http://www.webboise.com Chris Hillman's random rants on IT stuff & life Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:49:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am determined to start posting again soon. I took this picture yesterday when I picked Kairi up from daycare. She just looked especially sweet. http://www.webboise.com/after-a-long-day-at-daycare/ Normally I'm an early adopter of new Windows operating systems, but with Vista I've been slow to take the plunge. After running various beta releases and release candidates I was hesitant to use it on my 'production' computers. Well, I finally took the plunge last weekend and my ... http://www.webboise.com/speed-up-vistas-start-menu/ It's that time of year again. Spending a week up in McCall with the family. We come up here the same week each year and frolic in the woods. Last year (I think) I posted about how hooked I am to the internet. Two years ago, we came ... http://www.webboise.com/vacation/ I'm driving up to Portland, Oregon tomorrow to do an install for work on Friday. Oliver Russell & Associates is doing a major technology upgrade and we're rolling out over eight terrabytes of storage in new servers at the Boise and Portland offices. This project has kind of ... http://www.webboise.com/wish-me-luck/ Our little angel, full of Christmas Joy http://www.webboise.com/christmas-joy/ I'm discouraged when I see the voter turnout every two years. With as much as people complain about local and national politics these days, you would think more people would get out to the polls when they have a chance. This year I'm instituting a new personal policy; ... http://www.webboise.com/go-vote-tomorrow%e2%80%94-seriously/ A couple of months ago I started having some serious issues with my cable modem. The modem would randomly disconnect and reconnect throughout the day. I called my ISP, and they would tell me everything seemed fine. Then sent a guy to the house who redid some ... http://www.webboise.com/cable-modem-woes/ Just over here slacking. Seriously, I have all of these things to post about in my head– but between work, family, and chores I'm having a hard time finding the time to sit down and post. I'm hoping to get some pictures up from Kairi's 2nd birthday party, ... http://www.webboise.com/what-am-i-up-to/ Some pictures that my Mom took of Kairi while she spent the day with her last week. Mom is much better with the camera than I am. http://www.webboise.com/ray-of-sunshine/ Well, I'm waiting for the folks at Jiffy Lube to change my oil, and the Treo is really helping pass the time. I've caught up on unread email, read Jason's latest blog post, and checked Slashdot headlines. I really like this device. It's not nearly as bad as a ... http://www.webboise.com/waiting-for-my-oil-change/