Category: General
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Ravenclaw Back and Running
While I still need to re-install all of my applications, and customize things to my liking, my laptop is back from the shop, and the diagnostic time, and hard drive replacement came with a total bill of zero dollars. The computer seems to be running fine. I am still hoping…
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Ravenclaw in the Shop
I was hoping to bring my newish MacBook Pro into an Apple store after returning from Virginia, but I arrived back late due to a delay, and then when I checked in at the Bayshore location, they told me that their support staff were too busy to take a look…
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To Virginia and Back Again
So recently, the rocketgenius team had me down to the head office for a Christmas dinner. I was able to see the offices, meet the rest of the people working for the company and interact with them on a personal level. It was a great trip, and while a bit…
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Christmas Wishlist 2012
So my aunt asked me today what I was hoping to get for Christmas and I have to admit, being homeless, I don’t really want for much. Having more stuff wouldn’t really be ideal with my two suitcases, and people really hate giving money, so that makes things difficult. There…
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Ravenclaw Clicking
So last night, my MacBook Pro started making a scary sounding noise. I did some searching around, and people were blaming all sorts of components. I slowly tried to isolate each one to see what the problem could be. Some people said that it was the fan, so I found…
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From Ice Cream Sandwich to Jelly Bean
So I am now running Jelly Bean (4.1.1) on my Samsung Galaxy S3 Android phone, and it was the first time I used an over the air upgrade, and it was the first major operating system update I’ve done since I started using an Android phone. The upgrade was flawless,…
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Being Homeless
So while I’m not out on the streets, for all intents and purposes, I don’t have a home any longer. My apartment is no longer my own, and I am currently working from my grandmother’s couch in Kingston. It is a strange feeling looking at two suitcases and feeling partially…
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Getting Your Stuff Into Storage
So, after storing my stuff in a timely manner at Dymon Self Storage (warning, auto-play video), I was told that I should write up something about my experiences and tips I may have for those looking to store their goods. Pack Everything Before Hand It might seem like common sense,…
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Ravenclaw: My New Computer
So, I recently bought a laptop. After going through and thinking about what was available in the marketplace, I determined that the following were the most important features: durable, good trackpad, and a good keyboard. It came down to choosing between Lenovo and Apple. Back when Lenovo first acquired IBM’s…
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Selling My Desktop Computer
Last night, I reformatted and reinstalled my desktop computer. I backed up my files on two five hundred gigabyte hard drives before wiping away everything on the computer. I re-installed Windows 7, and then went through and updated the drivers, installed some basic essential pieces of software, configured how things…
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Last Weekend in Ottawa
So this weekend is my last weekend in Ottawa, and I am going to be packing my apartment as much as possible, sorting through some stuff, formatting and re-installing my computer (since I sold it) and responding to some e-mails relating to the final camera lenses I have for sale.…
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