Monday, December 22, 2008
Breakfast: 3 clementines. CTS work: updated survey results spreadsheet. Recently I saw in the campus computer store a Dell Mini 9, which is an ultraportable laptop computer. I believe it's the smallest Dell laptop ever made. It's so cute! It reminded me of a Toshiba Libretto I once owned, though the shapes are different. The Mini 9 would be a really good laptop for someone who travels to give presentations and doesn't want to do much typing—the keyboard is pretty cramped. Mini 9—I like it. Too bad our office just purchased a new MacBook. New MacBook maintenance: reinstalled OS X, apps, iWork, and Apple software updates; ran all tests in TechTool Deluxe; repaired disk permissions and verified disk in Disk Utility. On the way to lunch, Joel and I encountered a house with giant decorations. I didn't have my camera, unfortunately. Lunch with Joel at Pacific Catch: 2 tacos with fries, hot water for me; fish and chips (with sweet potato fries), iced tea for him. Stopped at the Tech Store on the way back, picked up another Kensington wireless presenter, looked for bags for the new MacBook but didn't find anything we liked. Shopped online for a laptop bag. Installed Office 2008 and updates on the new MacBook. Unwrapped the new presentation pointer. Labeled the new MacBook and all its accessories. Archived paper documents to PDF. Installed updates for virtualized XP on my computer. Copy operation from computer to server failed—weird permissions error. Repaired disk permissions on the Mac Pro. Leaving work, I ran into student VL in the student lounge and said hello. To home. Dinner at home with Patrick: chicken and spinach bolognese with angel hair. Patrick has a strained muscle in his neck, so this evening I helped him apply a warm alcohol treatment. Did more cleaning and organizing following the partial flooding incident. Dessert: one christmas-tree-shaped shortbread cookie with green and red sugar sprinkles, hot nonfat milk.