archive for the “hassles/stupidity” category
I never expected to install Windows on my iMac or MacBook Pro. Oh, my gosh. What is the world coming to?
The Florida State University is forcing me to obtain and to learn to use Microsoft Office Project and Microsoft Office Visio (drawing flowcharts and diagrams) for COM 5450 Project Management course.
Too bad that The Florida State University, The College of Communication and Information, or the Project management instructor didn’t advise me before registering for the course, or between registering for the course and the start of the course, or on the first day of the course, or on the second day of the course that I would need to do this.
All I knew was that I needed three books. I had bought them and dutifully read two in their entirety before the semester began.
I hadn’t known that I must obtain these applications and obtain a windoze pee-cee or somehow install Windows on a Mac so that I could run windoze applications. Surprise! »→
How can we run Windows 7 and/or Windows applications on Apple computers?
On a Macintosh computer, we can install software that allows us to run Microsoft Windows operating system and applications that were made for that operating system.
PowerPC-chip-based Mac computers:
To use Windows and Windows applications on an older Mac with a PowerPC central processor, we can install hardware emulation software such as Guest PC and Bochs x86 PC emulator. These work by mimicking hardware within an application.
When we run a windoze program in the emulation environment, the software intercepts commands and translates them into code that the PowerPC chips can understand.
This solution allows using many PC applications and, even multiple operating systems (Windows, Linux). However, the speed is much slower than on a PC or a Mac with an Intel-brand chip (whose logic, or ways of computing, Windows applications are designed for).
Intel chip-based Macs:
Mac computers made since 2007 use Intel-brand CPUs (central processing units) of the same design as those in windoze PCs, they can run Windows and Windows applications as quickly as Intel-chip-based computers that aren’t made by Apple.
Several methods are available for running Windows operating system on Intel Macs:
On this date in 1959, U.S. President Eisenhower admitted Alaska to the United States of America as the forty-ninth state.
Recently, in a Virginia, U.S.A. grocery store:
customer: Excuse me. I have a question about your wild Alaskan Salmon. Why does the package say it’s a product of the United States?!
store clerk: Because it’s made in the United States.”
customer: But if it’s a product of the U.S., it’s not really Alaskan salmon, right?
store clerk: The label’s correct, ma’am.
customer: So, it’s not from Alaska?
store clerk: Alaska is part of the United States. The salmon is fresh from Alaska.
customer: Oh, okay… (rolls eyes and leaves)
On this date in 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan.
Amidst several allegations of adultery and sexual harassment, disgraced Herman Cain withdraws in shame from his bid for the Republican Party’s nomination for the U.S. presidency.
On this date in 1973, U.S. President Richard Nixon said,
“People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.’‘
On this date in 1965 was the great Northeast blackout in several U.S. states and some of Canada which lacked electricity for up to 13 1/2 hours.
On this date in 1983, a Muslim suicide-bombing at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon killed 220 U.S. Marines, 18 U.S. Navy sailors, and 3 U.S. Army soldiers; a near-simultaneous attack killed 58 French paratroopers.
A message from THE FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Crime Bulletin – Armed Robbery FSU Main Campus
On October 22, 2011 at about 10:50pm, an armed robbery occurred on Academic Way near the Business Building on the north end of campus. A male and a female where walking together when they were approached by two males, one of whom was armed with a handgun. The suspects demanded the victim’s belongings and fled south from the area. Police did an immediate search of the area, but the suspects had already fled.
The suspects are described as follows:
Suspect 1 – Black male approximately 25-30 years of age. Height 5’11′, 180 lbs, Dark colored jacket.
Suspect 2 – Black male approximately 25-30 years of age. Height 6’00, 200 lbs, Dark colored jacket, wearing a white/blue and black beanie cap. Facial hair beard or goatee. Armed with a small handgun.
This information is brought to you as a public service of the FSU Police Department, and is intended to provide you with information to assist you in making sound decisions concerning your safety.
Wow, thanks for your help, F.S.U. Police Department!
Keep up the good work!
The fed’ril guvinment approved an oil drilling plan for British Petroleum to return to the Gulf of Mexico and drill up to four wells nearly 200 miles from the Louisiana coast, a year and a half after the Transocean drilling rig accident that killed 11 men and poured hundreds of millions of gallons of crude oil into the Gulf.
BP, Transocean, and Halliburton recently got 15 citations for the April 2010 debacle, assessing 45 million dollars in fines.
Edward Markey, on the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee, said, “Comprehensive safety legislation hasn’t passed Congress, and B.P. hasn’t paid the fines they owe for their spill, yet B.P. is being given back the keys to drill in the Gulf.”
On this date in 2001, the U.S.A. and its allies invaded Afghanistan.
On this date in 1985, Muslim hijackers took an Italian cruise ship carrying 400 persons, Achille Lauro, in the Mediterranean Sea.
another miscategorized, poorly-written PanamaCity.Craigslist.org ad:
Need a baby sitter? (Panama city, Fl)
Date: 2011-09-05, 11:17PM EDT
Reply to: job-rgewk-2____7@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
I am a 19 yrs old female and love kids and great with babies I have a job but would like to make some extra cash I have a valid licenses and clean record. I can babysit anyday after 330. Pay is negotiable! Just give me a email if you are intrested thank you!
- Location: Panama city, Fl
- Compensation: negotiable
another miscategorized Craigslist ad, from a primary school dropout in “mi”:
are there any local driving jobs (panama city)
Date: 2011-09-04, 10:10AM EDT
Reply to: job-jrbg_____357@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Im looking for a decent paying local job ,I’m looking to relocate from mi , I have 12 + years driving exp flatbed stepdeck and 53 ft,vans ,if you know of any companys, let Me know and I will contact them thanks
Location: panama city
Compensation: open
Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
another miscategorized, poorly-written Panama City Craigslist ad, from someone who has seen too many Transporter movies:
discreet driver/ no questions asked (anywhere)
Date: 2011-08-31, 12:30PM EDT
Reply to: job-uwk______9@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
I have 25 years of experience, I have driven all over the world, I ask no questions, as long as the money is good. I am a professional driver. I will transport anything w/o specifics. All I need to know is when and where the item is to be delivered. Serious inquiries only. I am retired Army looking for work. I have no problem in doing illegal shit.
