After the strenuous upgrade that took more than a week to accomplish, I can now report after many months of use that the MS Vista OS has been (operationally) quite stable and reliable. I always figured it would be, it had to be. Oh, all the other problems have not gone away. The OS has to be treated “special” by every piece of software that runs on or in the OS. It is a brave...
Continue reading...Hobbies
Toolin’ Along
I have it! I just received the Proxxon PD400 mini-lathe. Here it is setting on the workbench. The Dr. Pepper can is placed there just as a size reference. This machine is a very high quality Austrian made machine tool. I am currently working on a “First Look” report for THMS including lots of close up pictures. Test running will come later. This machine runs a 100mm (4 inch) chuck which gives it great home...
Continue reading...The Rains Came
On Thursday night 5/3/07 about 7:00 PM CDST Frisco, Texas was hit by a rain storm delivering many inches of rain and 80 MPH wind. The wind did us no damage but it flooded our lake as high as it has ever been. The water was flowing across the road at the low end. This is a view of the backyard taken from the porch. It was actually pitch black and still raining, but I...
Continue reading...A Little More VISTA
I have been running VISTA Ultimate Windows operating system for about a month. I am not retracting anything I have said or written so far. It is still a beast to upgrade even year old machines. The good news is that it can be done if you are very experienced and are willing to replace or upgrade most of your driver and user software. VISTA is a prime example of, “If it (your old OS) ain’t broke,...
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