It’s been another one of those period of time when I haven’t got to posting anything here in a while. There are several things that have gone on that I should have written about but didn’t. Rather than create a lot of new entries, I’ll just mention each of them here in summary:
Glen and I set things up so that email to our server would be received via IMAP rather than POP3, and had clients upload their messages to the server. This means that, now, no matter where any of us are, or what client we use, we’ll always have access to the same set of email and archived messages.
Pegasus doesn’t quite integrate correctly, causing folders not to be refreshed automatically in some cases. I’m not certain yet if I want to dispense with Pegasus altogether or wait for an update. (I’ve used Pegasus for a very long time now, and it would be sad to see it go.)
Windows
Thanks to my MSDN connection from work, I was able to download Vista Ultimate and get a serial number for it. I’ve upgraded our home computer from XP to Vista. All in all, it’s quite nice. There are some minor issues with compatibility, as well as annoyances with security that don’t really apply to my situation but which I have to deal with anyway. However, I quite enjoy the new UI changes, and it seems to be a bit faster than XP. (Although that could just be because I reinstalled a new OS – rather than it being Vista specifically.)
In the process of the upgrade, I managed to lose Michelle’s Palm Pilot contact database. Although she no longer uses that device, she had kept up with the contact database software. I’m kicking myself over this one, because I’d been so careful to back up everything else.
Rash
I woke up about a week ago to discover I had a neck to knee rash. It itched a little bit, and I stayed home from work so I could get to a doctor. It ended up just being a reaction to something, I don’t know what. It’s gone now. There’s the possibility that it was stress related – but I’m not sure about that.
Work
Friday is my last day in the building I’ve been working at for the past 2 years. We move – across the street. I’ll be something like 30 seconds closer to home. However, it will mean that I won’t need to cross the street to get between the building and the bus. In the Winter, when there’s lots of snow, I’ll be grateful for this little perk.
Board Of Directors
This actually happened a while back. (So much for chronological order.) I was voted onto the Board of Directors of my condominium – as were the other people running I was hoping to see get elected with me. So far, it’s been busy, and a fair bit of work, but I’m loving every minute of it. The people I’m with are all fantastic, and we all see eye to eye in general terms. I’m having lots of fun.
One of the Directors, who had originally been on the Board, resigned right after the elections, so we’re working on filling the vacant fifth seat. I’m hoping we’ll find somebody who fits into the culture of the new Board.