While driving home today, and aimlessly browsing around the dregs of radio that inhabit this province, I happen to stubble on this tune that I had heard off and on over the years. Unlike most times, the radio personality actually bothered to say who it was instead of blathering on about useless crap or slapping straight to commercial (which is why I wish I could remember what the station was, as they deserve kudos.). Continue reading
So with the provincial election in PEI in just a few weeks I went browsing to see who I get to choose from, and this is my first impressions of the folks that I have to choose from. Going from the newest party (island), to the oldest (with the incumbents being last). Continue reading
Well now that we’ve looked at our options for the guts of our machine, let’s see what we can find bargain wise for where our componets will be living, and what will be keeping the lights on. Here’s the components: Continue reading
So to start us off, we’ll need to have the main components that every desktop since the first PC has contained; a CPU, memory, and of course, a motherboard to house them all. Hard to have a computer running without it’s “engine” after all. So here’s what I’ve chosen for my build: Continue reading
For the last three years, I’ve been the semi-proud owner of a Dell M1730. Bought it back in 2008 when laptop gaming rigs were all the rage, and I figured that within the year I’d be out in Regina freezing my butt off trying to prove I was worthy of wearing a red serge. As you can probably gather, things didnt’ exactly worth out that way (although the long move happened in another direction), and the once wise purchase has turned into a bit of a boat anchor. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a decent machine that for 90% of the folks in the world would exceed their needs, but for the role of developer that I find myself in nowadays, it doesn’t measure up. It’s a bit slow, a bit hot, the battery life isnt’ too friendly and while I’m sure my optometrist would disagree with the reason why, I find that a 17 inch screen is just too small any more. And so I’ve been casually looking around for replacement options, although the options are few and far between, being a broke bum that I am.
That is, until now.
With “The Great Move” (aka moving to a cheaper apartment), ow at an end, I’m finding that my disposable income has increased by leaps and bounds. And with my plan to pay down my debts over the winter well on pace, I’m going to need something that can handle the load, and wont’ have me needing glasses come April. So it’s time to take the mostly paid down credit card, and for the first time since Apple was only known for iPods and RIm was relevant in the mobile marketplace, it’s time to….