new office computer May 27, 2004
Posted by zenandjuice in : Work , comments closedso, I got this wed. it’s really tight. loads photoshop CS in 7 seconds.
Inspiron XPS
Introducing the new Inspiron XPS. A true desktop replacement notebook with high performance Intel Pentium 4 processors featuring Hyper-Threading Technology, stunning 15.4″ Wide Aspect displays, and top of the line graphics performance. The Inspiron XPS is built to handle the most demanding applications in a portable form factor. Created for the power user who demands high-end performance, the Inspiron XPS brings notebook computing to a whole new level.
Processor:
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with Hyper-Threading Technology at 3.40 GHz
On-die 512 KB cache (L2)
32 KB internal cache (L1)
800MHz front side BUS
Intel® 865PE Chipset
Memory:
2GB Dual Channel DDR SDRAM at 400MHz
I/O:
IEEE 1394 integrated port (1394 cable and software sold separately)
4-USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) compliant 4-pin connectors
Digital Video Interface (DVI)
Serial infrared communications port (lrDA-1.1 compliant)
Video: 15-pin monitor connector
S-Video: 7-pin mini-DIN connector
Audio jacks: Stereo headphones/speakers miniconnector (same as line-out), microphone miniconnector
Video:
128MB DDR ATI’s MOBILITY™ RADEON™ 9700 AGP 8X Graphics
15.4 inch Wide-Aspect UltraSharpTM TFT Active Matrix WUXGA (1920×1200) display.
Storage/Media:
100GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+RW/+R) with double-layer write capability
Connectivity:
Dell® Wireless 1450 Internal Wireless (802.11a/b/g, 54Mbps)
Dell™ TrueMobile™ 300 Bluetooth Module
Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet
Integrated v.92 56K capable1 modem
Power:
96 WHr 12-cell Primary Battery with Subwoofer
132 WHr 16-cell Secondary Battery
Multimedia:
COMPLETE DVD/CD Burning,Copying,Backup-MyDVD Dlx and RecordNow(DVD+RW only)
Multimedia Cable Kit
Integrated stereo sound
Integrated subwoofer
Remote Control for Dell Media Experience™
Ricer Options:
Exclusive XPS BackPack
PLASMA QuickSnap™ Cover
Service:
4 Year Limited Warranty plus 4 Year NBD On-site Service and CompleteCare
Keep Your Hard Drive, 4 Year
can you take me hiiiiiiiigher ? May 27, 2004
Posted by zenandjuice in : Music, TalkTalk , comments closed[01:15] zenandjuice: velvet revolver is good.
[01:15] zenandjuice: scott weiland + (GNR - Axl)
[01:15] zenandjuice: slash, duff, matt sorum
[01:15] zenandjuice: and the drummer from infectious grooves
[01:15] Mike Ziegler: booooooo
[01:16] MZ: superbands never work. NEVER.
[01:16] zenandjuice: don’t forget damn yankees !
[01:17] zenandjuice: well, none of the people i listed are really that super.
[01:17] MZ: oh yeah, i cream my pants for “high enough”
[01:17] zenandjuice: ROTFL
powerpointing May 25, 2004
Posted by zenandjuice in : Work , comments closedunnamed professor comes in….
animated graphic i sent her in a powerpoint slide wouldn’t rotate for her.
so she comes over and we look at it…
i say…”did you put it in slideshow mode to look at it?”
OOOOPSY.
in all fairness, she never had worked with animated gifs before. Hell, if I wrote MS PowerPoint, I would’ve made the gifs shimmy, shake, wiggle, and rotate ! It’s fun !
wallpapered May 25, 2004
Posted by zenandjuice in : Photography , comments closedit’s a really good feeling when you look at someone’s computer, and discover that their desktop wallpaper is a photograph that you’ve taken.
foo foo May 25, 2004
Posted by zenandjuice in : Work, zenandjuice , comments closedwhile leaving my office yesterday, i saw two hares (aka bunny wabbits) grazing in the grass by the music building (closest to mullins). I took a few pictures, and just leaned against the fence and watched them for a few minutes. no one else was around, it was quiet, and they didn’t run away. I didn’t get too close, because i didn’t want to scare them off, and disturb them.
true multitasking May 25, 2004
Posted by zenandjuice in : Work , comments closedi was busy typing (working on some documentation)
so i picked up my water bottle with my mouth, took a drink , then set it back down…. kept on typing
ring ring: wrong number May 25, 2004
Posted by zenandjuice in : TalkTalk , comments closed[phone rings, i answer, not recognizing #]
me: hello
voice: i left my phone at home
me: ummmmm
voice: are you awake?
me: yes
voice: i left my phone at home
me: who IS this ?
voice: oh. i think i dialed the wrong number. sorry.
