Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Weight training: hammer curl. Usual oatmeal breakfast. Submitted the following printer problem report to Dell: "Dell 1100 printer no longer functions. When it is plugged into power and the power switch is turned on, the printer almost immediately starts making an unusually loud noise as it starts up. The noise continues until the power switch is turned off or the power cable is unplugged from power. The printer has not suffered any damage, nor has it been treated in a manner not covered by the warranty. As this printer is still under warranty, may it be repaired or replaced at no charge? Or, if there are further troubleshooting steps I can try, please let me know. Thank you!" The BSOD I encountered yesterday was TERMINAL SERVER DRIVER MADE INCORRECT MEMORY REFERENCE, STOP: 0x000000CF in ati2dvag.dll. The problem occurred after shutting down the computer via Remote Desktop using MMC 3.0. Met 1-on-1 with Cindy. Met with student ML: computer problems. Met with student JL: computer problems. Student computer troubleshooting. Lunch: fruit salad, cow tri-tip sandwich from the cafeteria. One student computer had only 240 MB of RAM (!), gave advice about purchasing more memory. Chatted with a Dell representative who was obviously new to her job and obviously in a very loud and busy call center in India. After some troubleshooting we did on the phone, they're replacing the printer. Finished coding Board of Advisors which took a long time because of a large number of abbreviations. Snack with Joel at the cafeteria: they were out of fat-free peach frozen yogurt so we got soft serve ice cream instead. More password lockouts today. Patrick is working with Sam on a project tonight, so I'm on my own for dinner. Waited for an N-Judah train to go to the Castro for dinner and shopping by myself, but the train never came. When I arrived at the stop the Nextbus sign said 12 minutes and several minutes later it still said 12 minutes and then maybe 5 minutes later it said 11 minutes and then maybe 5 minutes later it said 9 minutes and then maybe 5 minutes later it said 7 minutes and then I just gave up and went upstairs to Panda Express and had dinner there (My fortune: Soon, someone will make you very proud.) and then caught a bus home. Started investigating OpenID. More Apple Software Updates. Accidentally discovered in Spaces in OS X Leopard that when you activate Spaces to see all your spaces at once you can pick up an entire space and swap it with another space. I probably won't use that feature, but it's really cool that they put that in. Stretches. Advanced plank. Mozy is working again—problem on their end which they resolved.