pass the anti-static wrist strap
I usually hate posts that start
'Apologies in advance but I am going to be offline for 10 days because...'
- I am going to a Web 2.0 conference in Dallas
- I smashed my hand into a glass window
- I am going on vacation
- I am really busy at work
- Personal stuff
- I am getting married
- I am going to an Oracle conference in Scotland
- The RSI is killing me
- My boss/wife/dog discovered this blog
- I am having a blogging crisis of confidence
- Family matters
Mainly because the author inevitably pops up the very next day without any further explanation.
Apologies in advance but I am going to be offline for 10 days because the postman delivered a package today. Well, more like a suspect device, actually.
A couple of months ago, I foolishly purchased a digital camcorder and now face the unenviable task of transferring the footage to DVD. I have procrastinated for long enough. My long list of excuses is exhausted. 'No - we can't simply to transfer to VHS tape because we now own a digital camcorder. What on earth would the neighbours think ?'
I thought I had stumbled upon the perfect excuse. Not one of our modern computers is equipped with a Firewire port to connect the Sony camcorder to the PC. But no. Even that was rejected so I was forced to research all the options and finally purchase a Firewire PCI card and cable.
This means I am going to have to open the lid on my computer. However, I can approach this particular task with a great deal of confidence. Last week, I surmounted this hurdle to check that my aged computer has an available PCI slot. It only took me 25 minutes.
So, after I have finished work tonight, if I am not too tired, as long as no-one invites me to the pub and if there is nothing on the telly, I won't be donning a anti-static wrist strap but touching wood (and the metal PC case). However, it is likely that I'll still manage to blow the power supply.
Praise be to the Lord !
Henry Spencer’s unforgettable ‘10 Commandments for C Programmers’ Once more, with feeling just for West Ham.'He plays on the left, he plays on the right...'MUFC > England.
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