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This page last updated on: Thursday, November 13, 2008 5:10 AM
The coffee is almost ready. There is a strong wind warning for later today.
Joseph Boyden has won the Giller Prize for best Canadian novel for 2008 for "Through Black Spruce".
I want to continue to experiment with the creation of model railroad data bases using Ship It! software.
When I switched to Windows xp yesterday and tried to connect to the Internet I was unable to do so. I may need to contact the university and see if they can help me. I don't really need the connectivity at the moment but it does prevent me from updating the operating system.
| Learning Category | Planned Activities for Today | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | Problem with Internet connectivity using Windows xp on the Mac | 1 hr |
| Model Trains | Continue to build Ship It! data bases | 4 hr |
| Literature | Continue reading "Through Black Spruce" by Joseph Boyden | 1 hr |
A very good start to the day. I opened up Windows xp and this time I seemed to recall a menu option that was involved when I wanted to access the Internet. This only took a minute to implement and then I was connected. The mind is a wonderful thing - why didn't I recall this yesterday?
Since it had been about 6 months since I was last working within Windows xp there were 15 system updates to download and install. But this only took another half hour. And a very pleasant half hour it was. I had a coffee in one hand and I was listening to Bob Dylan sing "Highlands" from the "Time Out of Mind" CD. This song is 15 minutes long and both the tune and the lyrics work for me.
Much of today has been spent learning to use Ship It!. I seem to have what I would call the first level of use pretty much under control. I understand how to input almost all of the data into the program. But I am still missing some nuances regarding the options for the trains.
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