Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Note to self: Do not bike up Mission Peak in 90 degree weather
Although I did reach monument peak when all was said and done.
Saturday, September 05, 2009
new computer, other upgrades
Old news, but back in July, I built a new computer. I was trying to out budget a budget computer. Let see how I did:
Intel Dual Core E5200 + Biostar gf710p-m7s combo - $90 - $15 MIR (rebate not received yet)
4GB PNY DDR2 800 - $45 - $20 MIR (rebate received)
Antec Earthwatts 380W - $42
Hitachi 640GB Deskstar - $60
CoolerMaster Elite 341 mATX case - $40
Total: $277-$35 = $242
Total out of pocket: $303.75 - $35
I took the dvd rom drive out of my old computer to install Ubuntu 9.04, although in the future I plan to not have any optical drive and use usb installs.
At the time, a similar computer from a manufacturer would have cost ~$400 with windows, but now in september, a similar system would cost ~$299. So not too bad for a July build, but not that great now.
In anycase, I also upgraded my chair to a Haworth task chair, and upgraded the monitor to a dell 2209WA.
Intel Dual Core E5200 + Biostar gf710p-m7s combo - $90 - $15 MIR (rebate not received yet)
4GB PNY DDR2 800 - $45 - $20 MIR (rebate received)
Antec Earthwatts 380W - $42
Hitachi 640GB Deskstar - $60
CoolerMaster Elite 341 mATX case - $40
Total: $277-$35 = $242
Total out of pocket: $303.75 - $35
I took the dvd rom drive out of my old computer to install Ubuntu 9.04, although in the future I plan to not have any optical drive and use usb installs.
At the time, a similar computer from a manufacturer would have cost ~$400 with windows, but now in september, a similar system would cost ~$299. So not too bad for a July build, but not that great now.
In anycase, I also upgraded my chair to a Haworth task chair, and upgraded the monitor to a dell 2209WA.
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Monument Peak - failure
Finally ocf is back up. Here are a couple of pics of a hike I went on with my sister and my cousin like a month ago.
We planned on going to Monument Peak, but ran out of time, and stopped at the bear tree.
We planned on going to Monument Peak, but ran out of time, and stopped at the bear tree.
