Archive for April, 2004

Windows Update

Wednesday, April 28th, 2004

Every so often, I pay a little visit to Windows Update, like a good little Windows user. This morning I did just that on my wife’s laptop since I’m using it while in L.A. this week. It turns out there were a couple of updates that she did need. (I guess?) But the most bizarre thing I saw actually had me laugh out loud while sitting in Starbucks.

Here’s a Windows Update item that you might be interested in… purely for its comic value. (Click image for larger version).

Wow. Basically, put another way, the “Files and Settings Transfer Wizard” does not actually transfer files and settings — despite its rather misleading moniker — and this 794k update is all that’s missing to make the utility work.

Mathcaddy Radio: Session 4

Monday, April 26th, 2004

Woo! I finally got my microphone back from Steve! And I actually had time to record the latest mathcaddy radio session. Enjoy! Or don’t. It’s up to you, I guess.

Mathcaddy Radio: Session 4

  • 01: Sufjan Stevens – “Holland”
  • 02: Wilco – “Poor Places” (live)
  • 03: Ryan Adams – “The Fools We Are as Men” (live)
  • 04: Cat Power – “I Don’t Blame You”
  • 05: Jennifer Bresnahan – “American Girl”
  • 06: Modest Mouse – “Float On”
  • [31 MB MP3 :: 34 Minutes]

    Leaving the Country or at Least the State

    Sunday, April 25th, 2004

    I’m headed to Pasadena for a week starting Tuesday. Either I will find a good wifi spot or I won’t. And if I don’t, this site may look even less updated from my end than it has for the past week. (I was also out of town for part of the week last week but without any internet at all.) Hopefully things pick up shortly. In the meantime, enjoy the Daily Show’s online clips. There’s some pretty darn funny stuff there. In fact, now that I don’t have cable, it’s the one thing I miss. (The weird thing about that is, when I did have cable, I didn’t watch it.)