Monday, November 22, 2010
I haven't had to use Windows 7 at home for a long time and today I started it, synced a Windows Briefcase, then shut Windows 7 down. It's sad that there is nothing similar to Windows Briefcase for OS X. Weight training: advanced push up variations. Breakfast at home: pancakes. Sammie reported that DLS refused her service saying she was not on our contract. I confirmed this error in the system, submitted a ticket to resolve it. Told Sammie how to do a cold restart—this resolved her problem. When attempting to start VMware Fusion 3, I received error "Could not open /dev/vmmon". I fixed this by quitting Fusion, waiting a bit, then restarting Fusion. Followup with Chris W about his project. Installed automator scripts that I brought from home. Backed up the silver shared office laptop to external hard drive with Time Machine in preparation for our office's first PGP installation. Linkchecking. Coded and made live email setup and configuration instructions for Office 2011, announced to SCWG. Downloaded Winclone 2.2 which was difficult because twocanoes.com was not the expected site (the domain was for sale). You can find Winclone 2.2 on CNET and Softpedia. Minor web edit for Cindy and Leslie F (PharmD/PhD benefits). I ate lunch during an office party for Sammie's birthday. I brought Peasant Pies and a frittata from Courtyard Caffe and various savory buns from J and J Bakery. Joel made chocolate chip and walnut cookies for everyone. Shirin made lemon-raspberry muffins. Lisa brought chips and salsa. Others brought Triscuit crackers, juices, and sweets from La Boulange. (I didn't hear who brought what exactly.) Chatted with Susie about the forthcoming Kidney Project website. Wrote a style guide page on voice and tone, sent it to Susie for review. Completed a Windows disk check and Winclone backup on the silver laptop, which means that it's now ready for me to test installing PGP on it. Followup with Chris W about his project. Quick dinner at home: a Peasant Pie, apple juice. Spent the evening purchasing flights for a trip to Asia. Late meal: TJ's roasted vegetable enchiladas. I notice when I open the package that it has chicken stock in it. Not a big deal to me, but I will avoid it in the future.