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The Soviet Union lasted 74 years...you've got another 14 to go to beat the record for longevity of a repressive commie government...
To celebrate, I'll be heading out to HK tomorrow for a week of indulgence, shopping and all the great things that capitalism brings us.
And, like it really matters cuz this blog has been dark for quite a while, I'll not be posting while I am away, unless something really strikes me to post via phone.
Ouch!
The updated office
How many of you out there have an HP laptop? And of those of you that do...how many of you have replaced the power supply for that laptop? More than once??
The Tai-Tai has been running with an HP laptop for the past couple years. It was one of the original machines that contained Windows Vista...to my detriment. Through three re-installs of Vista, I cannot count the number of power supply cables we have had to go through with that machine.
The problem was always the same, either the cable began to sever at the connection point with the laptop, or at the junction with the transformer. One way or another, a replacement was needed to go find. Luckily, we live in the land of replacement parts and a quick trip to the computer market was all that was needed.
Literally, we stumble across a woman that sells, power cords. She's got hundreds, but, the largest stack is for the HP laptop. We buy one...and then maybe 2 months later, it breaks...so we buy another. Eventually, we ended up buying 3 or 4 at one time, because we knew it would be a problem.
Thinking it was just a problem with Chinese counterfeit parts, we eventually plunked down $80 for a real life USA replacement (as compared to the $10 ones get got here). So far, so good...but its only been 2 months. Funny thing is, the replacement we bought doesn't really fit our machine, as HP includes a 'Dongle' to adjust for the odd fitting plug-in.
Switch gears to my work laptop...yes, another HP. I am now on my second power supply and in need of another. Yes, you guessed it, cable is fraying from the transformer box.
Note to HP: You have a serious quality issue with these things...
The file cabinet you see, was actually on the right side of the table with the small laptop initially. Putting it there, allowed me to sit at the table with the posts right between my legs. Quickly grabbing the measure tape, I discovered there was just enough room between the old desk leg and the new desk leg, so it slid nicely into that spot.
Notice the black monitor in the corner. I was hoping for a little dual monitor action with my Ubuntu desktop...but it ain't happening. Me thinks its my lousy graphics card in the box isn't allowing me to have a extended desktop...rather, it only gives me mirrored desktops. I love to have a little sports action going on one monitor, while I can work on the other.
Now, I just need to get a decent chair in here. I really don't want to spend a ton of $$$ on an office chair, as they can be bloody expensive. Currently I have this massive wooden chair in here that is as hard as a rock and is brutal on the back.
Mmmm...Breakfast!
