Ankle & Hamster
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Erik's Pulse has been published.
ClearType Tuning
One thing that I really like about Mac OS X is the system-wide font smoothing. Everything looks so much better. I just found out that you can turn it on under Windows XP, and/or customize it to your liking using the ClearType Tuner. Neat.
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Charlie
I'll probably post a review of my new Nokia 6630 in a week or two, once it's been fully road-tested. But so far, I really like it. The performance and new features are hitting all of the right notes.
I'm not too wild about the look and feel though. It really feels toyish, especially compared to the sleek 7610. Which, btw, is on its way back to Helsinki.
Ankle Update
Last Friday we went to the doctor to follow up on Vik's broken ankle. Everything is healed quite nicely. She's off the boot now and just needs to wear an aircast for a little while.
Needless to say she feels great.Six
Last Thursday we went to the vet because our hamster, Six, was not doing very well. About 3 weeks ago she fell into a very deep sleep (somewhat resembling hibernation) and we had one hell of a time to get her out of it. She did the same thing a week ago, which worried us quite a bit.
Nevertheless, her regular vet gave her a clean bill of health, which didn't register with us. The vet really had no answers to our questions which prompted us to look for a second opinion. We were able to find a local vet specializing in small critters which immediately spotted problems. Six was seriously dehydrated, had loss extensive muscle mass, even though she had what appeared to be a full belly.
She spent three days at the vet, while they took her through an extensive set of tests, including xrays and ultrasounds. They finally discovered that her liver was full of liquid (polycystic liver) which is not uncommon with geriatric hamsters. The vet was able to drain most of the liquid out.
We brought her back home yesterday.
We now have to give her a set of oral medications twice a day, as well as perform fluid (hydration) therapy every other day, not unlike what we had to do with Max.
Erik's Pulse has been published.
ClearType Tuning
One thing that I really like about Mac OS X is the system-wide font smoothing. Everything looks so much better. I just found out that you can turn it on under Windows XP, and/or customize it to your liking using the ClearType Tuner. Neat.
I Charlie
I'll probably post a review of my new Nokia 6630 in a week or two, once it's been fully road-tested. But so far, I really like it. The performance and new features are hitting all of the right notes.
I'm not too wild about the look and feel though. It really feels toyish, especially compared to the sleek 7610. Which, btw, is on its way back to Helsinki.
Ankle Update
Last Friday we went to the doctor to follow up on Vik's broken ankle. Everything is healed quite nicely. She's off the boot now and just needs to wear an aircast for a little while.
Needless to say she feels great.
Six
Last Thursday we went to the vet because our hamster, Six, was not doing very well. About 3 weeks ago she fell into a very deep sleep (somewhat resembling hibernation) and we had one hell of a time to get her out of it. She did the same thing a week ago, which worried us quite a bit.
Nevertheless, her regular vet gave her a clean bill of health, which didn't register with us. The vet really had no answers to our questions which prompted us to look for a second opinion. We were able to find a local vet specializing in small critters which immediately spotted problems. Six was seriously dehydrated, had loss extensive muscle mass, even though she had what appeared to be a full belly.
She spent three days at the vet, while they took her through an extensive set of tests, including xrays and ultrasounds. They finally discovered that her liver was full of liquid (polycystic liver) which is not uncommon with geriatric hamsters. The vet was able to drain most of the liquid out.
We brought her back home yesterday.
We now have to give her a set of oral medications twice a day, as well as perform fluid (hydration) therapy every other day, not unlike what we had to do with Max.