The ramblings of Aprazeth, an recent convert to minimalism, enthusiast of computer technology – with an outspoken opinion about everything and everyone.
Archive for January, 2007
Here’s my new baby…
Jan 29th
This one will replace the stolen Fuji Finepix S500 Zoom. I managed to find a package that comes with 4 rechargable batteries, 1GB SD-card, cables, and a nice bag for a really sweet price.
As you can deduce by this purchase, the insurance company has paid me. Yeah! So finally I can get some closure on this whole ordeal and get it all back in order. One of the first things was of course a new digi-cam, and well I got this one. In case the image doesn’t load – it’s the Canon PowerShot S3 IS.
Other then that, I think I’m coming down with a cold… Oh well. At least I got my insurance-money and fresh batch of new contact-lenses. And I managed to do another batch of the laundry, and vacuum and dust the place. And the dishes as well. I think I can be content for today 
Sold out!
Jan 28th
Well turns out the performance of 30 seconds to Mars in Utrecht is completely sold out… Grrr. Oh well, better luck next time ey? 
What the…
Jan 28th
OK, who stole my Saturday? No seriously… where’d it go? All I remember is going out on Friday and having a ‘few’ shots of Bacardi Raspberry (well ok, not shots – regular glasses which we treated as shots…) And euhm after that it all gets a tad bit blurry 
Well it could have been worse. At least it’s Sunday now, we can all chill for another day before going back to work. And boy, do I have a lot of work ahead of me. But, it sure beats picking my nose the whole day.
Fortunately, I am also in the midst of working out a ticket-system to be used. I know that that will prove to be a lot of work – as I will need to work out levels of urgency (I’m thinking, Low-Request, Medium-Slow Production, High-No Production as per ITIL recommendations) but also what services we offer. Doco that, Visio-diagrams, setup procedures – work out a ‘training’ for the users as well as the reps, monitor the performance and usage… But then again, I have done it before
First month of the year is also drawing to a close, and although I have been informed by the insurance-agency that they will pay up, I have still not received a single cent. Ugh.
In good news, upcoming Saturday I might be going to Utrecht for a performance of 30 Seconds to Mars with a good old friend of mine. We’ll see how it goes, and I’ll keep you lot posted.
Anyway’s, coffee is done – so I’m off. Catch you later!
Windows Vista, OneCare & Windows Mobile 6
Jan 25th
And I’m getting headaches. I have yet to see a succesfull synchronization between this lot. And yes I know Windows Mobile 6 is not final yet. Ugh.
It’s funny though. The same combo, only with Windows Mobile 5 works fine. And Windows Mobile 6 works fine on Windows XP SP2. Crapholio. Sometimes beta’s suck
At least it’s Friday tomorrow… Woohoo!
Yesterday I went to bed at around 10ish. I think I lasted a good 6 seconds before I fell asleep. And still I feel sleepy so it won’t be a long evening today as well… Anyways, take care all.
Fiji
Jan 24th
… Remember that name as you will see it appear in the news very soon. It’s not only a country, but also the codename for a service pack for Windows Vista. Due for release… this year’s end with any luck.
Yes. This year. The same year Windows Vista is launched a service-pack is planned for it. Now you might wonder why Microsoft choose for this seemingly fast followup. I however completely understand.
See, Windows XP was released in 2002. Now, giving the support lifecycle they carry – a new OS was due for 2006. As we all know, that slipped into 2007. As that happened Windows XP Professional and recently XP Home and MCE’s extended support have been extended well into 2008/2009.
In addition to that, Windows Vista was in testing for 18 months. A lot of features got cut, that I personally – and I am sure others as well – would love to have seen in the product. WinFS and MAX come to mind most prominently.
Those are the biggest reasons for the SP. Not because of the ‘ major bugs’ as I have heard being whispered. Yes there are some issues in Windows Vista – but those are fixable with a hotfix and most of those issues are only evident in Enterprise usage. Home-users are not or barely affected – but hey…
Having said that, I still wouldn’t advise people to jump on right away. Sure the techy/geeky guys and girls will jump over – I expect them to. But for the average Joe / Jane – Windows XP will suffice. Especially since Service Pack 3 will be coming this or next year (I personally hope this year) There have been murmurs of some jumpover point for WinFS for Windows XP. I would love to see that.
Game-wise there isn’t much reason to jump over just yet as well. Most games do run under Windows Vista – but not any better then on Windows XP. In fact, some games run better on Windows XP. I am sure that given time and proper driver-development these issues will be resolved and maybe even reversed – but right now I’d say you are fine running Windows XP.
However, if you are like me – and want the latest and greatest; hop on! Even though the above is true, it’s stable (it is for me though…) and runs great. Just not better then Windows XP… YET!
We will see how it goes in due time.
Keep in mind boys and girls… Windows Vista is not yet due for launch until the end of January, which is in a few days. Retail versions are starting to appear, and hopefully so will the Windows Vista drivers. Please note that Vista already supports a LOT of devices out of the box already and in some cases you can use the WHQL drivers for Windows XP, albeit it with an additional warning and possible errors. Be sure to use the backup tool / System Restore!
Ugh, that was the geeky news… and now on to the personal tid-bit. I am tired and want to go to bed. Which I fully intend to do within the hour. Any case, doing OK here – just tired. Take care all.
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