It was an interesting day yesterday. I was shipped out to one of the site offices for the majority of the day to set up a computer and printer. After four hours of working in a damned sauna, I still had no internet running and, due to that, I also couldn't' set up the printer because I couldn't download the USB driver for Win98. Nightmare. Finally got back at 3:45. Got nothing done. Completely unproductive day. I just hope I can fix this remotely. I don't wanna go back!

D and I have been testing a 32-bit version of Windows Vista Beta for a few days. My initial reaction is that, esthetically speaking, it looks very much like a Mac or Linux OS. This is where the similarities end. Nothing really new here. All of the super cool desktop functionality they keep talking about (like 3D file browsing) requires a 64-bit version which 95% of folks can't run yet. I'm also pissy at the fact that some of the added functionality includes a "powerful" desktop and PC search. It doesn't work nearly as well as the Google desktop. And I figure we're supposed to be impressed by IE7. Yeah. Not so much. I'll stick to Mozilla thank-you-very-much. To boot, the beta release is deathly thin in the driver categories. Some of our stuff (including the video card) isn't fully integrated and don't even think about printing. I guess this is to be expected with a beta release but I've downloaded some much better Linux betas. I think I may need to re-visit Linux.

I'd like to finish off by sharing with you some newly found knowledge so that you don't have to learn this the hard way. This may turn into a semi regular installment as it appears that with my recent involvement with all of these groups, some of which have "foreign" members, I'm learning new things every day.

"Wife Beater" - What Stella beer is referred to in Scotland. My teacher in this one explained that this is some of the stronger beer you can buy and the big joke is that guys will have a couple of these and go home and beat their wives. His words, not mine. The name has stuck and now that's what they call the beer.

"Prince Albert" - No. Not the man. This one is important. The last thing you want is to have some guy show you his Prince Albert. Might be cool to see, for sure, but trust me, you don't want this to be a total surprise. This is a piercing of the penis. I didn't have to dig far to find a graphic but I'd rather not expose everyone to it. If you want more information and a graphic you can look here.