computing
Linux vs. Windows: Flipping?
For my non-techie friends: I swear I’ll stop obsessing about this soon. So if I’m running Linux in Windows courtesy of VMWare Player, why can’t I run Windows in Linux the same way? I know it’s possible, so maybe I can just make that my solution. I mostly need to run Paint Shop Pro 9 … Continue reading
Wubi Wub Wub
I’m writing this in a draft in Gmail because I can’t remember my WordPress password. The reason I can’t remember is I’m not on my normal computer operating system. raisinbottom emailed me today with questions about Ubuntu, and he mentioned Wubi, so I got all hyped up and spent the evening fighting with it. Again. … Continue reading
SDHC in Dell Inspiron 1501
I figured out my problem with the 4GB SD card I had bought. It wasn’t Dell’s fault that it didn’t work; I chatted with a representative and confirmed the slot is supposed to accept SDHC cards. It turned out to be a Microsoft XP problem, naturally. It fell under KB 934428, in which XP requires … Continue reading
Sims Life Stories
So thanks to kawaiibishounen I am now probably going to be addicted to The Sims Life Stories. It’s what The Sims should have been from the beginning – you can guide them through all parts of their lives, not just going to work and earning money and reaching the top. They have specific desires and … Continue reading
My New Computer
So the other day…I bought a new laptop. I ordered it from Dell, with whom my school has a discount program, and with whom I’ve been happy for many years. I currently use a Dell Inspiron 1150, which is quite serviceable but is starting to fall apart in little ways. It also has a crappy … Continue reading
Code Girl
I’ve been writing a lot more code this week than I usually do. I successfully implemented email-to-Tracks on Dreamhost, which was not easy…it took about eight hours, but I finally made procmail my bitch and compensated for Dreamhost not allowing “localhost” for MySQL. Then today, I was browsing around the vector art on iStockPhoto, where … Continue reading
Good WordPress Themes
This is a totally frivolous post. I was looking through the WordPress Theme Browser, and I made a list of themes I liked, so I’m posting that list here. They’re all free to download, so if you like them, go for it. The Happy Cat Bubblue Tropical Flowers Vermilion Christmas Web 2 Wannabe Sky Summer … Continue reading
World of Warcraft
I got a 10-day free trial of World of Warcraft from cynica, because I wanted to see what all the fuss was about. First I downloaded the 2.84GB install file, which I had to delete after unzipping because I needed the space to do the install! Once that was finally installed, I discovered I had … Continue reading
Design Oddities
For some reason my design is behaving strangely. In Firefox, some of the bubble titles are sitting right on the line as they’re supposed to, but others are a few pixels above the line. In IE6, all of the titles are sitting on all of the lines, but there are no descenders; I guess IE … Continue reading