CD / DVD backups are unreliable
It's official, and I've been telling friends and clients for years: if you want to back up your data for longevity, back it up to hard drive.
Vadge
I've just read an uncredited description of Madonna as the "Old Mother Hubbard of Pop". I think it's brilliant!
Work and Bond
SQL Server 2005 is fun, especially when enough hardware is thrown at it. However, I still cannot get SQL Server 2005 to add a linked 2000 server to it. No one can seem to help!
And now, a note to Microsoft
I read another email from Microsoft today (apparently written by Steve Ballmer himself), and within the usual crap about how wonderful Vista is (it isn't), and the wonderful ribbon toolbar for Office 2007 (it's crap), I saw this line and almost heaved my delicious dinner:
Cool!
I'm getting a new PC at work in the near future because this beast is too slow and the hard drive isn't big enough for the massive reports that I have to automate.
Dumbass of the Month
On the Civil Union Bill which is being rushed through parliament to beat the Constitutional Court's 1 December 2006 deadline: "Why are we fast-tracking the passing of legislation that a majority of South Africans don't want, this is forgery," said the Inkatha Freedom Party's Jeanette Vilakazi.
And more work …
Yesterday I spent pretty much the entire day playing computer games, because I needed a break. M played as well (and kicked my ass in Starcraft on Friday night), and is showing quite an aggressive stance in Civilization IV.
Happy Birthday
To Stephanie, my sister. She is now as old as my mother was when I was born. Thankfully, she's not married (or pregnant). On the other hand, I turned out fairly well.
Happy Birthday
To my mother, who is celebrating her 22nd birthday again. She is 22 because she's older than me and I'm 21. Stay tuned for my 30th birthday in a month's time.
Quote of the day
"A couple of years ago I was sitting in the Kodak Theatre with my acceptance speech in my pocket, waiting to get up and say that I was the first openly gay actor to win an Oscar. Unfortunately, that was the year the blacks won." – Ian McKellen