Mac
February 21st 2002 -
I got the mac hooked up to the internet today, after noticing that the mac has a built-in network adaptor. After a gruelling session with the PC, getting my internet connection working again (it was all the fault of that lousy firewire network stuff I was trying to do) I found an old network card and, noticing that the cable modem connects via a network cable to a USB cable, I tried eliminating the middle man. Voila! One much faster internet connection – as it turned out, the USB connection was being a bottleneck. Spurred on by my success, and with the newfound knowledge gained from my support call, I plugged the cable modem into the mac and had it working within ten minutes. Lovely! So, this blog is being posted from the mac.
Next stop: I think I’ll forget about the firewire network for the moment – the technology seems a little immature – and get a cheap ethernet hub, connect the cable modem directly to that, and both computers too. That’ll do.
Still sick
But I got nice phone calls from the folks and from Jennie and an email from Uncle Michael. I’m especially grateful for this because at the moment I’m feeling a little housebound. No luck so far in finding a movie magazine that does cheap ads along the lines of “cheerful idiot will work on short film for free. Own transport, has sound gear and some experience.”
Blogs
I read through Chris T’s blog today, after Dave pointed out that he had been writing one. He mentioned once – very briefly and flippantly – that he has an interest in acting. That’s all it takes, boyo. Actually, Chris T is one of those very interesting charismatic types with a quick wit and almost certainly a good screen presence. Like Ted.
I was flipping through the links and noticed that Lindor has quietly started her own blog as well – and a very disturbing hymn to boybands it is too. If only I could harness this power for good. Or at the very least, *my* brand of evil.