School, wedding, after-party and football (Cowboys WIN!). A pretty decent may to spend the weekend. Other points of note:
- Windows 7 install finally completed, data restored and most of my apps reinstalled.
- Upgraded the blog to WP 2.8.5, including backing up the entire site
- Got started with Amazon EC2, still need to figure out how to save an instance
- Put up the Halloween Tigger
One will note that there wasn’t a shred of physical activity involved. I’m going to pay for that tomorrow morning when I’m back into the weights.
You did Kona on a fixie? WTF?
Gear Gallery :: ironman fixie.
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I finally got Windows7 to install on my home desktop. What a royal pain in the ass. I purchased the Home Pro upgrade via the student discount option, and chose the 64-bit version. This was my first mistake. I received the update notice in my in-box, and was able to successfully download the package. When I ran the “unpackager” tool I ran into an error:
“We are unable to create or save new files in the folder in which this application was downloaded. Please check the folder properties to make sure that you have security
permission on the folder to write files and that the folder is not read-only”.
A quick Google search revealed that this was a common problem with the student upgrade. I followed the instructions for downloading a tool that allowed me to create an ISO file from the install package, burned the ISO to DVD and begin the upgrade.
Because I was moving from 32bit to 64bit, I had to do a clean install. I deleted the old partition (after backing everything up, of course!). I ran the install and it would proceed through the “expanding files” module. At 91%, the system would hang for 30-45 minutes, then fail. I retried this multiple times with the same results.
So now I have a bricked desktop computer. Several hours of Google-fu
, downloads and frustrations, I finally figured out that the DVD image I burned from the Dell desktop was corrupt. After a few more hours of work, I got a procedure to work:
(1) Download the package to a portable hard drive
(2) Run the “unpackaging” tool in a XP session on VirtualBox on my Macbook Pro
(3) Use ocsdimg to create an ISO on the portable hard disk drive in the VirtualBox session
(4) Burn the ISO to DVD using the Disk Utility on the Macbook Pro.
(5) Run the install
(6) Skip the entry of the license key during install, since an upgrade key won’t work for a new install
(7) When the install is complete and all patches are applied, run this process to activate the license.
So the Dell desktop is now successfully upgraded, and I’m working through the slow process of reinstalling all my apps, restoring backups and dealing with incompatibilities (grr.. printer drivers….)
Isn’t being a geek fun?
It’s been several months since I wrote my “I’m a Mac” post. I thought I’d add an update about what I’ve been doing with the new computer.
My Macbook Pro 13 has quickly become my ‘go-to’ computer. Mostly because it’s portable and sits in my living room, but also because it just seems to work so much better than my Windows based desktop. As I’m back in school now, I’m finding that I’ll do my homework on the Mac rather than on the desktop. I purchased a mini-DV-to-DVI adapter to let me plug the Mac into my desktop monitor
I’m trying not to store documents permanently on the Macbook. I use Dropbox to keep my working personal and school files synced between my desktop/laptop and available if I need them at work. Its a pretty good system, but it requires a software install and keeps copies of the files on three computers, something that keeps a security-geek awake nights.
Speaking of security, I decided to encrypt the disk on my Mac. First, I tried my favorite app, TrueCrypt, but found that it doesn’t support whole-disk encryption on a Mac. So I went ahead and used FileVault. That was ok, but it has problems. I recently learned that PGP had a beta version of PGP Desktop for Snow Leopard, so I’ve installed that and am working through the testing.
So far it’s been a pretty satisfying experience. Next I’m going to start playing with some Mac-only software and utilities.
After going 8 for 8 (eight IM starts, 8 IM wins) and breaking the IMH course record, Chrissie shows us her secret weapon!
chips make champions! – Tri247.
So why am I not any faster?
I finally came out of my funk today. I’ve been really grumpy, depressed, short-tempered and badly focused for several weeks. Between the post-IM blues, extreme job-stress, and dealing with the added workload of the program, I was spinning in a maelstrom of distraction. The situation got so bad that I had to bail out of my last race of the year. Toss in a head-cold and I’ve not been in a happy place.
So what finally popped for me?
A little over a week ago I got an e-mail from a former co-worker reminding me that we would hook up for a photography shoot. Tony wanted to fill out his portfolio with some athletic shots, and I said I’d be happy to help, for what ever that was worth!. So we agreed to meet this morning and do the shoot.
The morning was COLD (mid 30’s when I got up) but I got packed up and headed down to Colonial Park. I took my bike and run gear and figured that I’d try to get a short run in after the shoot.
When the sun finally came out, the day was perfect. Bright sun, cool temps and the leaves are just starting to turn. Tony showed up right on time and we quickly set up and started the shoot. We did some running shots, then some biking shots. A lot of the same back-and-forth up and down the running path. It was interesting watching Tony do his thing with the camera, and the previews he showed me looked pretty cool. After the shoot we chatted about sports , injuries, computers, careers, and some geeky IT security stuff. It was really cool to catch up after several years. I’m really looking forward to seeing the pictures.
After Tony left, I changed back into my running gear and headed out for a short run. I hadn’t run at ALL since IMWI, so I figured I’d just take it easy and go short. I left the HRM strap in the car, and just ran by feel. I came back with a nice easy 3.12 miles for 30 minutes. Nothing earth-shattering there, but the run in the sun and cool fall air was EXACTLY what I needed to drag my soul out of the pit. Between catching up with Tony, doing something new (the photo shoot), breaking a little sweat and breathing some fresh air I felt SO much better.
Nothing else has changed though. Work is still going to be really stressful for the next several weeks; school demands will continue to challenge my time-management skills, and I’ve got several must-do social commitments over the next two weekends that will consume lots of time planning and executing. I’m still not sure how I’ll get any kind of workouts done.
But the world isn’t all darkness and woe any longer. There will be more days like today. I’m certain of it.!o
Now this is cool… Show up at an ultra in overalls, and then kick everyone’s backside….
Cliff Young
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Got my Google Wave invite today…
Now what…?