Monthly Archives: October 2016

Halloween 2016

Posted on October 31, 2016 by larry

Kids are dressing up today except my oldest, I guess he is passed that. These holidays are starting to be a drag, no fun anymore, seems like a lot of work. Could be that I am worn down with things … Continue reading →

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PC Still Incomplete

Posted on October 30, 2016 by larry

I am using my new rig more, but it is still incomplete, a lot of software packages not installed.  Furthermore I still have hardware to put in, like the 2 4TB hard drives. I am headed on a business trip … Continue reading →

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Last Cross Country Race Of The Season

Posted on October 29, 2016 by larry

One of my daughter’s made it to districts, and today was the day of the race. It was fun, so proud of my daughter she did well. I am tired though, day took a toll on me.

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Long Day I am Tired

Posted on October 28, 2016 by larry

Got beat due to work today.  One of the applications I am involved with is in degraded mode, and we as an organization is trying to figure out how to fix things. I got to do something cool though, and … Continue reading →

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Signed Up For The Big Climb

Posted on October 27, 2016 by larry

Today I signed up for my first event in 2017, the big climb. Hoping to make it up there in under 20 minutes.  Really should start training again. So much to do though.   Not enough hours in the day … Continue reading →

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Stable System

Posted on October 26, 2016 by larry

I rebuilt my new rig to Windows 7.  I wanted to build it on an m sata disk, but I installed it on a 120GB disk for now, eventually I would like to get it on a 250GB MSata disk … Continue reading →

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Trying To Get Windows 10

Posted on October 25, 2016 by larry

I don’t want to pay full retail for Windows 10.  I would rather stay on Windows 7 than go to Windows 10 by paying full price.  Heck I would install Windows 8 before paying full price for Windows 10. But … Continue reading →

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New Rig Finally Up

Posted on October 24, 2016 by larry

My new machine is up.  I recall reading an article earlier this year that MS will not support running Windows 7 on a skylake processor.  Sure enough something about Skylake that prevented me from installing Windows 7. First thing was … Continue reading →

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What An Amazing Sunday Night Game

Posted on October 23, 2016 by larry

What a day, a LOT of football starting with a London early morning game and finishing with an overtime in the night game for my beloved Seahawks.  Final score was 6 to 6, a tie.  Apparently this is the lowest … Continue reading →

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Working One Handed

Posted on October 22, 2016 by larry

I tried to work with one hand, it is just too hard. My hand is getting better, but certainly not there. Also, combine that with a busy day and little sleep, it adds up to an exhausted guy. Will try … Continue reading →

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