OK. I can take a hint. I was spending too much time on the computer and not being productive enough. I’m writing from the laptop at Panera. I’m working with Antec to get an RMA for my power supply to return it to them and hopefully, they’ll send me a … Continue reading →
I returned home last night from a couple of good days at home to learn the power supply on my primary PC has died. Again. I went through this back in July and August. It looks like I get to deal with it again. It’s under warranty, thank goodness, but … Continue reading →
And that was just for today. Monica captured a great letter to a product manager in her blog meanderings. If you’re a woman, I can’t imagine you not being able to relate to the letter. If you’re a man, well, you’ll probably recognize some signs. It’s a been a busy … Continue reading →
I’ll know by tomorrow. Strep throat has been all the rage at work for the last week and a half. From the way my throat feels tonight, I think I had better stop in for a throat culture first thing in the morning.
Continue reading →I’ve been reading a lot lately — both fiction and non-fiction. While I consider a pleasure factor, I’m reading to learn. The more I read with the Eye of a Writer, the more I realize I have a lot to learn about storytelling. Writing, if one is a writer, is … Continue reading →
I’m still struggling to write words, but I’ve composed a book review. I’ll polish it and submit Monday or Tuesday. Human Rights in the Global Information Society isn’t light reading, but it is enlightening. Unless you have a strong interest in maintaining something like this in your personal library, consider … Continue reading →
That’s not exactly the headline you like to see when you login to your Dashboard. On the other hand, I’d prefer to see it on my Dashboard than somewhere else. If you’ve upgraded to WordPress 2.1.1 in the past few days, your installation could be at risk. I’m certain I … Continue reading →
It’s that time in the domain registration process where I need to decide if I want to renew and retain the status quo or transfer and try someone new. I could be perfectly satisfied to renew with iPowerWeb. They have provided a solid hosting service with reasonable, effective, and efficient … Continue reading →
I wandered to my hosting service’s main site this morning (domain registration is coming up, and I’m trying to determine if I want to switch to another service or not), and I noticed this announcement: PLEASE NOTE: We will be having a scheduled service outage from approximately 10pm PST on … Continue reading →
Technically, I don’t have a lot of perks with this job, but one I am thrilled about is the opportunity to get books. A co-worker stopped in my office to chat this morning and mentioned he had some books I could have. He’s the book monitor for his department, and … Continue reading →