Second Attempt Success

Last night I headed downtown to one of my data centers to upgrade a server. The server, an HP DL380 G5 (I usually add some Tim Allen style grunts after saying that) has been running a single quad core CPU since I rolled it out last fall. I’ve had the second CPU “kit” sitting on

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Upgrade and Memory Errors

Due to the wonders of scavenging, my daughter is getting a “new” computer today. Nothing exactly modern, but I think she’ll notice the difference — and the home office will likely be a bit cooler too.

Her old machine was based around an Athlon Tbird 900 (Asus A7V motherboard) that I built about 7 years ago.

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Firefox is Almost on My Last Nerve

OK look, here’s the deal: I’ve always been ambivalent about having a “favorite” browser as I spend a lot of time bouncing around between Internet Explorer 7, Firefox and Opera. I like ‘em all for one reason or another.

At the end of the day, however, I always end up back with Firefox as

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