01/24/08 04:27 - 21ºF - ID#43015

Totally Worth It

OK, so I've had this new laptop for a week (upgraded from a MacBook to a MacBook Pro). At first I was really nervous that I just wanted to upgrade because I wanted the latest and greatest, but didn't really *need* the latest and greatest. It turns out that it was totally worth it.

4gb of RAM. I can run all the programs that I need at the same time instead of starting them up and shutting down throughout the day. In the case of making web graphics, this is a huge time savings. Text editor, App Server instances, Photoshop, Fireworks, Lightroom, MS Office, News reader, FTP client, Safari, Firefox, SQL client, iTunes, iChat OmniFocus, Mail, and half a dozen other programs all open all day long. And - I can leave one or two Windows VM instances running in the background all the time. Again, huge time savings in testing web apps.

Rock solid. This laptop just doesn't seem to hesitate. It is always ready to go when I need it. No hardware trouble, sleeps and wakes up fast.

Bigger screen. Awesome, more room to work.

Metal enclosure. Feels more rugged.

Firewire 800. Super fast external storage.

Dual DVI out for a large external monitor.

This is my most favorite computer of all computers that I've ever owned in the last 20 years.

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Category: technology

01/23/08 02:29 - 21ºF - ID#43001

Paul's New Phone?

It has jewels!

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Category: family

01/22/08 04:38 - 30ºF - ID#42987

What is my dad getting up to???

Looks pretty scandalous to me.

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Category: photos

01/21/08 07:37 - ID#42979

Week in review...

Teach your kid to respect women or we'll send him to Guantanamo Bay!

Setting up new computer this weekend:

We went to (e:Janelle) and (e:Drew) 's for an afternoon of fun on MLK day.

I won Balderdash (like always!)

Drew won Apples to Apples:

And after Drew and Janelle's soiree we went out to Left Bank for dinner (it's (e:James) and my 3 year anniversary today)

Delish!

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Category: art

01/20/08 06:27 - 11ºF - ID#42964

Desktop Backgrounds

David Lanham:

Super cute, like these:

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01/19/08 09:24 - 13ºF - ID#42958

Saturday Night

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Category: estrip

01/19/08 12:16 - 28ºF - ID#42947

M and M Slogans

Help me pick out what to have written on the official (e:strip) M&M's that I plan to order in time for the next party.

Here was my first thought:

But, unfortunately they do not allow swearing.

Rules: we can have two different slogans, and each one can have two lines of 8 characters each, and they must be G-rated.

Another try:

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Category: tech

01/18/08 09:58 - 28ºF - ID#42943

Setting up new computer...

Somehow in the whole exciting adventure of getting a new computer I somehow lost sight of the fact I'd have to spend all weekend setting it up and tweaking it.

So many things to install...

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01/18/08 10:47 - 27ºF - ID#42936

VERY FUNNY UPS!

So, UPS says I wasn't here to sign for the package this AM when I specifically took off work to be here.

I bet there was a garbage truck on our street at the same time and the driver just said fuck it and went on to the next block.

metalpeter writes at 05:44:12 01/18/08 - Comment #30589: That is to bad, I wish I had pull enough to make that not happen but I don't. I have no power with them I'm just one of the people that processes packages that go UPS at work.

jenks writes at 05:42:36 01/18/08 - Comment #30588: ugh, I HATE when they pull that crap!!
I've had the exact same thing happen.
And I've had them actually come when I'm HOME WAITING FOR THEM, and then they just don't ring the doorbell and leave the sticker that they attempted but no one was home.
I have also put my signature on file with them like 10 times so they can leave a package without a sig so I don't have to take off work to be home (since that's just not an option)- and they still leave the 'no one home to sign' love notes.
Apple is especially bad about insisting on a sig.

jim writes at 05:20:01 01/18/08 - Comment #30585: No they definitely were not there, no sticker and I was there by the front door all morning.

metalpeter writes at 05:15:58 01/18/08 - Comment #30584: First of all was there a thing left on your door? If it was on your door then you know they where there. I my self had never had a problem with them but I don't order much stuff. I can't order stuff to my house because if you leave something on a step that leads to a door and that door is locked and goes to the hall then the package disapears. If your house is secure you can set up so you don't have to sign. I don't know how to do it but you can also have them deliver some place else. A lot of people have things delivered to where they work. That is not all ways an option but it is a good way to not have to take off work. depending on the package sometimes they will drop it off next door but with a high end item they may not do that.

joshua writes at 02:31:41 01/18/08 - Comment #30582: Thats fucking bullshit!

scott writes at 11:48:48 01/18/08 - Comment #30580: Can't be worse than DHL. They sent me an "overnight" part 4 weeks late.

It did arrive in the AM, just 4 weeks after I ordered it. It appears that don't specify which night they ship over for "overnight" shipping.