In the Spotlight

We went to visit Jake yesterday, and I took some pictures. The little guy is doing better. He is now breathing on his own.

Greet This

Don't wet my lips then yank my chain, because like everyone else I'll go elsewhere.

EditPlus

I've been trial-testing UltraEdit for a few weeks now. I like it, but it does have a few annoying features. I'm going to give EditPlus a try next. It looks like I may have to keep UltraEdit around too, no diff in EditPlus. I can do without it though. I'm more interested in comparing the content of directories, a la BBEdit.

On December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor, located on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, was attacked by nearly 200 Japanese warplanes. The attack resulted in the U.S. entering into World War II.

New Box

I've just ordered a barebone PC from AccessMicro. Here are the specs:

• AMD Athlon XP Processor DDR Bundle
   
• MSI K7T266 PRO2 VIA KT266A ATX 266Mhz FSB 1CNR/1AGP/5PCI/3DDR MOTHERBOARD
• AMD ATHLON XP PROCESSOR 1900+ WITH QUANTISPEED ARCHITECTURE (1600MHz) OEM
• 512MB DDR 266MHz 64x64 PC2100 Non-Parity Unbuf DIMM 2.5V DDRAM
• ThermalTake A1139 VOLCANO 6 CU BALL BEARING COPPER AMD SKT 462 & INTEL SKT 370 HEAT SINK & FAN
• ATI RADEON 7500 64MB DDR AGP 3D/DVD 2X/4X TV-OUT DVI SUPPORT OEM VIDEO CARD
• TEAC 1.44MB Floppy Drive OEM PACKAGE
• LOGITECH INTERNET KEYBOARD W/ MULTIMEDIA KEY BULK OEM
• IN-WIN A500 300Watt Power Supply Medium ATX Tower 3x5.25 Bay 2x3.5 Bays-2 Hidden Rem. side panels.
• AOPEN 52X IDE CD-ROM Drive; OEM Drive Only.

My friend, Gabe, greatly helped with selecting the final components.

I've never used AccessMicro before, but have always gotten great service from their parent company, McGlen.

It should arrive in 9 to 12 days. Then, I'll likely add the following:

• Seagate Barracuda IV ST340016A 40GB 7200rpm EIDE
• D-Link 10/100MB PCI Ethernet NIC Adapter w/Wake on LAN Model DFE-530TX+
• Hercules Gamesurround Muse XL

I intend to run Windows XP Professional, of course.

I haven't completely made up my mind yet, but I think I'll turn my current workstation into a secondary Linux server.

Award This

Since the sweeps are over, most of our favorite shows are stuck in repeat mode. We ended watching the Billboard Awards on Tuesday night. I basically came to the conclusion that I truly dislike awards shows. There's really nothing more annoying than a bunch of overpaid artists patting themselves on the back.

Whether the winners are chosen by their peers or based on sales, the whole premise is utterly ridiculous. Of course, there are few shows where the fans actually cast the votes. In other words, the ones nobody cares about except for the exposure and publicity they provide.

Nuts

I've been cracking and eating walnuts lately, which is pretty messy. It makes me wonder how commercial nut hullers actually work… And what about sunflower seeds?

JarWiz

A nifty little utility for managing files in Java ARchives.

On December 6, 1865 The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified. The amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.

Minor Update

It never fails.

Each time you release a new or updated piece of software, within a couple days (or even a couple hours), you'll discover a problem. It will not be reported by users. You'll just stumble right onto it, which makes it even worse.

It didn't fail.

Sometimes you even get lucky, a new update is not required. I wasn't. I had to release a minor update for IP Monitor.

New Born

Yesterday afternoon, Vicki' sister-in-law gave birth to a baby boy named Jake.

Is that it?

The Rock

Brent smells what he is cooking too.

On December 3, 1948 Ozzy Osbourne is born in Birmingham, England. His biggest pop hit is ``Close My Eyes Forever,'' a million-selling No. 8 duet with Lita Ford.

Minor Update

It never fails.

Each time you release a new or updated piece of software, within a couple days (or even a couple hours), you'll discover a problem. It will not be reported by users. You'll just stumble right onto it, which makes it even worse.

It didn't fail.

Sometimes you even get lucky, a new update is not required. I wasn't. I had to release a minor update for IP Monitor.

On November 28, 1963 President Johnson announced that Cape Canaveral would be renamed Cape Kennedy in honor of his assassinated predecessor. The name was changed back to Cape Canaveral in 1973 by a vote of residents.

Top of the Charts

Both IP Monitor 1.3 and IP Monitor for Java 2.0 are doing extremely well at VersionTracker.

Daddy's proud.

On November 27, 1942 Jimi Hendrix is born in Seattle. The Jimi Hendrix Experience is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991 and Hendrix is posthumously voted a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1992.

Updates

Nothing like a few days off to catch up.

I've finally released IP Monitor for Mac OS X and IP Monitor for Java 2.0.

Both have been ready for months, but for some reason I could never find the time to assemble the distribution packages together.

Krispy Kreme

We went to the new Issaquah Krispy Kreme over the weekend. Waited in line for about an hour to get our "ready-to-go" doughnuts.

This was my first time, I never had any of their doughnuts before.

They gave us a couple hot ones, right out of the assembly line, while we were waiting. Yummy…

I am not too wild about the assorted kind, but the glazed ones are really good. Overall they are pretty sweet, maybe a little too sweet.

Spy Games

We saw it last week and both liked it. Although we had to evacuate the theater in the middle of the movie. Apparently someone had fun with the alarm.

On November 26, 1998 Hulk Hogan said that he was retiring from pro wrestling and would run for president in 2000.