Good morning.

I've started using my PDA a lot more recently - last week I found new drivers for my CF wifi card, so I've installed a decent browser and have started using it all over the flat. I've started using the to do list and calendar again too; I remember I tired of it last time, but I think the benefits will outweigh the 'No, I wrote 1, not I' moments. I've also put a new SD card in - £6 for 1GB? I remember when I had to pay £400 for 120MB of storage. Bah, when I was a lad...

I'm also about to replace Open Office with Real Office. It's not that Open Office is especially bad, or that I need any of the advanced MS Office features; it's just that it has a habit of going wrong when you try to do anything more complicated than plain paragraphs. I could probably get by with it if I just needed to write the occasional letter, but I need it more than that. I need Publisher too, so I'm getting the Office Pro bundle. In the past 3 years I've needed Publisher and Access about 5 times combined so it seems a bit of a waste to get them, but each time it's been quite crucial, and has caused no end of problems. And if I get them all under the correct license, it's only ~£40 extra. Ahh, things were so much easier when I was little and didn't worry about licenses... ;)

I want to upgrade to Vista too, but think that'll have to wait; I doubt my ageing system would be able to cope too well, and I don't have time for an upgrade right now. And it wouldn't hurt to wait for the first service pack either.

Oh yes, and my car. My car is still broken, but at least now it is booked in to a garage, for this Friday. This is, believe it or not, the first time I've ever taken my car to a garage for anything more serious than a new tyre or a broken wheel, so I have absolutely no idea what I'm walking into. I'm nervous.

And with that, I'd better get back to work. My PDA is saying I have 18 things left to do today, and that code won't write itself.

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