TM Day 10
Achievements for Tuesday, February 9th. Begin log.
Fixed the gift PC. Not at all sure what the hell was wrong with it, but I zeroed it down to the graphics card. Swapped it for a spare nVidia AGP card I had and it booted just fine. For shits 'n giggles I put the "bad" card into another spare PC I had, and it booted fine with the "bad" GPU. Wait, what?
On a hunch, I re-inserted the "bad" GPU back into the gift PC... and lo and behold, it boots up just fine. After installing a suite of software (OpenOffice, WinAmp, 7zip, etc) and restarting several times, it's still working just fine. A real WTF for me, but I'm happy it's up and running again.
Also, bought a cute cigarette-lighter-powered mini air compressor and $200 worth of restaurant vouchers for stupidly cheap. I love internet deal sites. Restaurant.com is a neat money-saver, and the Consumerist exposes many company blunders and scams.
Oh, and on an impulse buy, I picked up a quickie sharpie sketch of my character. Saw an offer from "BooBooBunnyGirl" on Twitter. Even though I don't know her at all I went for it just for fun. The results are quirky but I kind of like it. Stay tuned - I'll post it later.
If I'm feeling nice. =P
- Cleaned the bathroom toilet
- Put away dishes from dishwasher
- Repaired the gift PC successfully
- Researched legacy software/drivers for Windows 98
- Downloaded and burned a CD of software/games
- Installed a suite of productivity software and games on gift PC
- Researched portable air compressors
- Purchased a portable air compressor from http://www.ihavetohavethat.com
- Commissioned a simple sharpie sketch of Bandrik from BooBooBunnyGirl
- Learned about restaurant.com & purchased $200 worth of gift cards for only $16
- Learned about http://www.consumerist.com & read several articles
- Swapped out my parking permit for one closer to my apt entrance
- Scheduled credit card bill payment
Fixed the gift PC. Not at all sure what the hell was wrong with it, but I zeroed it down to the graphics card. Swapped it for a spare nVidia AGP card I had and it booted just fine. For shits 'n giggles I put the "bad" card into another spare PC I had, and it booted fine with the "bad" GPU. Wait, what?
On a hunch, I re-inserted the "bad" GPU back into the gift PC... and lo and behold, it boots up just fine. After installing a suite of software (OpenOffice, WinAmp, 7zip, etc) and restarting several times, it's still working just fine. A real WTF for me, but I'm happy it's up and running again.
Also, bought a cute cigarette-lighter-powered mini air compressor and $200 worth of restaurant vouchers for stupidly cheap. I love internet deal sites. Restaurant.com is a neat money-saver, and the Consumerist exposes many company blunders and scams.
Oh, and on an impulse buy, I picked up a quickie sharpie sketch of my character. Saw an offer from "BooBooBunnyGirl" on Twitter. Even though I don't know her at all I went for it just for fun. The results are quirky but I kind of like it. Stay tuned - I'll post it later.
If I'm feeling nice. =P