It's a Blue Moon!!!
Well it's been a while!! My new job is pretty awesome, I basically get paid to play around with tech and learn new and interesting things about computers, the intardwebs, and other such cool stuff.
I was rather pleased with myself today, I did a full tear-down on a iBook G4 and a Powerbook G4, got both back together and they ran perfectly!! Mac's are EPIC difficulty mode as far as repairs go, to get the HD out of the iBook literally required that I disassemble the entire thing!! They are quite beautiful in the interior, no space is wasted and everything is engineered with beautiful precision, but goddamn it's a pain to work on. Both tear-down/rebuilds took my a little over 2 hours apiece.
As for gigs? Well it's a bit slow, but that's normal for summer. Some of my contracted gigs have cut back their seasons next year, but it's to be expected. The good news is that despite the cutbacks all the orchestra's I'm a member of are actually doing quite well considering and will probably be able to weather the current storm, barring unforeseen difficulties.
Practicing has been a bit off lately, but that's ok. I've had to learn alot at this new job and it's going to take a few months to get to a point where I can feel a bit easier. Still, I AM practicing and improving, albeit slower than usual and that's a good sign considering how busy I've been.
The new place ROCKS, the new job ROCKS, and life in general is pretty cool. Not sure how long it will last, but I'm enjoying it while it does. :)
I was rather pleased with myself today, I did a full tear-down on a iBook G4 and a Powerbook G4, got both back together and they ran perfectly!! Mac's are EPIC difficulty mode as far as repairs go, to get the HD out of the iBook literally required that I disassemble the entire thing!! They are quite beautiful in the interior, no space is wasted and everything is engineered with beautiful precision, but goddamn it's a pain to work on. Both tear-down/rebuilds took my a little over 2 hours apiece.
As for gigs? Well it's a bit slow, but that's normal for summer. Some of my contracted gigs have cut back their seasons next year, but it's to be expected. The good news is that despite the cutbacks all the orchestra's I'm a member of are actually doing quite well considering and will probably be able to weather the current storm, barring unforeseen difficulties.
Practicing has been a bit off lately, but that's ok. I've had to learn alot at this new job and it's going to take a few months to get to a point where I can feel a bit easier. Still, I AM practicing and improving, albeit slower than usual and that's a good sign considering how busy I've been.
The new place ROCKS, the new job ROCKS, and life in general is pretty cool. Not sure how long it will last, but I'm enjoying it while it does. :)