So the autumn has me feeling all young and feisty again. As a result of that, I'm listening to more music in my car and realizing that it's really time for me to step up from cassettes. They are so clumsy with their rewinding and tape that gets stuck. But no funds are available right now for upgrading (I've already decided on an ipod of at least ( Read more... )

I've worked ALL DAY LONG on a program, and I haven't been able to fix this one glitch. I am awaiting word from the C-language Gods, with whom I have desperately pleaded for mercy. We shall see what happens.

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I just spent 6 hours writing a program and IT WORKS!!!

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The VP debate was not quite the smack-down I had hoped for, though Biden did quite well. Palin also did well, relative to her other recent performances, but I found myself at times wondering either if she was going to answer the question posed to her or if she was just filling the space with repetitive buzz words like "maverick" and "track record ( Read more... )

Happy Rosh Hashanah to all my Jewish friends!

Computer techie people: I am interested in knowing more about switching to Linux OS from Windows. Mainly I'd like to know how easy it is on both an existing used Windows OS (XP or Vista) and how easy it is on a new computer that has Windows XP installed. With the new one, can I just uninstall the Windows and run something like Ubuntu, or is it ( Read more... )