Of I.T. and TravelingOf I.T. and TravelingThese are the tales of an I.T. professional gypsying around the world.
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My GF and Vista
2008-06-04 00:00:00 My girlfriend's laptop has 1GB of memory, and Vista . I just heard a classic quote from her today: "I think Vista plus Office equals Monster." Followed by... "I just clicked the exsomething.exe with the somethingelse.exe and hit end task. Now my desktop went black."
Into the New House
2008-05-29 00:00:00 I have a mere 12 minutes until my Laptop (running Ubuntu 7.10) is fully upgraded to the newest release, so it seems like a perfect time to spew a few updates of my own life. The last few weeks have been pretty chaotic, to say the least. Yan-Shih and I found our own place -- yay! We are located out in Pendle Hills. The commute to work isn't really that much different, and taking the bus is actually likely even a tad quicker. Living in a house again, as opposed to an apartment, is nice. Yan-Shih is warming to the idea rapidely, and generally appears to be enjoying herself. We did the move in one day, which considering we don't have that much stuff, isn't anything to brag about. However, we also picked up a few couches from Bondi that day, and more shopping at Ikea in the afternoon. Last weekend we picked up a fridge and washing machine. Both are in very good order, and we acquired them at bargain rates. This last Monday we had two of our friends come in from Taiwan, so h... More About: House , New House
I Caught a Fish
2008-04-06 00:00:00 Yesterday I was lucky enough to go on a boat ride with my co-workers -- a "team building" activity. Although we didn't do the typical team-building stuff, I think everybody generally had a great time. Clinton and I brought a case of beer, Alanna brought the wine and food, and James was the designated boat driver. The fishing was medicore. Our boat caught maybe 7 catfish, 2 little fish, and 1 flat looking thing. Obviously I don't know much about fishing! After the trip I feel like I learned a little bit about every person in the team, which is what team-building is all about. More About: Fish , Caught
Hard Drive Bugs
2008-04-06 00:00:00 This is a pretty pointless entry, but I found this incident amusing. I put together my external enclosure this morning and noticed that there was some bug crawling around inside it (I haven't used it in a while). I couldn't really be bothered getting rid of the bug, so I just closed the enclosure and hoped for the best. About an hour later I was moving some files off my laptop onto the drive and I heard this really dreaded "blugrrrrrrrrrrrr" -- even Yan-Shih looked over and said "oh no!" For a few seconds my thoughts were of a failing hard drive, until I realized the bug tried to crawl out the little fan. Oh, the little amusing things. More About: Drive , Bugs , Hard , Hard Drive
BBQ at Coogee
2007-12-30 00:00:00 Yesterday we went to Coogee beach for a bbq, and I must say, a bbq in December is pretty nice. Wan (our flatmate) and I visited the store in the early afternoon and bought a case of beer and $50 worth of meat. One of the nice things about the beach is there are free bbq pits to use -- just push the button, and away you go. After a few hours of eating we took a short walk to the beach. I was nominated as the DD, so took Wan and one of his friends, to change and his house. Shortly we were back at the beach, and on our way home. Overall, a successful afternoon.
A Car Accident
2007-10-29 00:00:00 First off, don't worry, it wasn't me. The day started off as usual: check email, call the United States, take care of business. Yan-Shih baked some muffins, and some yummy scones. To get out of the house we decided to take a little trip down to Oxford street in the City and go to one of the market (YS loves markets). Maybe 2:00 we left he house and headed down Parramatta road for the City. An hour later we were parked down some side street and walking towards the markets. While much more "unique" than the markets in Taiwan (which typically sell the same stuff over and over), we quite enjoyed ourselves. One of the food vendors was looking to sell some extra kebab huge sandwich things, and lowered the price from $8,50 to $5. We picked up two of them. After some time wandering through the little market we continued down Oxford street. Yan-Shih popped in to every store she liked, and I stood outside with the rest of the blokes. Eventually we made it back to the care and sta... More About: Accident , Cide
The 60 Hour Train Ride 2007-07-05
2007-07-15 00:00:00 The 60 Hour Train Ride 2007-07-05 More About: TRAI
A Zoo, Bears and Monkeys 2007-07-02
2007-07-15 00:00:00 A Zoo, Bear s and Monkeys 2007-07-02 More About: Ears
Delayed for Five Days 2007-07-01
2007-07-15 00:00:00 Delayed for Five Days 2007-07-01 More About: Five Days
Australia, Here We Come! 2007-06-29
2007-06-30 00:00:00 Australia, Here We Come! 2007-06-29 More About: Australia
Britney Spears Video 2007-06-25
2007-06-28 00:00:00 Britney Spears Video 2007-06-25 More About: Britney Spears , Britney , Pears
Forgive me, for I have sinned 2007-06-25
2007-06-28 00:00:00 Forgive me, for I have sinned 2007-06-25 More About: Forgive
Starting Closure
2007-06-08 00:00:00 For the last 16 months I have been living in Taiwan (if it wasn't obvious). Within the next month, that will be coming to an end. Over the next few weeks I will continue studying for the GMAT and finishing my MCSE (hopefully) -- any words of encouragement will be much welcomed. Meanwhile, I will try to avoid distractions, which seem to be coming in the form of Python. Django has been one of the most fun things I've ever played with. Recently I wrote and contributed some code to access both Alexa Web Search and Alexa Site Thumbnails via Python. What I'm really excited for is picking up C (I learned C++ back in Uni, but have subsequently forgotten it), and contributing to the OpenMoko project. For the, the OpenMoko phone will be the best thing I could ever wish for in a phone. The second I can get one with WiFi (and maybe with GPS), count me in. Here's my money. Enough tech talk, sorry, I just get really excited about Python, Django and an open source phone. What I me... More About: Tart , Closure , Sure
Bad Internet, No Bone
2007-05-29 00:00:00 I am currently working from a Starbucks cafe, I'll admit it. Mostly the internet is pretty good, I pay about $15/month to use it. However, today it is utter and total crap. Don't believe me? So, in addition to the fact that certain sites totally fail to load (and I have to use pattern recognition in TOR to get the sites to open) the internet is just plain old slow today. I can't even get on AIM. Frustrating. More About: Internet , Intern , Bone
Cheers to Mark
2007-05-27 00:00:00 I've had many friends produce music -- some where pretty good, other's were not quite as good. One of my friends, Mark Heckman, has produced a mix tap. Considering I listen to it as much as Nevermind, I'll drop a link here for anybody else to download and listen. Cheers, Mark. Get the Mix'd Tape, only 90megs or so.
Dying Laptop Part II
More articles from this author:2007-05-12 00:00:00 My laptop really is on the way out. I've been quite proud of it so far, I'll admit, and have no complaints. Today I packed it around to try and find a better cafe to work from, in addition to easier access for YS to go to work. I turned it on, and -- nothing! The screen wouldn't even turn on! In the end we took out the battery, turned it back on, and it worked. Phew. Of course, this is all a bit of a catch-22 -- I want to buy a new laptop, but not yet. Plus, I want to wait until I'm in Australia and have a steady job. Oh, the rough life I have... More About: Laptop , Part , Dying 1, 2 |
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