Sunday, 20 July 2008 08:43 pm
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deckardcanineI've had a pretty good time lately, but for some reason, all I feel like posting about are the little bits of bad news:
1. While I know what to do when my wireless fails, there seems no easy way to deal with the quality of the connection. It used to be that "very low" strength was more than adequate for me, but nowadays I keep hitting Refresh to deal with a stalled page. Is the source further away than before? More likely, given performance on non-Net matters, I just need to replace this 2004 PC.
That's where I get apprehensive. Will I find a good one with XP, or will I have to settle for the almost universally panned Vista? Or will I become a Mac man again for the first time in more than a decade? I keep fearing that I'll overlook some compatibility issue or leave something important behind on the old computer.
Uch, I have so little faith in my ability to do things independently.
2. Netflix hasn't been as kind as usual lately. First I make two priority choices in a row that turn out to be on the "Long wait" or "Very long wait" lists -- something that apparently cannot be determined before the DVD in question is next in the queue. And today, I get a buggy disc that keeps freezing and skipping ahead. I don't think I missed much in the middle, but I couldn't see the ending. I almost wish it were worse so that I'd be motivated to get a good version, but I've seen enough not to bother. (The movie is Kramer vs. Kramer. Impressive in realism, but not fun enough for a second viewing any time soon.)
3. This is trivial, but I felt like punning: The big right burner on my stove has almost literally shuffled off its mortal coil.
1. While I know what to do when my wireless fails, there seems no easy way to deal with the quality of the connection. It used to be that "very low" strength was more than adequate for me, but nowadays I keep hitting Refresh to deal with a stalled page. Is the source further away than before? More likely, given performance on non-Net matters, I just need to replace this 2004 PC.
That's where I get apprehensive. Will I find a good one with XP, or will I have to settle for the almost universally panned Vista? Or will I become a Mac man again for the first time in more than a decade? I keep fearing that I'll overlook some compatibility issue or leave something important behind on the old computer.
Uch, I have so little faith in my ability to do things independently.
2. Netflix hasn't been as kind as usual lately. First I make two priority choices in a row that turn out to be on the "Long wait" or "Very long wait" lists -- something that apparently cannot be determined before the DVD in question is next in the queue. And today, I get a buggy disc that keeps freezing and skipping ahead. I don't think I missed much in the middle, but I couldn't see the ending. I almost wish it were worse so that I'd be motivated to get a good version, but I've seen enough not to bother. (The movie is Kramer vs. Kramer. Impressive in realism, but not fun enough for a second viewing any time soon.)
3. This is trivial, but I felt like punning: The big right burner on my stove has almost literally shuffled off its mortal coil.