After 3 years of having a PC at home, I decided that the main computer in the house should be a Mac. We have two portable Macs, too: one PowerBook G4 and a MacBook Pro. but still my old PC just wasn't cutting it anymore. I had dual-boot: Linux and Windows but my Windows just started getting more and more finicky, until one day it just decided to crash. Now I cannot access it at all. I can't even wipe it, because Linux probably overtook the MBR (master boot record), so it would be a pain to repair it. At any rate, I cannot use FileMaker Pro under Linux, and it's been cumbersome to work on my old PowerBook. Though, have to admit, the convenience of being able to work from bed is a blessing.

So, let's welcome Mac Pro to the family! He's handsome, tall, sleek and fast as lightning. Now I just need to transfer all my important files and music.

But now I need to learn about the Standards of Practice for Investor Relations (homework).

When it comes to shows, I am not the first to take part in a conversation: simply because I don't watch them. However, I discovered several new shows this season that I love.

One of them is Heroes. I can't wait for the next one. Well, now I'm gonna have to wait till January for the next, because this season is over. But in January Rome will be back on TV, which is another excellent show.

I also found Dexter, which now I am addicted to.

And the best: you can actually download them on iTunes now.

I just did this silly "Art of Seduction" test online. It is actually smart and well written. Here's who I am:

I just found this picture in my phone. It's on Broadway at 50th Street. In Memoriam the 1956 Hungarian Revolution.

It's been awhile since I wrote again. Life takes a lot of energy out of me. I feel like I need more sleep than anyone, but it's a mere theory. Christina tends to sleep more – or at least she would like to. On the weekends I always wake up earlier. However, she is never ready to go to sleep when I am. It's just a fact. I do need to go to sleep earlier to be able to get to work on time! I've been trying to relay this with little or no luck.

Another news: we finally got a new bed: hard wood, one piece. It's pretty. Finally got our shelves up on the wall, new posters, etc. The living room looks really good now, and so does part of the bedroom. We're getting there. We also got a new coffee table.

I will have more photos soon.

So, my Linux (Fedora Core 5) has been functioning pretty well, in spite of the occasional hickups. Yet, I have to go back to Windows sometimes, because I have no FileMaker on Linux (and Christina's using my PowerBook), and other things, but it's rare.

Linux is a lot more functional. End of story.

I also upgraded the OS on my Nokia 770. Now I have Google Talk, so I can make voice calls for free from my tablet. It's absolutely amazing. I didn't even know that the thing had a microphone, cause I didn't need it before. Now I also have an alarm, the web browsing is almost as fast as on a computer, and still have the basic functions, like RSS Reader, email, etc.

Back in the day, when everything was normal, I had my computer dual-boot: Windows and Linux (Fedore Core 3). So, when I started working for a consulting company last year, I had to learn Veritas backup software, which only runs on Windows Server. So, I had to create a new partition on my computer, and install Windows 2003 Server. Now, that, very fast, killed my Linux. So, since then I was only using Windows. Until yesterday, when I finally managed to reinstall my Linux - now Fedora Core 5 - and then my Windows won't boot. Then today, I managed to fix that, I got both booting. And then something happened and none of them would boot. I tried to fix grub with the help of a friend, however, that, in the end resulted in mambo-jumbo on the screen, as in unrecognizable characters, so now I'm reinstalling Fedora.

I took some photos in the vicinity of my office.

Underwater mp3 player

I was looking around for memory sticks for my Nokia 770 and my Sony Ericsson W810i, when I came across an underwater mp3 player.

Since then I can’t stop saying: “That’s just wrong!” pardon me, but if you can’t even escape into the depth of a swimming pool or the ocean without the disturbance of the electronic world, what comes next: The Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind???

Two videos worth watching:

A cartoon about people as harmful little beings on Earth

And here's a new movie coming out on the same topic by real people

Alright, so by popular demand, here I am writing. At 11:59, when I should really be sleeping.

I do have some interesting stuff, though:

One:

I started working for a small Investor Relations/PR firm in February downtown in the Wall Street area. I really like it. I do all kinds of computer-related work: equipment purchasing, server-maintenance, desktop installs and even design. I volunteered to lay down my boss' book and even designed a cover, in case she wanted to have a look. She loved it. She's amazing. A woman who set-up and single-handedly runs a company of now 25 (and growing) people, has time for two kids and even has a heart. She rewards her coworkers for good work with perks. She impresses me on a daily basis.


Two:

On Tuesday, Christina (my gf) woke up with a tummy ache...more specifically severe abdomen pain. Since she convinced me that we do not need to rush to the ER, I went to work. let me rephrase that: I made it to Port Authority, and I landed on my butt at the bottom of the stairs, as a result of my feet losing grip. You should see my bruise! My butt has a palm-long black spot on it. Anyway, so once I regained my ability to focus, I called in work, and told (no name) one of my coworkers that I fell down the stairs. He in return told me that they couldn't get to the server (boy, I love when they say that and God only knows what they mean), so I tried to ask him questions to get closer to the culprit of the problem and ended up asking him two things: 1) to tell the people in charge that I had fallen down the stairs and I'd be coming in late, 2) to restart the server. Do you think he did either of them?

So, later in the day, Christina's still suffering the same pain, and I mange to convince her to call a doctor and so she booked an appointment for 3:30. So, I left work at 3, met up with her at the doctor, who was a Swiss lady, apparently very attentive, smart and Christina immediately had an understandable “crush” on her. She directed us to a surgeon, who directed us to the Emergency Room, where we spent the rest of the evening getting a Cat Scan and waiting in anxiety whether she has to have her appendix removed. Turns out she probably had a ruptured cist in one of her ovaries. It was quite stressful and even though all the people we encountered along the way were courteous and even nice, we could hardly wait to get out. However, we took some pictures purely out of boredom.

If anyone's interested in the US politics, I suggest the following link:

Click here

They are trying to justify illegal surveillance of American citizens from every angle. And those who can, oppose it. :-)

I'm just watching the Keynote from Apple, and Apple blew my mind, again, for the 30th time.

Yesterday, my friend, Zoli Erika Miklosa's husband/manager) told me, that he wants to buy a new notebook. Living in Hungary, where computer technology is still more expensive, he wanted to buy one here and take it home. So, I excitedly reported that there's a new PowerBook, that is going to be 4 times faster than its predecessors (which are not slow), and it's announced, but not available for sale yet. And then he said, well, you know, I was told not to buy an Apple. Ad when I asked "who said that?" his answer was: "PC people, of course." :-)

So, what can I say, the more reason to promote Apple computers, now, that you can build websites seamlessly with photos, sound, video, blog, etc. with iWeb, the iLife family's new little child.

I think I can convince him easily. :-)

So, I learned about DDR last night for the first time. I mean, the phrase I heard before, but I truly had no idea what it referred to. Christina showed me this website, where you can perform the "steps" with your fingers. I quickly learned that I have some leraning to do. Based on that idea, we quickly bid on a ddr mat on ebay, not realizing that yes, the price was low, but there's $60 shipping charge. Yay! Nevertheless, check it out, it's cool.