Derek starts at ASU tomorrow (Monday). I think his declared major is Pre-Med.
Entries from August 2007
Back to School
August 19th, 2007 · 6 Comments
Tags: Family Updates
Color Laser Printer
August 13th, 2007 · 13 Comments
I have had my HP Deskjet 890 for almost 10 years. I’m not exactly sure when I bought it, but the date of manufacture is 08/1997. Local stores no longer sell cartridges for it and refilling only works about half the time. It’s been a workhorse for me, but I decided it was finally time […]
Tags: Computers, Tech & Science
The Springer
August 8th, 2007 · 7 Comments
A few weeks ago I tried to take Apollo for a run on my bicycle. I had one hand holding the leash, and the other on the handlebars. Everything went fine until he saw a cat (or dog, or bird — I never knew what it was for sure). He took off running, pulling me […]
Tags: Computers, Tech & Science · Family Updates
When DMA drops to PIO
August 4th, 2007 · 7 Comments
Warning: This is a fairly technical discussion that will probably not be of interest to Mom. A few times lately I have struggled with people’s computers trying to find out why they are running so sluggishly. When no programs are running, Task Manager shows the CPU usage at 50% – 80%, though the process list […]