Hard to believe another year has passed. So many things have changed that it’s hard to imagine what I was doing last year at this time was only a year ago, but at the same time, it’s also hard to believe this is the 5th new year I’ve welcomed in with my wife since our…
This post over at the Friends in Tech forum brought back a lot of memories, especially Douglas’ response, because he really gives some insight into the real meaning of those kinds of comments from users. In the 7 annual reviews I went through at my old job, years 2,3 and 4 all included that sort…
Yes, this is a 4 day work week for me, but if today is any indication, it’s going to be a long one. It’s a pretty popular week to take vacation, so our department is down a few people, as is the rest of the firm. You would think that would result in less work…
Well last night I was REALLY hating Symantec, I’ve since cooled off a bit. A friend of ours purchased, and then tried to install, Norton’s System Works 2006. She thought she had a successful install, however when she restarted her computer, her new System Works immediately went into red stop sign mode, telling her that…
Last night, the intermittent drop outs of my wireless connection due to the old SMC router finally drove me over the edge. So I figured, it’s an old router, surely there’s a firmware update, right? Turns out there was, and it turns out that doing the upgrade got rid of the intermittent drops. I couldn’t…
Yes, since I’m responsible for the “pool” laptops that are available to our attorneys for use outside of the office, and since they’re all Dells, I spent a good part of my Monday checking for laptop battery recalls. Yippee for me! I’ve gotten through about half the laptops we have and haven’t found one yet…