Windows Vista SP1…whoopie doooo

Two days ago on a whim I decided to just install Windows Vista SP1.  I’ve been running Windows Vista Business on my work laptop (a Dell Latitude D830) for about 4 months now.  It’s been just “ok” and I’ve found quite a few ways to get my job done in a less productive manner.  Granted I work in IT, so I could have loaded XP Pro back onto my laptop but I just kept wanting to stick it out to at least see what SP1 brings.

Well, it brought a bunch of fixes  and took about 40 minutes to install on my laptop.  It was 435MB in total size and was a quick download.

Am I happy with Vista SP1?  Not sure.  My system doesn’t use less RAM, it isn’t any faster and it still feels bloated.  I’m running on a 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo with 2GB of RAM and a 7200RPM hard drive.  Windows XP Pro flies on this same laptop.

So what did it fix for me?  Well, the little yellow folders no longer disapear in Active Directory Users and Computers.  Big whoop.  Copying files to and from the network, is about 10 times faster now.  That’s a huge plus but Vista should have never been released with a problem like this.  I still have yet to try to install Symantec System Center to see if it will work, because it wouldn’t work before SP1.  Same with Microsoft Exchange 2003 administrator console.  Maybe I’ll try that tomorrow……or maybe I’ll reload XP Pro.

All the stuff that Microsoft lists as things that got fixed should have never made it out the door in the first place.

Everyone that is waiting for SP1 to work miracles so they can move to Windows Vista should just quit waiting and never buy it.  I can tell you that I work for a company with over 1400 computers and we are never going to install Vista on any of them.  Windows Vista is pretty, but it is still bloated junk.

Oh well, now that Apple has 14% of the computer market maybe they can keep getting more so that Microsoft finally has some competition.  My next home computer will be an Apple.

Trying to stop swearing…

It’s been brought to my attention that I do swear a great deal. I admit this and I’m trying to stop doing it so much and even trying to stop all together.

I don’t mean to do it but sometimes I’m just getting something off of my chest and I am typing exactly how I feel. I’m being completely honest in whatever I write. I’m sorry if I offend anyone. Please just know that I am really trying hard to quit swearing and using vulgar language. I quit smoking 10+ years ago and quitting swearing is harder than quitting smoking. I don’t do it around my daughter but whenever I’m around adults it’s just like something happens and swear words come out.

I feel so strongly about so many things that sometimes it’s hard for me to not swear when voicing my opinion on something. The Dolphin post in my blog located here is an example of this.

So, please bear with my while I continue to try to stop swearing like crazy. I am honestly trying to stop. I know I will, it’s just a matter of time.

20 inches of snow…plus other stuff

In the last 30 hours we have been hit with about 20 inches of snow. It’s really amazing actually. I usually like snow, but yesterday was the first time I felt like if I didn’t keep shoveling every 4 or 5 hours that I would be unable to go anywhere. It’s amazing what nature can do when it really gets loose.

My daughter is doing better and with God’s help she will keep her fever down. It’s been 18 hours since she’s had any Child’s Motrin and she still doesn’t have a fever (I hope I’m not jinxing myself).

We learn the most during the “storms of our lives”. I think that God has been teaching me humility, patience, and to learn to put everything in His hands. I also have to have more faith in what God can do for you.

At least it’s sunny today and about 30 degrees and it’s not snowing. So everything I shoveled is getting melted right down to the pavement and this is good.

I’m thankful for Jesus Christ and all He helps us with.

Sick daughter, faith, God, parenthood….

My daughter is in the hospital because she cannot seem to keep food or drink down. Seeing as she is only 4 years old this is difficult because she doesn’t quite understand what happens when you don’t drink while you are sick.

It saddens me and I want to take her place so she doesn’t have to deal with this. Right now she is getting IV antibiotics and also being re-hydrated via IV.

This happened once before in 2006 and my wife and I freaked out like crazy. At least this time we are more prepared to deal with it and we don’t think that it’s the end of the world. The problem is that we are worry warts. We think the worst is going to happen at all times. I hate that about me.

It started off because my daughter had a UTI (urinary tract infection) and also a sinus infection at the same time. She got a fever and then started throwing up. I am thankful that I have faith in God and I know He will bring us all through this. I’m also thankful that we have medical insurance and that we have a good children’s hospital close to us. I’m thankful for a lot of things.

These kinds of things just make me realize that there is really not a lot in life that is important other than God and your family.

I love my daughter more than my own life itself.