wharf blaster
so it was recently brought to my attention that I never update this thing anymore. well, duh. so, in between the last entry in this one, I moved, went back to comcast (because 5 lots down evidently breaks the DSL), and stuff. I’m now rocking a Mac Mini in addition to the iMac temporarily (as of yesterday, even!) which is pretty nice - needs RAM but it’s nice to be able to run Windows and a real OS on one computer. just gotta decide if I wanna keep the printer.
I decided with this new machine to do three things to change my computing habits. first off, I’m gonna get rid of the iMac (usually the old machines linger around for awhile until they’re no longer really saleable). I’m going to be way more choosy about the cruft I move over from the old machine, and the cruft that does get moved is gonna get sorted so that it makes sense for a change. I also made the dubious decision to try to use Apple software where possible on the new machine - so that means I’m using Safari 3 instead of Firefox, and Mail.app instead of Entourage (not like I’d actually use that anyway, it being a piece) or Gmail. iWork has come around to a point where I really don’t need Office anymore - Numbers owns, and Pages has neat word processing modes now, and Keynote’s there if I want to make a slideshow about pandas. so far, I’m liking it - Safari 3 is pretty nice, as evidenced by my recently resized wordpress dialog thingy - but forcing myself to use Mail.app is showing me how craptastic Exchange is. as in, I’m just using the web mail because I can actually see my messages there. hurray Exchange.
I’ve also made an aquisition that’s decidedly non-computery: a 1984 BMW 733i. doesn’t really run now but shouldn’t be too hard to make go again, which is a goal since it’s not in the city. mine’s black with burgundy leather. I’m actually looking forward to having something big and mechanical to work on - it’ll be nerdy in its own ways but also quite a bit more physical. it’s also a stick, so it’ll mean I’ll havta relearn how to drive a bit.
