IS MVP '06

So remember a few weeks back when I was telling you about "Kevin" (not his real name), our IS Guy who defies all IS Guy stereotypes with his helpful attitude and warm personality? Well, today he did it again.

I brought back the sleeve that he had lent me to externalize my old hard drive, and when I returned it he asked if it had worked. I told him that BJL and I had limited success accessing the hard drive, although BJL was able to mirror it onto his own drive so there was still hope. "Kevin" said that if I wanted to bring in the drive he'd take a crack at it.

Unheard of.

I happen to have it with me, I said. So he took it downstairs and plugged it into a Mac and was able to open and access ALL MY FILES. He then burned DVD's for me so I am back in business. No photos lost. He only copied the files I asked him to, so I may have missed a couple things. But the good news is that I can access them again if I need to, assuming my Mac has the magic touch as well.

So I need to get something for him, some small gift to show my appreciation. Suggestions please, if someone comes up with a real good one that I actually use, we'll toss ten GP's into their gunnysack. He's a sports fan, I think the Mets are his team.

Valsmal sent me this excellent blog link today. Some people come up with good shit, don't know how they do it. It made me nostalgic for the funny pages, actually. It took me back to high school, skipping class and sitting on a bench with my pleasure-pak of Daily News, Gummi Bears and Wrigley's Spearmint. Maybe it's not actually such a good memory. But the blog is good. Had I known that Rex Morgan, M.D. was loaded with so many priceless homoerotic overtones, I might have been actually read it once or twice over the years.

Once again I have a decent idea for a list, and once again I lack the time or energy to complete it. So let's do it together. Five points for each reasonably decent addition to the list, one submission per person, please. Even vaguely racist suggestions will not be accepted.

Least Popular Attractions at NBA All-Star Weekend:

1. George Karl Kissing Booth

Thanks.

So my Mac is still sitting in a Shanghai FedEx location, should go out today and I should have it within four or five days. I am foaming at the mouth. The more I think about it, the more I want to set up a dual-boot system with Windows XP as an option. That is tremendously cool that you can do that, I only wish it was a little easier and a little more officially-sanctioned. This is interesting, especially because I have Adobe Photoshop Elements for Windows and I'd love to use it on the Mac until they release a new Mac-Intel version.

As for Lindberghdat, an anonymous poster was right on the money at 33 hours 30 minutes. Is that you, BC MI? Come collect your pernts.