We went to see the Mosaics tonight; they were playing at the Ropery in Sunderland. They were very good, but if you've seen them you'll know that's the norm.
It's been quite a busy week,both in terms of work and leisure. We're
supposed to be going to see a band in Centurian, in town,
tonight, but I'm ashamed to say we can't face another night out.
This wireless internet on trains thing is pretty cool; particularly now it's free. Bit slow though.
My computer-related recycling continues. I found an old TV card in my box of old computer bits last week. I'd stopped using it when I upgraded to Windows 98, because there wasn't anything other than a Windows 95 driver for it. So it'd been unloved for almost a decade, relegated to the big cardboard box under the bed (at the time; it's actually in a cupboard now). However, rediscovering the card inspired me (ok, I was bored) to try to find a driver I could actually use. And I found one. A windows XP driver. As a result, the card's now back in service, installed in the kitchen computer (it's the only one running XP). The original software was long gone, but another quick search found a free program that seems to work very nicely.
Well, I do still need to find a way to get a cable to the TV card, but that's a minor detail.
I can't believe the weekend's almost over already.
Well, tonight saw another humiliating defeat at the pub quiz.
It's been really nice having a few days off work; it's been a week, but
doesn't remotely feel it. It was great to see Eels twice, but
good too just to have some time to do everyday things that get pushed to
the back of the queue. And, of course, a little time to do nothing.
Today, after only a few frustrating hours, with a (second) network cable running down (through) the stairs, we have a 'wireless' print server. (using my 13 year-old laser printer). Although I'm very pleased with the result, I'm left wondering once more about the need for so many cables for a wireless connection.
