August 11th, 2009
New to numb the old
Work has kind of shut me down physically and mentally the past several months. I think year on year I need to focus on achieving all of my artistic and organization goals by the end of June because summer just makes everything grind to a standstill. However, I’ve managed to take a collective twenty minutes at work and make a number of well-informed purchases to improve my life once I have the chance to live it again.
Since the passing of my Winbook J4, I have completed the initial phase of migration to my new PC, Cheyenne. I bought a 24-inch Nanao LCD to go with my monster machine and after figuring out a way to squeeze it onto my desk I’ve been enjoying it immensely. All that remains is a great recabling of my computer and AV area and I’ll be set to go. The only significant drawback is what plagues most media enthusiasts, lack of hardware support. The centerpiece of my photographic work, the DiMage Scan Elite 5400 II does not work in 64-bit Windows 7. My Handspring doesn’t seem to sync either, but this is less of a bother. The upshot is I have to keep my Windows 2000 box under the desk for the time being to handle the initial stages of data processing.
My POS PHS Willcom phone lived up to its purchase price and the microphone stopped working, rendering the device to be little more than a glorified pager. Since the dude at Willcom Counter was rude, unsupportive, and inflexible regarding my inability to communicate vocally unless I agreed to a two-year contract extension, the offices of David Ventura will no longer conduct business with the company, and I have jumped ship to au. I now have (for free) I new phone with an 8-megapixel camera and bevvy of useful accountrements for a measly 1400 yen a month, or about fourteen dollars (a third what I was paying with Willcom).
