greg3d

battling technology again

I hate it when gadgets don't work.

I bought a wireless USB adapter today so I could use a computer in the basement. Attaching the device immediately made the computer crash. I called for technical support, but you have to have registered the product before you can obtain support. I can't register the product because I can't get online when it's attached. So, I'm trying by email. If it doesn't get me anywhere I'll just return the blasted thing.

for the really bored

The Dogpile search engine has a feature I haven't seen on any other search engine. You can watch in real time, what other people are searching. It's kind of fun if you really have nothing better to do.

a bit of irony

Today I received a certificate of recognition for 15 years of service and a pin. Almost missed it.

Stuck to my desk and computer all day. I'm not taking on anything more. I'm just trying to clear off the work I already have. I have a feeling the next three weeks are going to go by really fast.

Tomorrow I have a pre-employment physical. I wonder if they will be more thorough than my last medical monitoring exam where they barely check to see whether I was breathing. I have to remember to tank up on liquids beforehand so they can find something to drain out of me. there was one particularly nasty exam where they had to poke me three times to get any blood and one of those was quite painful.

I'm taking the whole day off. I have a date for lunch with friends and then some free time before Arthur comes home. Maybe I'll go have coffee with someone. I feel social.

tech wiz

Well, I think I'm getting to be a tech wiz. I'm sure many out there would not be impressed. I am at the very least (as I always am in these circumstances) pleased with myself for installing a hard drive in this computer without frying it or me. Obviously it even works. Not the first time, of course, but the second. I now have 160G to play with on this thing. I might never have to delete an MP3 again. Now I can do video. Need a videocam first, but that's another battle.

Nice having an evening at home. Arthur requested comfort food so I grilled baby back ribs and corn. Got this beast working without undue stress. Might wind down the evening outside for a bit. It's a really pretty night tonight.

It's been quite a nice day, over all.

Sunday stuff

This is actually the first weekend we have had at home together since we got back from Europe. Yesterday was housecleaning. Today we just drove around doing errands. We drove out to the feed store for litter and hay, stopped at Ezell's for a fried chicken and jalapeno fix and then did a massive shopping trip at Target. Haven't written aboout this exciting a day since we were in Prague.

I've been debating whether to upgrade this computer or just buy a new one, but I can't decide whether to get another laptop or desktop. I found an internal 160G harddrive on sale so I guess I'm upgrading. Now to find the time to put it in. Theoretically it should only take a few minutes, but I've thought that before. Like Arthur yesterday deciding to pop outside and install his new license plates before lunch and then coming back inside about dinnertime. Hadn't counted on rusted bolts. And of course there was the squirrel adventure. Haven't heard anything from the attic.

The evening was homemade pizza and episode two of Lost in Space. It's hokey now, but I loved it when I was a kid, and this one was one of my favorite episodes.

Back to work tomorrow, where it will be insanely busy, but at least I won't have to drive the carpool for another month.

Amazing 3D website

Sam Smith has done an amazing job building custom stereocameras. He's volunteered to do a workshop at the NSA convention in Portland next year. Here's his website. http://www3.telus.net/stereostuff/