My Geek Notes

Since Sunday I’ve had this horrible cold on the left side of my face … or nose for that matter. I’m not sure what my right nostril did to survive the infection, but nonetheless, it doesn’t seem to be getting any better on the left side. I’ve alway been curious as to why a cold is called a “cold”. Here is what Wikipedia says about it - good explanation.

I’ve recently decided that any new computer I get from here on I will build myself. The primary reason behind this is the proprietary OS discs that the manufacturers send out with their computers now. You don’t get a copy of Windows anymore. You get THEIR copy of Windows that is riddled with all the apps they think you want, or want you to want. That being said, my tech plug for the day would have to be NewEgg.com. You can get anything for almost any computer and at a great price.

My brother-in-law returned from a California trip this last week and brought up how they drove for miles and miles through some wind farms. He said at first it was pretty neat looking, but after what seemed like forever, became tiring to look at. Here’s an article I found today about the potential project of making flying wind farms - get it off the ground and get better winds up there. In closing, my wife found this on eBay today - $700+ for two scrap booking pages. I’ll be giving my notice at work tomorrow; scrap booking, here I come!