I started to build my Lego 10179 Ultimate Collector's Millennium Falcon. Everything was going great, until I discovered that my instruction booklet was missing 67 pages!!!! I was worried because in the past Lego had fought some sites that were posting instructions online. Would I be able to find the instructions online?
A quick google search later and I discoverd that Lego made the correct decision and now provides the instructions online in pdf: http://www1.lego.com/eng/buildinginstructions/
So I can return to the humongous pile of Lego and try to get a few more pages into this Millennium Falcon.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Year off update (51 days in)
Getting close to two months and I thought it was time for an update.
Out Etsy store:
iPhone development:
No progress made here, but I'm thinking about it and should be working on something soon.
Weight Loss:
To date I have lost 21 pounds. My energy levels are way up, and I think I should easily meet my 50 pound loss by the end of my year off. Who knows I might lose much more than that.
Out Etsy store:
I have sold a few items on Etsy now and I have a better idea of the direction I should take here. I should be posting some new "Eye Guys" to Etsy soon. I also still plan to try to do a series of little creatures for Artomat.
iPhone development:
No progress made here, but I'm thinking about it and should be working on something soon.
Weight Loss:
To date I have lost 21 pounds. My energy levels are way up, and I think I should easily meet my 50 pound loss by the end of my year off. Who knows I might lose much more than that.
Monday, May 12, 2008
iMac Review part 2 (memory upgrade)
I have had my iMac for a couple of weeks now, and I'm very happy with it. The 4 gig memory upgrade was a huge improvement when it comes to parallels usage, and to when playing World of Warcraft.
Here is the quick rundown of pros and cons during my first 2 weeks with this machine.
Pros:
Cons:
I have to say that overall I am very happy with my purchase of a refurbished iMac.
TransIntl
Where I got my memory upgrade from.
Temperature Monitor
Fan Control 1.2
Note: This installs as a preference app and it allows you to change the base fan speeds, but does not seem to properly conrol them automatically.
Here is the quick rundown of pros and cons during my first 2 weeks with this machine.
Pros:
- Large, crisp, and bright Apple LCD display
- 2nd monitor support (with purchase of mini-DVI to DVI cable)
- Machine is surprisingly fast and responsive
- Removal of clutter under the desk
- Reduction in number of cables
Cons:
- Overheating. I did not notice any issues with the temperature the machine was running at until I ran World of Warcraft for several hours. The back of the machine was too hot to touch. I have since read some info on the bad fan control in the iMac. No wonder it was so quiet. A few downloads later and I have turned the fans up and made things run a little smoother. There really should be better built in control for the fans and for monitoring temperatures. I should not have to download a 3rd party program to warn me of high temperatures and to turn the fan speeds up. (Note: I have only had one crash on this system so far, and it was most likely due to overheating, but I did not get any warnings or info to confirm this)
- One week after I bought this iMac, Apple released an update to the Apple store with new top end iMac's. I would have had to pay full price for these, so it didn't really change my mind about the purchase.
I have to say that overall I am very happy with my purchase of a refurbished iMac.
TransIntl
Where I got my memory upgrade from.
Temperature Monitor
Fan Control 1.2
Note: This installs as a preference app and it allows you to change the base fan speeds, but does not seem to properly conrol them automatically.
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