calendar synchronisation bliss
Finally I found a way to synchronize the calendars in Google, Thunderbird, iCal and my Blackberry: the solution is using Google in combination with
Provider for Google Calendar . It allows me to sync lightning with
Google Calendar. I then subscribe to my Google Calendars with iCal which then syncs with my Blackberry. Result: complete coverage :-)
Labels: computer
First smile
It might have been an involuntary muscle spasm, but I rather would like to believe that Xander (who turned 4 weeks old last Friday) smiled at me for the first time.
I had a couple of hours time this weekend and played with the iMac. Installed Windows XP via Bootcamp (for the occasional game) and also bought
Parallels to access XP under OS X.
Labels: computer, Xander
The value of sleep
Having a newborn makes you appreciate sleep much more. Xander turned 3 weeks yesterday and last night he not only slept for 4 hours straight at night, but also took a nap this morning with me for 2 more hours. As a result I am feeling much less like a zombie today.
The Apple store informed me that my iMac shipped, so I should get it by Monday.
Labels: computer, me, Xander
It's my birthday
Just one more year until the big 40. Between Xander and Connor not much time to celebrate but tomorrow Lisa and I will go out for dinner alone for the first time in forever.
For my birthday I got myself a
bicycle and I finally took the first step to cut the cord to the PC by ordering a 20"
iMac. It should be here by early next week.
Labels: computer, me
Microsoft broke my computer
The latest automatic update (KB929338) from Microsoft broke my laptop. While it was pretty easy to recover (boot into safe mode, log in as Admin, use system restore to a point before the update) it was not straightforward to find out how to prevent the automatic update just to re-apply the patch. here are some hints: to find out which update caused problems use the Event Viewer under Control Panel >> Administrative Tools. That tells you which patches were downloaded. Next use Windows Update to list the list of critical patches, uncheck the one you suspect is the culprit and check the box that says "Hide this update.." or something to this respect. That should do it.
I am contemplating getting a Mac.
Labels: computer, rant
