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Mon. August 14, 2006, 06:48am PDT
Ever have a bad technology weekend?
Some people have bad hair days, I have bad tech days. Although we enjoyed some great times downtown and even bought some new plants for around the house, I had a pretty bad technology weekend. First, my Palm died. Or the screen did. Or something. Whatever the case, it doesn't turn on and that's a real thorn in my side. I'm someone who prides himself on avoiding the use of paper at work and elsewhere in life simply because I'm too messy a person to let it even hit my desk. I must have a genetic nesting tendency since somehow any amount of paper will cover a nearby surface in a chaotic fashion. Anyway, this kinda' honks me off because I only purchased this particular Palm once I knew I was changing jobs last summer which makes it a little over a year in my hands -- likely out of any warranty that might cover it. I'll do some looking around but aside from trying to find a replacement screen to try out, I may be up a creek on this one.
The other tech problem that ran across me this weekend was the new server I just purchased. This and other websites currently hosted by me need a newer and more robust home that can more steadily be relied upon. Parts I ordered from Newegg.com should be considered pretty cutting edge but, upon trying to load what I need to run a server, nothing seems to be working. I think the hardware is just fine but it's the software that's not playing nice. I'm sifting around trying to find a way to make it work but I may be returning some items in exchanged for older hardware to help guarantee its compatibility with the software.
Sigh. Oh, and my desktop PC has been acting slightly funny for a couple months. Thankfully now I have a new, second hard drive in the thing so it just might be time to back everything up and do a clean OS sweep. Sounds like buckets of fun to me.
Isn't it amazing how things seem to come in waves?
Thanks for listening and feel free to share your technology woes with me here anytime.
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