All Quiet on the Home Front

I haven't written much lately 'cause there hasn't been much to write. The past few days have been blissfully calm.

My big excitement was picking up a 320 GB disk off eBay Sunday evening (should be delivered any time now) and a 500 GB disk at MicroCenter yesterday. The 320 GB disk is destined to upgrade my iMac as the contents of iPhoto and iTunes are severely overwhelming the older 60 GB disk.

The new 500 GB disk is currently being used to upgrade the 80 GB disk in my older XP box. Partition Magic has partitioned & formatted the disk; the partition copy operation is still in progress. Once it's done, I'll be able to consolidate all of the data into a single location once again. Yay!

The old network switch has been giving me problems too so I think I'll be popping out to MicroCenter for a replacement...

All Quiet on the Home Front

I haven't written much lately 'cause there hasn't been much to write. The past few days have been blissfully calm.

My big excitement was picking up a 320 GB disk off eBay Sunday evening (should be delivered any time now) and a 500 GB disk at MicroCenter yesterday. The 320 GB disk is destined to upgrade my iMac as the contents of iPhoto and iTunes are severely overwhelming the older 60 GB disk.

The new 500 GB disk is currently being used to upgrade the 80 GB disk in my older XP box. Partition Magic has partitioned & formatted the disk; the partition copy operation is still in progress. Once it's done, I'll be able to consolidate all of the data into a single location once again. Yay!

The old network switch has been giving me problems too so I think I'll be popping out to MicroCenter for a replacement...

Dearest LazyWeb...

My new employer is located in San Francisco. I'm located in Washington, DC. We'll need to communicate very effectively if this arrangement is going to work.

1. I'm thinking of using Skype to keep in near-constant but cheap voice communication with the other coast. Ideally, I'd like some sort of wireless headset so that I can roam around my data center or office without dragging a cord and/or my laptop. Any suggestions?

2. I'm also considering upgrading my Verizon Wireless cell phone to a Blackberry Storm so I can keep in near-constant email contact. Any advice or experience with such?

3. I'm also thinking about a wireless broadband service, again for work. Since I'm on Verizon Wireless right now, I'm leaning in that direction but since these seem to be sold apart from one's cell phone service plan, I'm open to other networks as well. Anyone have advice and/or recommendations?

Dearest LazyWeb...

My new employer is located in San Francisco. I'm located in Washington, DC. We'll need to communicate very effectively if this arrangement is going to work.

1. I'm thinking of using Skype to keep in near-constant but cheap voice communication with the other coast. Ideally, I'd like some sort of wireless headset so that I can roam around my data center or office without dragging a cord and/or my laptop. Any suggestions?

2. I'm also considering upgrading my Verizon Wireless cell phone to a Blackberry Storm so I can keep in near-constant email contact. Any advice or experience with such?

3. I'm also thinking about a wireless broadband service, again for work. Since I'm on Verizon Wireless right now, I'm leaning in that direction but since these seem to be sold apart from one's cell phone service plan, I'm open to other networks as well. Anyone have advice and/or recommendations?