And I’ve been very bad at posting recently. Apologies to anyone still reading this 😉
Irina has just returned from Moscow, Karra is fine and still biting us randomly.
Mum had her birthday on the 5th, but her presents and card didn’t arrive until yesterday, and one still hasn’t made it 🙁
I hope to see Tom and Walton before I leave for my Christmas break, and Tom#2 (‘pilot Tom’) has been in contact to confirm he is fine, but wasn’t able to meet up with us recently due to his work commitments.
It is quite late now, so heading to bed.
Oh and Dad & Nick have received their visas, so it looks like everything is good to go for their visit over here for New Year 🙂
Hope all who read this do so in good health…
Dec 07 2006
10 Days Until Flying Back To The UK
Oct 30 2006
Irina is Home
She got back on Saturday. I started drafting a post that day, but seem to have lost it down the back of a cyber-sofa :>
I’ve got the 2nd monitor setup now, see below for a quick shot of how it looks and a desktop screenshot. (I’ve had to obscure some figures in the google sidebar stats – otherwise I’d risk losing my AdSense account…) It looks a little weird, as the main monitor is at a resolution of 1280X1024, and the 2nd monitor is running at 640X480.
The desk needs a serious tidy up, and if any friends from the UK checkout the desktop shot, I’m well aware I used to tell them to reduce the amount of services and apps running in the system tray, but, well, do as I say, not as I do :> (Plus I know why my PC takes a while to respond sometimes, I’ve chosen to install it, rather than just the let the clutter accumulate by always choosing full installation options for everything..)
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Oct 25 2006
Ira Is In Moscow
She just called. Well she phoned earlier, but I was 99% asleep still. I’ve recently been looking at getting a small second monitor, to use for system monitoring/WinAmp visuals/Google Desktop sidebar on. We found one in a shop here in Astana recently. Unfortunately it had several large air bubbles on the screen’s surface; not a problem the shop guy claimed, it is merely a protective film you remove once the screen is plugged in at home. That made sense, like the ones you get on mobile phone screens etc. Something didn’t look right though. So, we told the shop asst. that if he removed the film, then and there, and the screen was OK, that we’d buy it on the spot. He tried to remove the ‘film’. He struggled quite a bit, eventually using a safety pin to try and peel off the ‘temporary’ film. Oooops, no it isn’t removable, so if you are in Eurasia shopping centre, here in Astana, don’t go buying a 8″ monitor, as it now has air bubbles and corners scratched off. I might have felt more guilty, if it weren’t for the guy’s assertions that the bubbles weren’t anything to worry about.
Anyway, I digress, Ira has found a nice 10″ monitor in Moscow, and if all goes to plan, I’ll have it in my possession when she returns to Kazakhstan. Not sure when that is yet.
btw, if anyone wonders why the screen is so small (10 inches), it is a compromise; I’d ideally like two 19″ side by side, Irina doesn’t want the living room to be overpowered by screens. So, this little screen is a good compromise.
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