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PC – Out of commission Q_Q

Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at 2:13 pm

Okay. This month was bad for blogging. Here’s my second “Why I haven’t blogged much this month” post >_< . . . Mon, May 14 - GF hears weird computer buzzing noise. I believe it's a fan, so I decide to clean it (the next day). Tue, May 15 - Take 3 hours to clean the computer. Took out the HDs and fans and cleaned everything. Re-wired the computer wires to take less space and be more organized. Boot computer. All is well. Wed, May 16 - Wake up and my comp is in (DoS? what's before Windows now?). I guess the boot screen.

Warning: Primary HD Failure.

uh oh.
I’m able to restart my computer a few times and eventually, somehow I get into Windows…but I periodically get a warning…

Try to go to Canada Computers and get a new SSD HD. Sold out Q_Q. A night without my computer = :( But fortunately, my 3 external drives are fine, so I plug one into my Mac, and I’m able to watch How I Met Your Mother (currently rewatching). Also, I decide it’s a good idea to clean my keyboard and mouse.

Thu, May 17 – Try to boot my (sometimes) failing primary HD…and it works, I can get into Windows after a few tries. But then…my keyboard and mouse no longer work. I guess cleaning them…wasn’t a great idea, as they seem kinda broken. My keyboard still kinda works, my mouse is just dead. :(

Got a new SSD HD, keyboard, and mouse.

Fri, May 18 – Had the day off. Spent the whole day bringing my new computer up to speed. And then…argh, freaking had some Apple iTunes issues that I was working on for hours. Lost all my iPhone game saved information…(not Tiny Tower! whew!). Also, I had some trouble with my ID and purchasing games in the last few years…so I lost some of the games I purchased >:( Going to email Apple about that…

Anyways…my computer’s pretty much back up to speed now. It’s been a tough few days!

For next time, I have a Google Draft for what I need to save:

  • Export Bookmarks
  • Export Dreamweaver Settings (FTP)
    C:\Users\Prometheus\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Dreamweaver CS4
  • Export Firefox Settings (FTP)
    C:\Users\Prometheus\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\wdvci35o.default
  • Export uTorrent Settings
    C:\Users\Prometheus\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent
  • Export SQL Server Connection Information
    C:\Users\Prometheus\Documents\SQL Server Management Studio Express\Settings\CurrentSettings-2011-10-21.vssettings

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Daemon Tools Lite
FolderSize
WinRAR
WinX_DVD_Ripper_Platinum
Ultramon
uTorrent
Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Premiere
Nero
MS Office
MS SQL Server
MS Visual Studio
Chrome
Firefox
Opera
Safari
IETester
League Of Legends
Steam
Warcraft III
World of Warcraft
DC Universe Online
CCCP
K-Lite Codec Pack
VLC Player
Dropbox

Good thing is, I can still boot into my old computer, if needed. If there are settings I forgot to export or anything. It’s actually the best, most pleasant Hard Drive failure I’ve ever had :)

Anyways, off to catch up on some blog posts and keep rewatching HIMYM :) Almost watched all 7 seasons in like…1.5 weeks or something. I must have watched 2-3 seasons in one day, on Friday >_< That seems…unhealthy.

Accomplishments – May.65 2012 Edition

Sunday, May 20th, 2012 at 1:26 pm

Shows / Movies
Avengers – Complete x 2
How I Met Your Mother – S01 – S07 [Rewatched] – Complete
Gilmore Girls S1E01 – S1E08 [Rewatched] – In Progress
Currently watching: The Legend of Korra, Young Justice, Big Bang Theory, How I Met Your Mother, Glee, House, Thundercats, Avengers – Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – In Progress

Books & Manga & Comics

worldofwarren.com / warrenshea.com / secretproject [to be renamed]

Gaming
Tiny Tower – Level 144

Web Development and Design

Other

Notes
It’s been a busy month.
Work messed up a week.
Dead computer messed up a week.
I want to start developing again, it seems like it’s been a while.

Haven’t updated in 7 days?! O_O time flies

Monday, May 14th, 2012 at 1:25 am

I was shocked to see that I haven’t updated this blog in 7 days. It didn’t seem like it at all.

My schedule has been pretty busy.

Wednesday – stayed at work late, til about 10pm-ish?

Thursday – stayed at home in the morning, but took a work call from 10am-12am. Then, went to work and proceeded to work from 1pm…all the way til 5:30am. Yes, 5:30am! Including lunch, it was a 19.5 hour work day!? ZOMG. Slept at 7am…(so was up for 22 hours).

Friday – …woke up at 2pm..worked til 6pm…then went back to Richmond Hill for a mother’s day dinner, followed by going to my friend’s place for a bbq. I don’t know when I slept but…

Saturday – …woke up at 5pm :S Got ready and went out to “Board Game night” with my friends from 8pm-12am.

Sunday – Came home from game night at midnight…was supposed to work all night…but got tired and fell asleep at 3am. Woke up at 3:45am and joined a work call from 3:45am – 5:30am. The slept from 5:30am to 7am….and woke up to drive Z to her 10k run. Proceeded to stay awake…on around 2.5 hours of (broken up) sleep…until 12 (noon)…when I finally got home and crashed. Slept til 3:30pm. And then from 4:30pm-7pm again. And then from 11pm-1am….and now I’m blogging before I hit the sack again.

It’s been such a mess on my sleeping this week. It actually makes sense why I haven’t blogged in 7 days…the last 5 days have been super busy. I just haven’t had a chance.

I’ve been thinking of something deep and philosophical. I will definitely post it, once I’ve gathered my thoughts. :) Stay tuned!

That glass shattering moment…

Monday, May 7th, 2012 at 4:08 pm

…when I was talking to the senior developer we just hired on our team and explained that we do ASP.NET/ASP and use SQL Server.

And he replied with
“Uh, just so you know, I don’t know any JavaScript”.

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And then I realized…that not only did this senior developer not know JavaScript but that he didn’t know there was a difference between ASP.NET and JavaScript.

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That was a hard day. And the days that following, ever realizing this “senior” developer was not at all qualified.

Thinking too much hurts your brain and gives you wrinkles

Monday, May 7th, 2012 at 2:36 am

When I am racing, my mind and body are working so quickly and so well together, I must be sure not to think, or else I will definitely make a mistake.

– Denny from The Art of Racing in the Rain

Just as quote from the last book I read.

It made me think of all the times you do something mindlessly and/or repetitively that you can do quickly and without mistake…but then, when you realize you’re doing it, you slow down for fear of making a mistake.

Try typing “k”, “l”, “f” repeatedly and you’ll notice you vary speeds as you start to think.
(Sorry, I was trying to think of an example where the above occurs).

Sometimes it’s best to do things without thinking. I find public speaking is better for stuff like this. Thinking too much gives me hesitation and tongue twisting…but simply blurting out thoughts comes out much more naturally…tho I do tend to say stupid things >_<

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt.

– Lisa Simpson

And then I, like Homer, would reply:

Takes one to know one.