Archive for May 2nd, 2006

Necessary tools

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006

In preparation for the arrival of my new hard drive, hopefully in the next couple days, I’m looking for the following tools:

* Flat-Head Screwdriver
* #0 Phillips Screwdriver
* T6 Torx Screwdriver

Can anyone hook me up?
Also, anyone know if it’s ok to leave a cd in the drive while taking the comp apart? Charlemagne (or the empty husk that once was charlemagne) doesn’t want to give the OSX installation disk back at the moment.

  

Sport update (2nd May ed.)

Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006

Note: for Tim, it’s the first of May, thanks to April 31st.

Item #1: the Clippers win a playoff series! sorry to Nick, whose Nuggies had to be the victim, but this sets up a Clips/Lakers matchup (with the Lake-show up 3-1 over the Suns) which should be fun.

Item #2: I broke down and ordered Dish Network today. I’m still nervous about how well the whole think will work until it’s up and running and my first bill isn’t huge, but I’m supposed to get free DVR (not Tivo but still nice) and cheap rates for the first 10 months, and the mega-sport package is only $5.99/mo more, sounds good to me. Which brings us to the sub-items:
(2.a) Derby Day, less than a week away!
(2.b) The NFL draft happened, only 5 months until Football! of particular note for Pats fans, check out this quote from a guy who knows something about running backs:
And one final note from Shanahan about Laurence Maroney. “I loved him,” Shanahan said. “I think the Patriots got a steal. An absolute steal. I think he’s going to be the best back in the league.”
(2.c) David Ortiz is a heck of a hitter. Calling him “the greatest clutch hitter in Red Sox history” may be a little silly, but the dude sure can pick his spots.