Ok, not really with Norm, but that would be cool.
I spent Friday night in Muncie with Whitey, John, Kyle, and Ryland. It was a kickin time.
Saturday I came home and saw my sister after her med school interviews, she thinks they went well. Score one for her.
Then Sunday I went ice fishing. That was actually really fun, and not as cold as you would think. Kinda weird standing in the middle of a lake, but cool. Then we got the bright idea to use the ice auger to drill post holes through the ice so we could put in a second dock without getting in the water in the spring. It went really well too, much easier than putting in the other dock.
Tonight I have a couple computer jobs and finishing up the dock, then I spend tomorrow in Chicago in another meeting and back for another meeting in the afternoon. It's a busy week, but I'm gearing up to watch the Pats lose next weekend.
1/24/08
Happy birthday Mac OS and EONS
Well it's a red letter day. Today I burned the first copy of EONS 0.4.2, the first releasable copy of EONS, the operating system I've been working on since June, or maybe July. It's also the 24th birthday of the first GUI (graphical user interface). The Mac OS is now 24 years old, and that means just 24 years ago during the Super Bowl the greatest commercial of all time was aired as well. Excitement galore.
1/22/08
Neo is the one
Well, a product I've been watching like a hawk since last summer is making some new moves. The OpenMoko Neo 1973, the development forerunner to the Neo Freerunner, will be distributed, along with its consumer geared Freerunner by Pulster. Great news for FOSS hardware fans. I've been debating getting a Neo 1973 for months now, but my Razr V3 still works.
For those who don't know, the Neo 1973 was announced a few years ago and took some time due to lack of finances, but is what the iPhone was modeled after. It's a gorgeous device that runs on Linux and can even play computer games. Right now it is in a developers release state, so anyone with a knowledge of Linux and programming can jump in.
You can read more here:
Business Wire
OpenMoko
For those who don't know, the Neo 1973 was announced a few years ago and took some time due to lack of finances, but is what the iPhone was modeled after. It's a gorgeous device that runs on Linux and can even play computer games. Right now it is in a developers release state, so anyone with a knowledge of Linux and programming can jump in.
You can read more here:
Business Wire
OpenMoko
1/19/08
Wiggidy wiggidy whack
Well, I'm at work again, a fairly normal Saturday for me lately. Going over paperwork from meetings, working out my schedule of meetings next week, and processing material. I met with a client and a potential outlet for leaded glass this week, and those went very well. We're doing a couple site visits next week and meeting with more clients, as well as a buyer for truckload quantity computers. Things are really picking up around here.
I really started writing to ponder and complain about how we've gotten to a state where everything is disposable rather than repairable. Just this morning a recertified 2 computers, each less than 2 years old. One of them was perfectly fine, they just had a lot of spyware and viruses installed, so rather than take the time to clean it up, or even maintain it and not put all that junk on there in the first place, they got rid of it and got a new computer. I just wiped the drive and installed EONS, 3 minutes of actual work. The second needed a new power supply, a $10 fix. Instead they went and spent over $600. Maybe I shouldn't complain, this is job security for me, but it just seems wasteful and silly to me. If your car gets a flat tire do you get rid of it? Of course not. So what's the cutoff of cost? Obviously under $20,000. Some of these people don't take care of their computers, get viruses, and every year buy a new computer. I've had the same computer for 5 years now, and it's still very fast, all it takes is maintenance.
One of the things we'll be offering once I get the front of the building are classes. One of those will be in computer maintenance. Hopefully people take it and learn something, though I will be decreasing my business some. Oh well, it's worth it to me.
I really started writing to ponder and complain about how we've gotten to a state where everything is disposable rather than repairable. Just this morning a recertified 2 computers, each less than 2 years old. One of them was perfectly fine, they just had a lot of spyware and viruses installed, so rather than take the time to clean it up, or even maintain it and not put all that junk on there in the first place, they got rid of it and got a new computer. I just wiped the drive and installed EONS, 3 minutes of actual work. The second needed a new power supply, a $10 fix. Instead they went and spent over $600. Maybe I shouldn't complain, this is job security for me, but it just seems wasteful and silly to me. If your car gets a flat tire do you get rid of it? Of course not. So what's the cutoff of cost? Obviously under $20,000. Some of these people don't take care of their computers, get viruses, and every year buy a new computer. I've had the same computer for 5 years now, and it's still very fast, all it takes is maintenance.
One of the things we'll be offering once I get the front of the building are classes. One of those will be in computer maintenance. Hopefully people take it and learn something, though I will be decreasing my business some. Oh well, it's worth it to me.
1/16/08
Crapbook Air
I've never been a big fan of Apple's hardware, it's guaranteed to be overpriced and underperforming, and once again they don't fail to prove me right. For a laptop costing $1,800 I have high expectations. Call me frugal, but if I'm paying more than $1,000 for a computer it better be the fastest thing around. But here is the rundown:
1.6GHz Core2 Duo
2GB DDR2
WiFi
80GB 4200 RPM hard drive
1 USB 2.0 port
1 audio output
microDVI output
Now here's my questions:
1) Where is the optical drive? How do I play CDs or watch DVDs? Oh, I pay an extra $100 and use up the only USB port.
2) 4200 RPM drive? I must be dreaming? Oh no, that's true... And if you want a faster drive you move down to 64GB and cough up an extra $1,000.
3) Where's the ethernet connection? Oh, you have to pay $30 and use up the only USB port.
4) That 13'' LCD a bit tiny, even by 1995 standards? Yeah, Apple knows. Which is why they'll sell you a monitor that connects to the bizarre miniDVI port for only $600.
5) 1.6 GHz a bit on-par with a few years ago? Well you can go for a 1.8 GHz for only $300 more.
Now I have to wonder who will buy these? My guess is Apple's main customer base, as they show in their commercials. Smug people with too much money and no common sense.
1.6GHz Core2 Duo
2GB DDR2
WiFi
80GB 4200 RPM hard drive
1 USB 2.0 port
1 audio output
microDVI output
Now here's my questions:
1) Where is the optical drive? How do I play CDs or watch DVDs? Oh, I pay an extra $100 and use up the only USB port.
2) 4200 RPM drive? I must be dreaming? Oh no, that's true... And if you want a faster drive you move down to 64GB and cough up an extra $1,000.
3) Where's the ethernet connection? Oh, you have to pay $30 and use up the only USB port.
4) That 13'' LCD a bit tiny, even by 1995 standards? Yeah, Apple knows. Which is why they'll sell you a monitor that connects to the bizarre miniDVI port for only $600.
5) 1.6 GHz a bit on-par with a few years ago? Well you can go for a 1.8 GHz for only $300 more.
Now I have to wonder who will buy these? My guess is Apple's main customer base, as they show in their commercials. Smug people with too much money and no common sense.
1/14/08
Gene Splicing = Awesome
Kelli and I got a tank full of Glowfish, an engineered variant of Danios that were originally used for research. They glow under a UV Light. I'm getting her a UV reactive placostamus as well. Oh science, how I love thee.
On a side note I worked 55 hours last week and I'll be working another long week this week to prepare for the business expo. In other business news we're looking to pick up a few more counties and cities, I should know more by the end of the month. Within a week I should also know about getting an intern for the summer doing marketing.
On a side note I worked 55 hours last week and I'll be working another long week this week to prepare for the business expo. In other business news we're looking to pick up a few more counties and cities, I should know more by the end of the month. Within a week I should also know about getting an intern for the summer doing marketing.
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