Ramblings

Just let Skype auto-update itself to version 5.  W..T..F..  the new UI is slick enough, yes, but it’s bloody huge.  The smallest window size is far from small.  It’s so bloody big I have to keep it closed by default. While the prior versions weren’t pretty nor fast, they were functional and sufficiently minimal.  This… Read more

Today I bought a pair of skis from some random woman at Google.  They’re probably hers, and are a fair bit shorter than I’d probably take generally, but I was pleasantly surprised when I got home to discover that they really aren’t that much shorter than my existing ski.  They’re also in good condition, seem… Read more

To compound the issue, my iPad become utterly full once more today, to the point where it refused to even transfer purchases back to my iMac, let alone sync.  Le sigh.  After turning down the sync period for my work account, from a month to just three days, it now claims it recovered 1.8 GiB… Read more

I left work slightly early tonight to visit Best Buy and an AT&T store in search of an iPad 2.  Unfortunately, both were sold out.  Best Buy said they might get another shipment sometime in the next few days, AT&T said they were doing reserved orders only and the backlog was already up to four… Read more

So I was set to phone home tonight, except I’m out of credit on Skype. No problem! With my futuristic money applying device, the Credit Card™, I can just refill my account instantly and be chatting away in no time. Except that Skype are refusing my card. In fact, all my cards. As did Blizzard,… Read more

Still alive, haven’t been taken by wolves, badgers, armadillos, mountain lions or bigfoot. Just haven’t had the motivation to write much, for a while now. Though I’ve been pretty busy in hindsight, so I guess while I’m here…