This is the archive for all 7 entries in the month of October 2006.
- “Every hard drive will fail at some point in its life”
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Posted to Hardware
I had two hard drives connected to my iMac — an 80Gb internal and a 250Gb external (via FireWire) — and yesterday my internal one died - one minute it was working fine, then it started making a noise and then about 30 seconds later it died. - Dad’s memorial service 6
Posted to Life
The whole day on Saturday went well, the weather was dry (but a bit chilly!), lots of people turned up (over 200) and the food at the pub was great. - Dad’s funeral 7
Posted to Life
Today was the day and, if such a thing is possible, it was a good funeral. - The test drive 6
Posted to Life
As I mentioned previously, yesterday I took a test drive in a vehicle fitted with the controls I’m hoping to get for my new car and it went well. - A ray of sunshine amidst the gloom 4
Posted to Life
I got a telephone call on Thursday or Friday of last week from a guy named Ian at Balder who’re the company I’m hoping to buy the controls from for my new car. - “The Tinkerer” 4
Posted to Life
I was going to post this after Dad’s funeral but I’ve decided that today, his birthday, would be a better time to do it. - Life goes on 1
Posted to Life
It’s Dad’s birthday tomorrow - he would’ve been 66 years-old.