Why I’m addicted to using Gmail: after all, it’s pretty darn slow most of the times. I’ve been trying like crazy to send messages this morning. And, now they’re hitting me up to upgrade to “pay for” services. Hmm…
Krispy Kreme donuts: in general I don’t really like donuts. I used to. But they just make me feel like crap. Now, put a box of Krispy Kreme’s in front of me and the story changes. All of a sudden I can’t live without them. In fact, I can eat a whole box in a single sitting. There’s just something magical about them. It’s as if they absorb calories while you’re eating them so that you feel lighter and lighter. But then an hour after you’re done… Ugh!!!
Fedex and poor weather: I can’t understand why Fedex can’t manage to make deliveries on time due to snowy conditions, but UPS can. I suppose the snow likes Brown better
VMware and it’s sucky disk performance: been doing a fair amount of work with this lately and I can’t understand why disk performance hovers around < 100MB/s when running Windows as the guest OS. I can get around this using Linux as a guest or by using Xen instead of VMware. And this is on a system where my backend performance is around 700+ MB/s.
Why Internet access is such a pain in this day and age: a while back I wrote about changing our internet access to Wildblue. I then wrote about how I could no longer access certain key sites and how I had filed off my 3rd complaint. Well, several weeks went by and they really did nothing to fix the problem, though I can now access one of those sites. Anyway, I’m looking into T1′s now. The cost everywhere else in the world is around $350/mo. But it’s going to cost me around $599/mo here. It’s looking like something I need to do, however. I just can’t depend on the current service any longer.
Why Windows and the hardware it runs on can suck so badly: not like this stuff is cheap. But I have had more issues with laptops and PCs going bonkers lately than ever before. Take the same, cheap hardware and put Linux on it and all is well. Buy a Mac and all is well. But go to Windows… Gee, let me upgrade to Vista– Not!
How hard drives can continue to get so cheap: it’s simply amazing even to a guy like me who has grown up in the industry.
How my dog can put such a huge smile on my face: I’m really not sure how Barkley can do it. He’s such a happy dog, sure. And he’s a loving dog. But it still doesn’t explain it. I just love my dog so much
Leg room vs. outer dimensions: The Toyota FJ Cruiser is such a nice looking vehicle on the exterior. But open the doors and the space seems to be missing. Then there’s the Jeep Wrangler 4-door. It looks small on the outside, but has great space on the inside. Hmm… I wish I could mix and match on this one.
MP3 downloads: I used to love iTunes till I started to buy music online. Then I found out that the music I purchased wouldn’t work on other MP3 players because the music isn’t MP3. Dang! And then there’s Sony’s Connect. They’ll let me download MP3′s but I have to use their Sonic Stage and IE 6.0 or greater. Too bad I’m on a Mac. Guess I’ll just continue to buy music from Half.com and rip it myself.
Why Sony will never learn: any of you remember Beta vs. VHS? Remember how Sony had better technology for video, but kept things proprietary and lost the battle? Well, they did it again with music. I simply love their MD Walkman. I really do think they’re so much better than iPods. The sound totally rocks! But they’ve been awful to record to as they have required Sony/Windows software. Fortunately, I can now copy music directly to my MD Walkman using my Mac. But it’s a bit too late. They’re simply disappearing these days.
Blog software: Blogger sucks for so many reasons, but has such a commanding market share over WordPress. Typepad actually gets away with charging for their stuff. You have to have a M.S.CS to use Drupal. And then there are the rest.
Cingular/AT&T: I thought I’d save the best for last. Didn’t Cingular acquire the AT&T wireless stuff a while back? And now it’s back to being AT&T? All I know is I’ve been with Cingular since it was CellularOne. And there were times it really sucked. But a little while after merging with AT&T’s service, it got much, much better. Now, it sucks again! What gives?!?
What?! You get me hooked on gmail and then now want to tell me you think it sucks?!
And you’ve had this donut obsession/craving and not told me about it?!
The FedEx thing makes me shake my head too….IDK. If nothing else the UPS dude is smart enough to carry cookies for the dogs. See. Right there tells me they ARE the better one!
And the cellular thing. It seems every carrier I’ve been with since having a cell phone has had one issue or another and I find myself bitching and changing and in the end….I just am always bitching. LMAO!
Why is everything merging? It’s driving me nuts. I can’t keep it all straight. Youtube/Google. Blogger/Google. Myspace/Google. Wait a second. I’m seeing a trend here!
Hey Mikey! Sorry I’ve been a stranger. Haven’t been on here too much lately…. Why is Gmail wanting you to pay for things now?! Interesting. I’ve never gotten anything from them like that.
Oh and 1 Krispy Creme is enough for me. I really dont’ care for them. Idk why…
EE: I know. What can I say. I’m good at making addicts. And you haven’t encountered my donut craving because there doesn’t appear to be a Krispy Kreme anywhere in CO.
Tink: I think you’re on to something for sure.
Sarah: I’ve configured my personal and business domains to use gmail for my email services. It’s a new service they offer. I’m using the free service, but they want me to upgrade to the other one so I can call them to complain when things don’t work.
Barkley seems to like the snow a lot. He has fun running and running and running. The cold doesn’t seem to bother the little guy.
You’re perplexed about liking doughnuts? That’s like a flower being perplexed about liking sunlight. A fish liking water, a dog liking raw meat…a…a…a hack writer liking similes.
You can choose to focus on the obstacles and challenges around you or upon the blessings and achievements that brought you this far. When you choose the later, you'll find that the blessings are always in the present.
What?! You get me hooked on gmail and then now want to tell me you think it sucks?!
And you’ve had this donut obsession/craving and not told me about it?!
The FedEx thing makes me shake my head too….IDK. If nothing else the UPS dude is smart enough to carry cookies for the dogs. See. Right there tells me they ARE the better one!
And the cellular thing. It seems every carrier I’ve been with since having a cell phone has had one issue or another and I find myself bitching and changing and in the end….I just am always bitching. LMAO!
(this is my ‘safe’ response….
Why is everything merging? It’s driving me nuts. I can’t keep it all straight. Youtube/Google. Blogger/Google. Myspace/Google. Wait a second. I’m seeing a trend here!
Hey Mikey! Sorry I’ve been a stranger. Haven’t been on here too much lately…. Why is Gmail wanting you to pay for things now?! Interesting. I’ve never gotten anything from them like that.
Oh and 1 Krispy Creme is enough for me. I really dont’ care for them. Idk why…
How does Barkley like the snow?
EE: I know. What can I say. I’m good at making addicts.
And you haven’t encountered my donut craving because there doesn’t appear to be a Krispy Kreme anywhere in CO.
Tink: I think you’re on to something for sure.
Sarah: I’ve configured my personal and business domains to use gmail for my email services. It’s a new service they offer. I’m using the free service, but they want me to upgrade to the other one so I can call them to complain when things don’t work.
Barkley seems to like the snow a lot. He has fun running and running and running. The cold doesn’t seem to bother the little guy.
You’re perplexed about liking doughnuts? That’s like a flower being perplexed about liking sunlight. A fish liking water, a dog liking raw meat…a…a…a hack writer liking similes.
Not any old donut. I like Krispy Kreme’s. Not so much the other stuff
BTW, when are you going to install your favicon?
There is one actual KK location…it’s in Lakewood somewhere. BUT all the Walmarts sell them. I’ve just never showed you where to look for them.