Probably no posting until late afternoon.
[Update later afternoon]
I’m back, but recovering from being gone all day…
Category Archives: Administrative
In Case You’re Wondering
We didn’t feel a thing this morning. Slept right through it.
Teevee Deals
I’d upgrade to a fifty-plus incher
But if you buy one from the link, it will help me get one, too. Not to mention buy my next bowl of gruel…
And it’s nice to see electronics continue to drop in price, even if space access doesn’t.
Graphics Card Question
So my Samsung LCD monitor gave up the ghost (less than a couple years old, I think), and I went out to Frys to get a new replacement. I was looking at the displays and some of them looked like crap (blurry letters). I asked the salesman, and he said that they were being fed with VGA analog, whereas the sharp ones were digital (DVI or HDMI). If I were the manufacturers of those monitors, I’d be pretty unhappy with that situation, but I digress.
Anyway, I determined to not only get a replacement monitor, but to upgrade my video card as well to digital output. So I bought a new LG 21.5″ screen, and an MSI card with an NVidia N220GT engine, and a gig of DDR2 memory.
I got home, put in the card, and it turned out not to work without having to update Linux drivers from NVidia. But in changing it out, I also noticed that the old card (also an NVidia, with 128M of memory) had a DVI output, so I didn’t really need the new one in terms of digital output support. So I’m running with it now.
Question: I’m not a gamer, and don’t do anything really graphics intensive, such as video processing. Is there any point in updating drivers and reinstalling it, or should I just take it back and get my sixty bucks back? Will I see any performance improvement from it?
[Monday morning update]
Thanks for all the input in comments. I don’t need any of the things that y’all say the card will help with, so I’ll be taking it back. If I ever do need it, I’ll get a better one, cheaper, at that time.
So How Sick Was I?
So sick that this is the first time I’ve used a computer in over thirty hours. Just to explain the lack of commenting, posting and moderating. If you really want to know how sick I was, go over the fold, for TMI… Continue reading So How Sick Was I?
Yes, Blogging Remains Light
Back to house renovation, but I’m on the home stretch. The kitchen is almost refloored, and I’m finalizing plumbing in the bathrooms.
Out Of Pocket
I’m going back to Colorado for more house renovation this weekend, but first I’m going to the Suborbital Researchers Conference in Boulder, which starts tonight. I’ll spend tomorrow there, but probably not Friday. I’ll probably live blog, and hope to talk to lots of folks, perhaps including the deputy administrator.
Blogging Break
Or at least big slowdown. If anyone is wondering why I’m not in the fray this weekend (or moderating comments), Patricia and I are having a romantic Valentine’s weekend in Colorado. Continuing to renovate the house. Today we finished painting, tomorrow is flooring day.
From 28,000 Feet
I’m blogging. American has wireless, at last, at last. Now I’ll never get away…
In the airport book store, I saw an intriguing title: “Five Secrets To Discover Before You Die.”
So, what happens if you don’t discover them allby then? You die?
That sucks. I guess. But how is it worse than not discovering them?
How about if you get the fifth one just a few minutes before you die? What do you win?
On The Road Again
Heading back to Colorado for a couple days. I’ll check in later. It’s been an exciting day.