High tech devices can bring a lot of convenience to our lives, when they work. For me, last night showcased just how dependent we can become on such things.
Last night, my wife’s MacBook shut down unexpectantly. A subsequent attempt at a reboot displayed the “question mark folder”, instead of the monochromatic Apple logo. […]
I had to install the 32-bit MySQL engine to replace the 64-bit engine that I had installed last week. For backwards compatibility reasons, the Ruby script launcher, /usr/bin/ruby, was built as a 32-bit application and it will not interact with the 64-bit library supplied with the 64-bit MySQL installation. Now, the Ruby interpreter […]
This MacBook Pro simply rocks. It is fast and intuitive. I have suffered absolutely zero issues in the transition from my Windows box.
I have had no problems getting Mac versions of the apps I use or finding and using substitutes:
1. Browsers
I have Opera, Firefox and Safari installed. As I do web development […]
Damn, if it doesn’t seem like life can conspire against you sometimes. The timing of just about everything in my life is getting thrown off lately and it’s really bringing me down.
I’d relate it all in exquisite detail, but, in hindsight, it’s all rather mundane. Deaths by a 1000 cuts are not that […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today, as with most days, I am thankful for my family, my friends, both near and far, my job, which is better than most, and all the blessings that God, in His mysterious wisdom, has seen fit to bestow on me.
Thank you all for adding to the ongoing wonder that is my life.
Yesterday saw the Boston area’s first snowfall. While it did accumulate, it didn’t last long as the temps warmed up just enough to turn the snow to a light misty rain and obliterate what little had accumulated.
Still, I took advantage of that small window of opportunity by leaving work for an early lunchtime hike […]
I updated my peakbagging list. My goal is to hike all those mountains by my 50th birthday. That gives me 8 years. Considering the sheer number of peaks on that list, it’s an ambitious goal.
As part of my life reorganization, I cancelled my MySpace account. I really wasn’t doing anything with it and I already associate with my friends there in other venues.
I did get some good ideas there for Effluency 2.0, but that’s about it.
The new Flash music player and my Peakbagger’s List were part of my MySpace […]
I went for another hike in the Middlesex Fells Reservation today. This was my second hike from the Lost Pond parking area. My route went from the parking area to Molly’s Spring Road to the Skyline Trail to the Reservoir Trail and back to Molly’s Spring Road. The loop was roughly 1.8 […]
This User Friendly comic epitomizes my work with the Tewksbury Sped PAC.
Update: It gets better.