12:21p - Howdy folks. Jammin' some Green Day. Just
wanted to say hi. I was reading some stuff on MSNBC
about the PC sales slowdown. The mention the fact that there's no
compelling reason to purchase a newer, faster computer. Well, I
think Microsoft is trying to 'encourage' people to buy a new computer,
because Windows XP is a
hog! Hog is a term computer geeks like me use for software that
takes up a lot of memory and doesn't run well without a loaded computer.
I'm running RC2 (release candidate 2) of Windows XP on a Pentium II
300MHz with 128MB of RAM and it's pretty damn slow. The
installation took what seemed like forever (I've installed it twice,
too). Which brings me to my next point - I'm going to get the
thrill of dealing with Microsoft. I've already activated
my copy of the software. Because of that, this second installation
isn't going to allow me to activate it again. So, I'll have to
call and speak to a Microsoft support person to get it to work.
I just put 256MB of RAM in the XP machine, so I'm going to see how
that improves performance. Like you care, right? LOL
I mentioned yesterday that I purchased a 256MB Compact Flash memory
card for my digital camera and Pocket PC. Well, I think I'm going
to return it. Two reasons; 1) it's not USB ready, so I can't put
it in to the USB memory reader and transfer files to and from it easily.
2) it's slow! The 16MB card that came with my digital camera is 8x
memory. Great! Now they've got speed for the damn compact
flash cards too! :( What a pain in the ass.
Today; 256MB of PC-133 RAM for the computer, $35. 256MB
Compact Flash card, $150.
Couple years ago; 1MB RAM, $75! Silly, silly.
I just tried activating it and sure enough, it said "our records
indicate this serial number has already been used to activate a
product" or something along those lines. I tried calling the
support number but they're not open on the weekends. How
helpful! :(
I'm in a dark mood this morning. I finished watching "Dances
with Wolves" this morning 'cause I started it yesterday
when I got home with my Quizno's. :) I love that
flick. The saddest part is at the end when the one guy is way up
on the cliff screaming "Dances with Wolves, don't you know that I
am your friend? I will always be your friend..." Awww.
I was pissed 'cause we've got the movie on VHS in non-letterbox format,
so it's a shitty way to watch the movie. Letterbox means
widescreen, like how movies are in the theater - how they're supposed
to be. I've bitched about this one before. It's so dumb for
the consumer electronics makers to continue putting out computer &
TV monitors with the 3:4 ratio screen size. The screen you see in
the theater is 16:9 aspect ratio, and that's how all films are
originally produced.
A little background on the subject from my wonderful brain full of
silly stuff?
The reason for widescreen movies;
Back when television was new, the theaters were worried that they
would lose lots of money from people just staying home for
entertainment, so they decided to differentiate themselves by going with
a wider picture. It made sense because that is how human peripheral
vision works best anyway. So, I always bitch about movies that are
squished to fit on a regular TV screen, because it cuts out so much of
the picture, and you don't see what the director originally intended you
to see. You follow me?
Now I've got some Radiohead jammin'. Good stuff.
Ooooooooooooh boy. I just stumbled upon something really
interesting. Unreal was awesome. Unreal Tournament was da
bomb. Now we've got Unreal
Championship for the Xbox!
This game is going to be nutz! Let me read...
OK, it's still under development, but it's gonna kick ass when it
comes out. Speaking of which, I need to go reserve my Xbox
unit. I don't think any stores are taking orders yet
though. :(
Oh well, it's 2:04 and I need to get the hell outta the house.
Only problem is I don't know who I should bother calling. You guys
want to sky dive? "Yeah! I'm in!" Hey guys,
I'm going sky diving "Oh, uh, my dog ate my wallet. Uh, let
me call you back, uh, later, yeah." Sick o' dat shit.
Same old people, same old story. Day after day. Week after
week. Year after year. Gotta get out. Cali baby!
Word,
Jr.
