Ramblings of a computer geek…
The tree I have called the Cascade Tree (after the rural road it is on) is no more. I have no idea what it was about this tree, but many times while driving back from shooting at the lake I'd stop and give it some lens time too. I always liked how the road looked … Continue reading The Cascade Tree is No More
It has been a while since I've been out in the evenings to take photos. I took David with me and we headed to Sangchris Lake, in hopes of a good looking sky and/or sunset. Sadly, the sun slowly dimmed without a show. I didn't come away with much, around 30 shots in total. One … Continue reading Just Crop
This all started when my Surface RT’s screen cracked. I was using the device just minutes before picking it up and finding the screen shattered – I still have no idea what happened, but that is besides the point. I briefly chatted with support,who explained the cost. They agreed to take a look at it … Continue reading My Painful Experience with Microsoft Surface Support
Spring has finally arrived. On Saturday it was over 60 degrees and today it was over 70, and sunny. This, combined with it being the first weekend in a couple months I haven't spent 10+ hours in the basement working on Ana's table, made for a very nice and relaxing weekend. We spent time at … Continue reading Spring Weekend
It has been over 2 years since I began the project, but tonight we finally moved the completed craft table up to Ana's sewing room! I started building it in early 2011. I steadily worked on it nearly every weekend, just a few hours at a time while David was napping or after everyone had … Continue reading Craft Table (Finally) Complete
Now that I've had the Microsoft Surface RT for 3 weeks, I think it's a good time to go over a few things. First, I'll say that I really like this device. Before owning one, I thought both the kickstand and touch keyboard were rather gimmicky. But now, whether it's sitting on my desk or … Continue reading 3 Weeks with the Surface RT
Now that I have a Microsoft Surface, one of the things I should be able to do from my tablet is print. Our iPads don't support printing to our old (almost 10 years) Brother HL-1440 Laser Printer, so I was a little skeptical that I would be able to find a driver for Windows RT (ARM-based). … Continue reading Brother HL-1440 Driver for Windows RT
I've been running Windows 8 for a while now on my laptop, and ran into a very frustrating problem with Internet Explorer 10. When typing on a webpage, I often found it skipping keystrokes. It seemed to get progressively worse over time, to the point where I found myself having to hit a key 3 … Continue reading Internet Explorer 10 Skipping Keystrokes
Today when I plugged my new Lumia 920 into my Windows 8 desktop, noting happened. Odd, it had worked the day before. I unplugged and retried a couple of times, to no avail. Checking Windows' Devices and Printers showed it was Offline, so I wasn't imagining that it was installed and working at one point. … Continue reading Lumia 920 not Recognized by Windows 8
After several years with Apple's iPhone (3G followed by a 4), I've made the switch away from Apple. Yesterday I picked up a new, black Nokia Lumia 920 running Windows Phone 8! First impressions, I really like this phone and OS. I've played around with Windows Phone 7.5 before, but have never used it as … Continue reading Lumia 920 and Windows Phone 8
