Entries from April 2006

Monday, April 24th, 2006

PVR will be

So here’s what the specs will be:AMD Athlon 1.2GHzBIOSTAR M7NCG 400 motherboard512 DDR 2100 RAM120GB Hard DriveHauppauge PVR-500MCE Bundle Kit SoundBlaster Live! 5.1 w/extension cardGeForce2 MX400 video cardIN WIN IW-D500T case
How’s that?  I think it should run alright, once I get everything together.  I upgraded to the PVR-500 with my poker winnings from the other [...]

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

Blog Entry #85375-975-92398650982

In case you didn’t figure out the last post, I stopped at page 30, then wrote the report.  The report pretty much consisted of me talking about how the book was boring, but seemed very well researched.  Regardless of what I get on that paper, it was a boring book.

While I was typing that paper, I [...]

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Hamilton

Did you know Alexander Hamilton was born on the island of Nevis?  I didn’t until I read the first 30 pages of Ron Chernow’s book.  And now I’m writing a review of the book. Heh.

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Save China

I watched a PBS special on China today.  It was really well done and very informative.  Well worth watching, go do it now.
Last weekend was Yaya’s funeral.  It still hasn’t sunk in that she’s gone.  It doesn’t seem real that we won’t be going to Yaya’s house anymore for holidays.  Or that she won’t be [...]

Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Lost

Have you seen my paintball mask?  I can’t find it anywhere.  Also, the right side of my head hurts.
That is all…

Saturday, April 15th, 2006

More PVR

It’s either spend $200 on mobo, case, and tuner. Or spend $220 on an older mobo from Marc (it’s an MSI turbo 2 somethingerother), case and the same tuner.I’m thinking I like the new mobo option.  That makes the system a hell of a lot smaller so it will fit into an entertainment easier.
What’s your vote?
Now [...]