Friday, January 19, 2007

Grrrr Computer Problems

My work PC went kaput. It didn't turn on. I hadn't used it for several days. I turned it on and nothing happened. I think it's the power supply (again) but I'm not sure. It made a clicking sound with it plugged in. When I detached the motherboard from the power supply and plugged the power chord back in the clicking stopped. That worries me because it makes me think it may be the motherboard and a more expensive repair. If I need to replace the motherboard and CPUs (how do you know if the RAM and CPUs aren't fried?) I probably won't get something as high-end as I have/had. Of course, it's a few years old so I won't have to spend as much to match its performance.

I probably won't do anything to it until I get paid for a freelance job I did for the University of Virginia. I was going to use that money to pay down debt, not repair equipment. At least I'm not doing any work that requires me to use it at this moment. If work like that comes along, I can install my productivity software on my entertainment PC though it doesn't have as much RAM as I'd want for serious graphics work. I could also use the computer I'm using at my old room mate's house. I'm not worried about it... just bummed out.

Friday, January 12, 2007

Cool driftwood sculptures

http://www.jansch.freeserve.co.uk/

Horses made out of driftwood. Looks cool.

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Keep metalic things away from those MRI machines

http://www.simplyphysics.com/flying_objects.html#

Monday, January 08, 2007

Florescent Pigs!!


Okay, so they only go green under UV light.