I’ve registered for the NYC Photo Walk. Can’t wait!
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One thing that I’ve learn already with only one day of ownership of my Dell Mini 9 is to be very frugal on what applications I’ve installed. I only got the 16 gig SSD option on the Mini 9, so I knew that I wouldn’t be putting large applications like Photoshop or MS Office on the machine. After the jump, I’ll go into what I’ve installed on my machine — and I’m surprised I got it all on there with room to spare.
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Installation update on the Mini 9
After some reading online and playing around with my Mini 9, I was able to get two finger scrolling and sleep mode working. I also found out that I was using a much older version of the DellEFI program. After the jump some details.
I finally got my Dell Mini 9 that had I ordered last week!! Spent a few hours setting it up last night and a couple of hours this morning tweaking it to mimic the functionality of my desktop. In short – this is the best thing ever! (I’m posting this blog entry using Ecto on the Mini 9.)
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Package Tracking Junkie – Denied!
I admit it, I’m a Package Tracking Junkie. Every time I order something, I must have a tracking number. Except for deep REM sleep, I will go out of my way to track that package hourly. (Yes, light sleeping doesn’t prevent me as I’m sure I sleep walk.) Why write this blog entry? Hell, it’s my blog and I can do what I want.
Anyway – I’m hating on UPS today (generally it’s a lovefest.) I ordered a Dell Mini 9 netbook two days ago from Ebay (yeah, like I’m going to pay retail pricing for a netbook…) True to form, I got a tracking number and starting tracking the package. It was coming from Illinois so I should have in a couple of days by my estimation. I got an email from the vendor that confirmed that I should see it in a couple of days (friday this week.)
So – I start tracking it. UPS states that they received notification of the package. I check every couple of hours knowing that sometimes it takes awhile to get the system updated. I check over and over again and the same status. Yesterday, I reached out to the vendor – they ensured me it was picked up at 6pm the day I ordered it. So I wait for info.
I get the updated info today, the day it’s suppose to arrive. The day that I would fall in love with computers all over again. This package would allow me to spend the weekend in technical bliss.
Delivery RESCHEDULED TO MONDAY.
I hate UPS.
-JT