“Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.” - James Dean
Posted in Hardware, Technology on Sep 24th, 2007
I received an email this morning, saying that my XP PC was ready to be picked up. Cano, who breathed life back into my UBUNTU PC when it died, solved this problem as well. This time he said it was a typical problem that hits PCs in Panama. The dampness and humidity had oxidized the [...]
Posted in Panama Journal on Sep 24th, 2007
Sunday, as I was out looking for a open hardware store, I cake upon this warning indicator in the street. Typically this might be set up to warn of a hole in the road, but not today. So why was it in the road. I parked to find out.
Posted in Panama Journal on Sep 24th, 2007
After completing several tasks Saturday morning, I decided to stop for lunch at Don Sui’s restaurant, which is next to Hotel Panama Rey.
The noon special had potato soup, so I ordered it in place of normal soup that comes with the meal. It is pretty typical for Panamanian potato soup that I have had in [...]
Posted in Asides on Sep 24th, 2007
I’m not into working out. My philosophy is no pain, no pain.
Posted in Panama Journal on Sep 23rd, 2007
Maybe it is time to remind anyone that has stumbled onto this blog, that this is merely a blog. As the name says, it is “chatter” from me about my life and my thoughts, which are sometimes related to Panama and sometimes related to some other subject.
This blog should never be considered a guide, even [...]
Posted in Asides on Sep 23rd, 2007
If the shoe fits……buy it in every color.
Posted in Software on Sep 22nd, 2007
I see that the Dashboard area of WordPress is notifying all users to get ready for a new release. Release 2.3 is apparently a fairly significant release and more caution than normal is going to be required. WordPress is the blogging engine that powers Chiriquí Chatter.
With this release many past Plug-ins will no longer work. [...]
Posted in Software, Spam, Phish, Viruses and Hackers, Technology on Sep 22nd, 2007
Those of you using the Windows environment to read Chiriquí Chatter need to be aware of a new threat that is invading the Windows world. Just when you thought it was safe to view emails containing PDFs. Luckily for me, I am not facing that particular problem.
Posted in Hardware, Technology on Sep 22nd, 2007
Continuing my PC repair or replace research, I logged on to the Panama Dell Site. This was an interesting exercise. I am not looking for a major powerhouse, so I stayed with the Inspiron Desktop 531s. This is a nice small footprint PC that still packs a lot of power.
I priced out both an [...]
Posted in Asides on Sep 22nd, 2007
Do you believe in love at first sight … or should I walk by you again?
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