I once was a blue haired freak » Tinkering http://blog.hooloovoo.net Trying to come up with a witty tagline and failing... miserably. Thu, 27 May 2010 16:58:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 It’s About That Time http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2010/05/27/its-about-that-time/ http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2010/05/27/its-about-that-time/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 16:58:02 +0000 Robert http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2010/05/27/its-about-that-time/ Continue reading →]]> Well I guess it’s time I posted something again. I’ve been busy with things and haven’t really felt the urge to post here. Maybe I should see about incorporating my Twitter stream into this page. Or scrapping the whole thing and using my tumble log instead.

Or not. This post is just an excuse to try out the wordpress app on my new iPad.

]]> http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2010/05/27/its-about-that-time/feed/ 0 Testbed http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2008/04/16/testbed/ http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2008/04/16/testbed/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:13:06 +0000 Robert http://blog.hooloovoo.net/?p=586 What happens if I …

]]> http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2008/04/16/testbed/feed/ 0 At The Opera http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2007/10/09/at-the-opera/ http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2007/10/09/at-the-opera/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:48:38 +0000 Robert http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2007/10/09/at-the-opera/ I’m not entirely sure why, but I just installed opera mini on my blackberry.

It’s no mobile safari, but so far I think I like it better than the blackberry browser.

]]> http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2007/10/09/at-the-opera/feed/ 0 potential breakage in progress… http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2007/05/16/potential-breakage-in-progress/ http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2007/05/16/potential-breakage-in-progress/#comments Wed, 16 May 2007 23:33:12 +0000 Robert http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2007/05/16/potential-breakage-in-progress/ Not that anyone cares, but I’m about to upgrade my WP install. I wonder what I’m going to break in the process.

update:
That wasn’t too bad. Just had to get the “Disable WordPress Widgets” plug-in for K2.

]]> http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2007/05/16/potential-breakage-in-progress/feed/ 0 Gmail Invites http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2005/01/22/gmail-invites/ http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2005/01/22/gmail-invites/#comments Sun, 23 Jan 2005 06:52:10 +0000 Robert http://blog.hooloovoo.net/?p=57 I finally found a way to easily get rid of my excess gmail invites:
http://isnoop.net/gmailomatic.php

I sent 17 invites to the spool a couple of minutes ago. Most of them have already been snatched up.

]]> http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2005/01/22/gmail-invites/feed/ 3 New system http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2005/01/10/new-system/ http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2005/01/10/new-system/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2005 07:23:34 +0000 Robert http://blog.hooloovoo.net/?p=62 Continue reading →]]> after a couple of bumps (easily solved by replacing new IDE cable for the cd-r and dvd drives with one that works.) My new system is up and running. Now begins the long process of downloading and installing apps and patches, adn tweaking settings.

Firefox was first (after norton antivirus.) NWN and CoH are next up. (MMM 8 months of patches for an mmo over 56k…) I think I’ll be checking out open office as well as some other non-microsoft “productivity” apps.

-Hool

]]> http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2005/01/10/new-system/feed/ 1 uhm – when did g-blog start serving google ads? http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2004/12/17/uhm-when-did-g-blog-start-serving-google-ads/ http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2004/12/17/uhm-when-did-g-blog-start-serving-google-ads/#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2004 03:21:06 +0000 Robert http://blog.hooloovoo.net/?p=63 Continue reading →]]> gossip – I have a screen shot of one of your recent blog entires with an ad from google in the sidebar. Is that intentional, or has some piece of ad serving software managed to get itself installed on my work machine?

[Spoilers] [/Spoilers]
in spoilers because it’s big. and I apologize for the poor quality of the image, I dont have a decent screen shot taker here. that was created in paint…

]]> http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2004/12/17/uhm-when-did-g-blog-start-serving-google-ads/feed/ 8 I must be losing my touch http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2004/12/07/i-must-be-losing-my-touch/ http://blog.hooloovoo.net/2004/12/07/i-must-be-losing-my-touch/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2004 08:52:21 +0000 Robert http://blog.hooloovoo.net/?p=64 Continue reading →]]> It’s been a very long time (too long) since I last built a computer from scratch, and even then I did not have to research or purchase the components. My boss just said: “here are the parts for your workstation. Put it together.”

So I want to build a new machine and I’m not even sure where to start looking. Does anyone have any suggestions for finding good prices on components for a decent gaming system? At the minimum I’ll be needing a new motherboard, processor, RAM, and case (along with the requisite cables/connectors/cooling/power….) I can cannibalize my current system for other needed pieces (video, cdrom, hd, etc) for the time being, seeing as how I’m on a tight budget. (I’ve got about $300 to get me started.)

Edited on Dec 7th 2004, 01:56 by Hooloovoo

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