1.5 pounds. There's no keyboard. You just handwrite on the screen with a plastic stylus. It has the unusual resolution of 480 by 800, so it's portrait instead of landscape. The aspect ratio is perfect for word processing.
The great thing about eBay is that I effectively paid about $100 for a $1000 computer, since by the time I sold my old laptop and some DVDs, I had over $800 cashed in.
The only sour note in the deal is that the seller tried to cheat me. She refused to ship the computer until I filed a Pay Pal fraud alert. This was not a pleasure.
But I've got the computer now and it works fine!
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