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Saturday, August 12, 2006

No Rest for the Weary

Having to manage and getting my hands wet on 2 database system projects in the office, reading through tons and tons of white papers and tech specs about the recently released Mac Pro, and devising a computer algorithm to solve a sudoku puzzle on the side, I can safely say that there is such a thing as information overload. But gosh darn it, I can't think of anything else I'd rather do.

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Been contemplating on getting a Slingbox, but was disappointed for not being selected as a beta tester for the Mac version :-( oh well, ho hum. Still a cool piece of technology though. I'll probably get one once they come out with version 1 of their Mac client.

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So my WWDC predictions, didn't exactly materialize, but that doesn't mean it will not happen. There are some still some "Top Secret" features in Leopard, as per Steve Jobs that won't be realeased until nearing the Spring '07 release date. Hence, anything (or maybe nothing) can happen by then.

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Just finished downloading the latest beta version of Vista. I was kinda hoping to get my crummy hands to take it for a spin, but my desktop at home doesn't want to cooperate. From the looks of things, it might be a fried power supply. So until that gets taken cared of (together with a million other projects at home), no PC for me... But the release of Company of Heroes in a few weeks from now might change that. Note to self: Don't skimp on the power supply the next time I assemble a PC.

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On a non-techie note, I'm having my kitchen remodeled. Some nice cherry wood stained cabinets with opaque glass partnered a dark grey quartz countertop should do the trick. I hope I won't go over budget.