The Toshiba A305-S6843 Laptop Recently I decided it was time to replace my laptop. My old Laptop was a Toshiba 4300 series. The laptop came originally installed with Windows 98SE, 800mhz PIII processor, 16 gig hard drive, DVD rom, 128 meg RAM. When I got this laptop originally it was "The stuff" so to speak. When Windows XP was released I upgraded the OS to Win XP Pro. Over the years, I maxed out the RAM (384meg) and swapped the 16 gig harddrive to an 80gig. And now this machine was "the … [Read more...]
Archives for 2008
Windows XP SP 3
I heard from geekhat over on twitter that Service pack three for Windows XP was in his Updates this morning... So I checked my Windows XP machine and .... BEHOLD Service pack three is here! I'm downloading it now. I'll update again after the installation is complete. … [Read more...]
Knoxville Wind Symphony Concert
I know this is late notice an all but, if you are in the Knoxville Area tonight (May 5, 2008 - Cinco de Mayo) then stop by the Historic Tennessee Theatre downtown and check out the Season finale of the Knoxville Wind Symphony. This concert, titled "Cycloni Cinco", should prove to be a fun and exiting concert. The program will include: Sonoran Desert Holiday by Ron Nelson La Fiesta Mexicana by H. Owen Reed The Picadore by John Philip Sousa Adagio Para Orquestra de Instrumentos de Viento by … [Read more...]
New Pictures
Well.. I'm back in the office. It's a beautiful day here so and I got side-tracked. Got the old Digital camera out and took a few pics in an ever forward quest to learn to take a good photo. There's only a few but, you can view them by clicking the image below: Edit: ::: Images lost in Transfer - Sorry, I will add them back when I find them. ::: :-( … [Read more...]
Out of Office
Forgot to mention I will be out of the office today (Friday May 2). I have access to e-mail should anything arise. … [Read more...]
Friday Funny – Lawn Mowing
Looking through my e-mail, I ran across this little gem. It was sent to me by my sister of all people. It strikes me as funny because of my loathing of mowing the lawn. Cut the Grass When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But, somehow I always had something else to take care of first, the truck, the car, playing golf - which were always more important to me. Finally she thought of a clever way to maker her point. When I … [Read more...]
Friday Funny – Dinner
Ahh... It's Friday!! It's time for the Friday Funnies. This week's Friday Funny came again via e-mail but, I don't remember who it came from because I save the funny and tossed the mail. So... If you set me this, thanks! Friday Funny Subject: A husband and wife having dinner at a fine restaurant. A husband and wife are having dinner at a fine restaurant when this absolutely stunning young woman comes over to their table, gives the husband a big open-mouthed kiss, then says … [Read more...]