** Updated June 17, 2010 ** I wanted to note here that I actually returned this computer back in March and *did* eventually get my money back after suffering a catastrophic raid array failure. The refund took a bit of effort to realize and I ended up paying way too much for shipping for a … Continue reading New Computer coming to Bourassa Central (2nd time’s a charm?)
Full Text Search indexes all documents in a database. Because this includes all mail messages as well as calendar and to do items, folks who are restricted to reading or managing calendar and to do items do not have access to this index. You can make use of one of the other two remaining search … Continue reading Full Text Search not available if you are managing a calendar
I just got in after changing out my freshly blown tire for my spare. Thankfully that was still fully inflated. The bad tire (A Michelin Energy MXV4, one of their XSE offerings) which I purchased new in October 2008 from Ed Voyles Honda, blew a nice 2 inch gash in the sidewall while I was … Continue reading It’s official: Michelin Tires Suck
As glasses styles get smaller and smaller, I find that my glasses no longer offer the protection for my eyes from wind and dust when I’m cycling. So I decided to treat myself to a good pair of glasses that I would use for sporting purposes. They would be larger than my current glasses, they … Continue reading Pearle Vision for Oakley Tightrope Rx Glasses
I have been playing with this software for a while now. But I have found no channels for sending them feedback. So today I left the following comment in their blog post regarding their upcoming 2.0 release: I don’t see any way to find what new features will be released with the newer version. There … Continue reading Suggestions to makers of Drive Safe.ly
I’ve been chafing for a little while now to upgrade my machine to 64 bit and to take advantage of the new Windows 7 64-bit operating system. I’ve used Vista for a couple of years and really had no complaints. Once I had the UAC disabled (took all of about 15 minutes before I tired … Continue reading New Computer coming to Bourassa central
As you may be aware from some of my other blog posts, I refinanced my mortgage with Suntrust earlier this year. At the end of the process I received an offer for $150 if I signed up with their Surepay system. Basically just an automated drafting service to ensure that your mortgage is paid promptly … Continue reading It’s no wonder the banks are in trouble
The Temporal Void by Peter F. Hamilton continues his tradition of fine multi-book series. My only regret is that I read this one now rather than waiting so that I could begin the last book in this particular trilogy immediately. Picking up right where “The Dreaming Void” left off, this book maintained the established pace … Continue reading The Temporal Void
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand was a worthwhile, if lengthy, endeavor. Being too lazy to actually attack this by *reading* it, I picked up the audio version. I have listened to Ayn Rand’s “Atlas Shrugged” at least a half dozen times over the past couple of decades. If you know me you’ll know that I … Continue reading The Fountainhead
Following up on my original post regarding Wilson Insulation, I spoke with Jack – the fellow responsible for the work crew – and he arranged to have them come out with instructions to “do whatever is needed to make the customer happy”. That’s pretty damn impressive. They came over on the scheduled day (last Tuesday … Continue reading Insulating my house with Wilson Insulation Pt 2
