Well, I’m recovering from the first Flu of the year. Not the worst I’ve ever had, but quite annoying nonetheless. It started with a sore throat on Wednesday, moved up into my nose (made for runny nose, sniffles) on Thursday enough to make me leave work early. I HATE being at work with the sniffles. … Continued
Happy New Year! (sorta)
Woke up today startled by the alarm. Sleepy as all get out since I’ve been getting up at 10 or 11am every day. Made it into my car at a decent hour and then I was subject to this…
One MediaCenter to Rule Them All, Part 2
OK, I’ve settled on a few parts, not much left to decide on. First up is the hard drive. I chose one of the new Samsung Spinpoint drives in a 320GB capacity. Available at newegg for about $90, the full model name is Samsung SpinPoint T Series HD321KJ 320GB. This was a tough choice as … Continued
One MediaCenter to Rule Them All, Part 1
So the quest begins… (cue dramatic music here) I got this hair-brained idea to build my own mediacenter pc. Well, it isn’t *that* hair-brained, or at least I like to think so. If you know me, you have probably heard me refer to my “ghetto tivo” at some point or another. Usually as you are … Continued
Never quite enough
Thanksgiving weekend. Aaaahhhhhh….. With an extra two days off, the break from work was nice. It has been real slow lately, but the last couple of weeks has seen a huge (comparatively) increase in the amount of work, and frankly… I ain’t used to it :) But it isn’t really any kind of vacation. There … Continued