Cash
On the 15th April I had £14,217.53.
Today I have £-94.96.
I find this quite amusing.
Archive for April, 2004
Sunshine
The sun is shining brightly, the sky is almost free of cloud and I just enjoyed a lovely drive in my nice new car, with the sound of Bowie filling the air.
Almost perfect, just needed my girl at my side. Get well soon honey.
Sunday, April 25th 2004 at 4:10 pm / General / Permalink / Post Comment »
Documentation
The documentation for Exim is really bad. I’m sure all the necessary information is in there, but it’s explained so badly I’m assuming the person who wrote it doesn’t have English as their first language.
I got it working how I wanted eventually of course, because sometimes I just refuse to be beaten. Eight hours of trial and error mixed with furious Google searching and I finally have a mail server which is routing and delivering messages to the appropriate places.
With that item off my todo list, I’m now returning to Bearscript development. For without that, I can’t write anything else.
Sunday, April 25th 2004 at 1:28 am / General / Permalink / Post Comment »
Time
I wish I hadn’t just bought a car. I want this one.
Thursday, April 22nd 2004 at 11:30 am / General / Permalink / Post Comment »
Drive
So I have my new car, a Diablo Red Peugeot 206 GLX 1.6 16V. Basically the same model as I had before, except in a different colour. It’s got a nice, recognisable feel about it, which is a nice change from the horrible Nissan I’d been driving over the past couple of weeks. Feels like home.
When I bought my first 206, over three years ago, I bought it brand new, it had about 7 miles on the clock when I got it. This time I went for one that was 5 months old, with just over 5,000 miles on the clock. For two reasons, one of them being cost and the other being speed, it would have taken two months to get a new one but I can have a used one in a week.
The range has been updated over the past three years, so it’s not totally identical inside or to drive. The pedals are in slightly different positions, the on-board computer is better, it’s a smoother ride, it has more power… all good things really.
I’m not 100% happy with the interior, but from the outside the colour and alloy wheels make me like it more than the black one I had before. I’m still looking for a black one in the car park when I come out of shops though.
Wednesday, April 21st 2004 at 9:32 pm / General / Permalink / Post Comment »
Idiots
According to this story, the iPod is difficult to use.
Well, at least the people mentioned in the story seem to be having a whole load of problems anyway.
As far as I can tell, whether using a Mac or Windows, the process is pretty much identical.
1. Load up iTunes.
2. Insert your CD.
3. Click Import. Watch progress bar. Eject CD. Repeat as necessary for further CD purchases.
6. Plug iPod into Firewire/USB2 port, click Yes when asked if you want to automatically sync library.
7. Wait for library to sync. Won’t take long.
8. Unplug iPod.
Now if you’re too dumb to follow these simple steps (and they are simple), then why did you spend £300 on an iPod in the first place? Didn’t you at least check what it did before you put down your credit card?
Idiots.
Monday, April 5th 2004 at 7:11 pm / General / Permalink / Post Comment »
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