New bits and pieces
I've bought a few new toys recently. The first is a replacement for my dead 17" CRT, a shiny new 17" Samsung SyncMaster 173p LCD. It's got DVI and a normal old 15 pin VGA input but unfortunately doesn't have any controls other than a power button. Brightness, contrast, etc are controlled by software (I knew this before buying it) so if I want to mess with that kind of thing on a Linux box I need to use something like ddccontrol. It's sitting beside a 15" Samsung SyncMaster 15GLe bought back in 1995, hopefully the 173p will last as long.
Next up is an Antec Sonata case, the "Quietest Case Available". It's big(ger than the one it replaced), black, and that machine is definitely quieter in the new case. If I give in to temptation and buy a new machine it'll probably go in one of these.
Third.. I finally have a chair so now I can sit at my desk rather than just use it to keep piles of magazines and books 'n stuff off the ground.
Hm, and finally, yesterday, I bought the third book of Neal Stephenson's Baroque Cycle. Now I've got a reason to read the second book and two to finish the first.. I also picked up a copy of WarCraft III. I haven't bought/played a game in ages, when did they start coming in these tiny boxes? Anyway, plenty to do while I'm recovering. (see next post, probably)
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