Mac Laptop != PC Laptop. After reading this article I would also like to say that any comparisons that are made Mhz for Mhz, and feature for feature is not a correct way to compare these two types of laptops. They are completely different architectually. Since the release of OS X, and Jobs' return to Apple, I've loved alot of their hardware designs, I just haven't had the money to buy one of the systems... With the introduction of the Mac Mini, and Fedora now being compiled for PPC, I do believe my next box will be an Apple. I would love to get my hands on an iBook or if possible a PowerBook. If I get a raise here at work, and we get other things paid off... *sigh* someday anyway :)
I wrote before that I wanted to buy a VW GTi.... Then my thoughts have changed slightly because of the future additions to the family, a two door may not be so practical. So, I've been thinking and when the time comes, I'll probably get a Subaru WRX (possibly the STi) OR an Evo... depends on price mostly... the Sub WRX is the cheapest of them, however, I'd most definately prefer the STi or Evo. What I'm saying is, I WANT A TURBO! :) I know this will probably make my brother jealous... especially if I get it while hes out on a mission... however, he'll just have to live with it. If everything was equal, I'd probably get the Evo over an STi, just because I love the look of the Evo. But I'm not *that* picky :) If I can get the STi for a decent price (when the time comes...) then I'll take it just the same. Anyway, thats how its going to be. Mostly my decision has been because I'm worried about the reliability of the VW's... I know they have quite the following, but I need something that people don't just say "Yup thats a VW for ya..." type of thing...
April 18, 2005 Posted by mitch |
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Elissa's Grandpa came over satuday and helped us get the Dishwasher installed, he also took a look and figured out why the fridge was leaking! Basically I didn't get the hose all the way fitted like it should have been... that was the problem. Anyway, we have a fully working kitchen now! We just have to finish moving into it... :)
April 14, 2005 Posted by mitch |
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I finally finnished the kitchen sink! Atleast the garbage disposal works along with the drain... I still need to hook up the dishwasher and figure out why and what I can do with the icemaker in the fridge. I've got pictures of the finished drain, and I will post those sometime... keep checking!
Was browsing GrokLaw today, and came across and article of a college student getting sue'd by Microsoft. Because their return policies are rediculous, he ended up selling some unopened software he bought at his universities book store on eBay.
One part that really got me going was this:
It wasn't until the day after Christmas that Zamos realized he'd actually been sued.
He found his case on LexisNexis. "They were so shady about the whole thing," he says.
So they run around sue'ing people and not telling them? Or making the wording so convoluted that the average person that doesn't speak legalize doesn't understand that thats what they are reading... *that* my friends is *MESSED UP*. Who is this company that is now acting so threatened by anything that moves, they need to sue anyone that even mentions their name?
Its honestly getting to the point where its all rediculous. I mean really... Guess when you have it all, the only way you can go is down? :)
How did it turn out you might ask? Well, its all under an NDA of coarse, but here is what he said he wanted out of the whole thing:
Finally, Zamos gave Microsoft the migraine it hadn't expected. He requested a trial by jury, knowing that the company wouldn't want to spend tens of thousands of dollars in legal bills just to snuff one kid in Ohio. He was right. The lawyers said they'd drop their suit -- if Zamos dropped his countersuit.
But that wasn't good enough for Zamos, who'd wasted hours of his time and $40 in Kinko's copies. He didn't want billions of dollars or a new Ford Mustang. He wanted an apology and reimbursement for his copies.
I love it, I want $40 for my copies and an apology.
Think they'll think twice before they sue again? I wouldn't hold your breath...
I was made aware of a site called Hack A Day which has one for "Speeding up Firefox"
Seems to work pretty well, assuming the webserver is fast (mine regretably isn't...). Anyway heres the how-to:
1.Type “about:config†into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:
network.http.pipelining network.http.proxy.pipelining network.http.pipelining.maxrequests
Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.
2. Alter the entries as follows:
Set “network.http.pipelining†to “trueâ€
Set “network.http.proxy.pipelining†to “trueâ€
Set “network.http.pipelining.maxrequests†to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.
3. Lastly right-click anywhere and select New-> Integer. Name it “nglayout.initialpaint.delay†and set its value to “0â€. This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it receives.
Give it a try! I love firefox!
