Jen & Brian Are Hitched

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Gregory West

 Jen is our niece…

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New Year: RESOLUTIONS TIME

Posted on December 30, 2007 by Gregory West

UP UP AND AWAY…
Of course there are first things first: trips before work.
As you can easily see above, my office is a mess. My excuse is that I have switched from a PC to a Mac (well actually I still use a PC desktop for now, but my new Macbook supersedes) and my time [...]

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Windows XP or Vista

Posted on December 17, 2007 by Gregory West

Is Microsoft Doing it All Wrong?
Today, on Chris Pirillo’s website: Lockergnome http://www.lockergnome.com there is an interesting twist of an article entitled:
Review: Windows XP
The thing that caught my attention is that this guy says he is “upgrading” his laptop and desktop from VISTA to Windows XP.
Some of the points he makes regarding his decision [...]

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Goodbye Ma Bell

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Gregory West

Joanne and I now use Skype, an online computer phone connection.

We cut the Ma Bell Chord…And never looked back – $50+ bucks a month richer too.
We now use Skype for calls to phones from our computers. Of course, we both have cell phones therefore 911 is not an issue. Having a cell phone as my [...]

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Lights Off and Somebody is Home – REALLY!

Posted on December 15, 2007 by Gregory West

Man O’ Man, what a busy 30 days…

PC to Mac (and lovin’ it)
Reno’d the TV room an LR room (wife happy)
Fired Ma Bell – Hired SKYPE (Internet Phone)
Booked trip/convention – CES and APCUG Convention in Vegas Jan 08
Xmas – don’t even ask…Haven’t started yet…

Oh ya, almost forgot…I am switching Blogs from Google [...]

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