Posts Tagged ‘renovation’
Back to Normal?
So now that the major renovations are over, it’s time to shift the focus of this site back to that for which it was intended (was that English?). I realize that no one wants to read another self-indulging home remodel blog, so back to geekery we go.
You may have noticed that the message board was reset. I noticed that I had left registration “off”, so it got flooded with thousands of spam posts which, while entertaining, do nothing for the content of the site. A couple of SQL commands later and blammo, a fresh start.
I have been struggling as of late with BSODs on my main PC. After extensive MiniDump analysis with the Windows Debugger, I’m almost kinda sure it’s my RAM. So I come to the crux of my problem. Do I replace the 1GB of DDR400 RAM on an AMD 3400+ machine, or rebuild a whole new machine with the Core 2 Duo E6600, 800Mhz RAM and speed things up a bit? Let’s put that decision aside for a moment, shall we?
If you know anything about my basement setup, you know I have hundreds of CDs, a ton of vinyl records, and tens of thousands of MP3s. Add to that the hours of DV footage and thousands of digital pictures, and I’m like the poster boy a storage company. Unfortunately, all of these 1’s and 0’s are spread across the 3 drives in my system, 2 external USB drives, and countless DVDs. With this storage problem in mind I have been looking at Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices. The prices of drives have been steadily falling, making enterprise-capable storage available for the consumer. I am gravitating towards the 2 TB Buffalo Terastation with built-in FTP server, RAID5, and multiple USB ports (for external drives, printer sharing, etc). At a price point of about $1100, it winds up at about $.50/GB, which isn’t all that bad. And for the added security of RAID 5, I’m all bout it bout it.
So therein lies the problem. Backup ALL my stuff and continue to work on a failing machine, or upgrade the machine and struggle with storage? Can any human truly be capable of making such a decision?
If I get enough cash for the blood I’m selling, I’ll let you know how this story ends…
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Tags: geek, renovation
Does this tunnel have light?
If you can believe it, the upgrade to Basement 2.0 is almost complete. The carpenters have completed all of their work, and I’m just waiting for the electrician to install a few smoke detectors and a couple of pendant lights in the kitchen.
Stay tuned for the AFTER pictures!!
Tags: renovation
Just a Few Updates
I’ve added a quick navigation link to The Milton Project over there on the left.
Also, I added a few new pictures to the Kitchen, the Game Room, the Heating System, the Gym, and the Fashion Studio.
We’ve taken hundreds of pics, but I’m trying to post the ones that show the most impact. Unfortunately, this project has taken several weeks longer than it was supposed to, and even though we extended our “finish date” from July 17 to August 11, it looks like we may not be in until Labor Day. Not good, kids…not good at all.
Tags: renovation
And the story continues…
Not a whole lot of time to post these days, but I’ve added quite a bit of info to the project page about the Milton Renovation. That just sounds so much more elegant and formal than “The Sack of Shit Money Pit that Will Cause a Divorce” doesn’t it?
Tags: renovation
Almost 1/6 of a Year
That’s the amount of time that would have passed if I didn’t update this blog today. So here goes…2 months of updates in a whirlwind of sarcasm and incongruities.
Micaella Mae Young – Born 05.13.06. Look for her on The Apprentice during the 2025 Fall lineup.
I am heading out of the IT world and into Human Resources for a while. Though I’ll still be on the acquisitions team, I’ll be helping with the “business” end, and not the technical applications issues. Could be neat, could be a complete clusterf***…we’ll see.
One night last month we found a small weiner dog roaming the neighborhood. We took it in for the night and brought it to the shelter the next morning. It had a microchip in it and was soon reunited with its family. Here it is compared to my dog:
I started a new site called Musical Toilet. Just visit it, you’ll get the gist. Feel free to contribute as well!
We’re in the process of renovating a new house in the next town. I’ll be setting up a site/gallery soon for all of you DIY-ers that want the insight to a large project.
I’m stopping the update for now, cuz I need to jump on a conference call, but I’ll keep adding throughout the day.
Tags: conference call, renovation
New Visuals
Short post.
New pictures of the home setup.
Talk amongst yourselves.
Tags: renovation