[phone call ends]
reverse lookup:
McGoodwin Williams & Yates Inc
909 E Rolling Hills Dr
FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72703
annoying… #198b May 24, 2004
Posted by zenandjuice in : Work , comments closedespecially while blasting “dont fear the reaper” through the subwoofers.
how to annoy my coworkers, method #198 May 24, 2004
Posted by zenandjuice in : Work , comments closedcoworkers are not appreciative of me using my stainless steel coffee cup + chopsticks as drumsticks…. claiming “we NEED more cowbell”
Construction and Parking Plans for the South of Campus May 24, 2004
Posted by zenandjuice in : Work , comments closedwell, it appears that unless you want to spend $500 a year to park in a parking garage, there will be no parking on the south side of campus. At least not for those of us who actually work on campus.
Construction and Parking Plans for the South of Campus
500 spaces are scheduled to open in the Harmon Parking Garage at the end of December 2004. The remaining 1649 parking spaces will open in April 2005. The latest information we have is that construction will begin on the Center for Academic Excellence shortly after August 1 of this year. The first phase will be the construction of a utility tunnel from Buchanan Street to Ozark Avenue, between Kimpel Hall and the Walton College of Business (WCOB). Terrace Manor Apartments, lot 68 at Terrace Manor, lot 51, east of Kimpel Hall, and about one-third of lot 52, east of the WCOB, will be removed at that time. Walker Hall is to be constructed on the east side of the WCOB in lot 52. When this project begins, sometime after January 2005, lot 52 will be closed.
With the loss of parking around Kimpel Hall and WCOB, we are planning to redesignate several of the Faculty/Staff parking lots in the area to Reserved. Lot 65, across Buchanan Street from WCOB, and lot 61, at the McIlroy House, will be changed to Reserved parking. As will lot 17, on Williams Street, southeast of the Physics Building. Lot 18 “U” permit holders will be displaced by the Physics expansion, beginning May 24. These permit holders will park in lot 19, south of Physics, for the remainder of the summer. The Faculty/Staff section of lot 71, west of the Dickson Street Annex (747 W. Dickson) across the street for Engineering Hall, will be redesignated for Reserved permit holders displaced due to the construction, as will part of lot 70, south and east of the Dickson Street Annex.
The lot 56 Express shuttle will resume operation during the Fall semester to transport employees and students from lot 56, south of Carlson Terrace, to the WCOB/Kimpel area. Once the Harmon Parking Garage opens, we plan to discontinue the lot 56 Express.
Reserved permit holders displaced from lots 51 and 52 will be the first people assigned to the first 500 spaces to open in the Harmon Parking Garage. If everyone who currently holds a reserved permit in these two lots chooses to park in the deck, there will still be about 300 spaces open for employees who do not currently have a reserved permit. The annual fee for parking in the Harmon Deck will be $500 and will be prorated based on the time of year the permit is purchased and credit will be given for the portion of the unused permit being traded-in. I encourage you to sign-up for the priority list for the Union Deck or the new Harmon Deck now. To sign-up for either parking deck, please go to the Transit and Parking web site and complete the Deck Permit Application. That e-mail form may be reached by clicking www3.uark.edu/PARK/pda.htm
The Harmon Garage will be gated. Permit holders will have an access card and be permitted to enter the deck through any of the four entrances. There will be on entrance on the west, from Harmon Road, two on the north from Williams Street and one on Duncan Avenue, from the east. Hourly parkers will take a ticket and pay at the cashier station or at one of four pay-on-foot stations. The permit holders access card or the hourly parkers paid receipt will allow them to exit the garage.