Pages Tagged “Frys”
Tech Tips
- Wrong Tech for the Context: Fry’s Line Spotters If you’re going to replace an old technology with a new one, make sure it’s actually an improvement in the context in which it’s used.
Blog Posts
- Farewell to Fry’s
I’m going to miss two things about Fry’s Electronics, which shut down this week: Being able to walk in and grab random parts immediately. The decor. And yeah, there’s nostalgia for the old days, but they’re already gone. Back in the 1990s and early 2000s they really were a one-stop shop for computers, software, appliances, […]
- Finally Upgraded!
After way too long, I finally upgraded the processor on my desktop. I’d held off because that always involves upgrading the motherboard, which is major surgery on the computer, and with a small child who wants to grab everything, that wasn’t really a good idea. Replacing phones and tablets, and replacing the Windows box, sure, […]
- It Pours
My desktop computer has been a bit flaky for a few months now. Well, more than that. There’s the problem where it won’t display anything in plain-text mode, but that’s not really a big deal. It was when it stopped running anything higher than 1024×768 that I started getting annoyed. That turned out, oddly enough, […]
- Only in Vegas
You know the routine. We can’t pass up a bizarre image without taking a photo and posting some sort of comment. Not even on vacations. The drive to Las Vegas from southern California is simple: make your way to the 15, head north, and keep going until you get blinded by the neon. The â […]
- A bit morbid, but still funny
Noticed an ambulance parked out in front of Fry’s earlier today. On my way in, I passed two people who were talking about it: “That’s kind of disturbing.” “Sure, ‘Shop ’till you drop,’ but…” One of those moments where you know you shouldn’t laugh, but it somehow manages to be funny anyway.
- Spec Check
I’ve been thinking about adding memory to the PowerBook for a while now, and for various other reasons we ended up at Fry’s last night. I figured, we’re here anyway, why not at least price the RAM? Well, here’s a big fragging “Why Not:” I couldn’t remember the exact specs required. There was, however, a […]
- Red Shirt Linux
On Friday I reinstalled Red Hat 9 on my computer. On Saturday I figured out why I couldn’t build Dillo on the virtual Conectiva system (the only reason I tried to install the real thing). On Monday I made a remark on the Dillo mailing list that, after trashing the system trying to install Conectiva, […]
- Always check the requirements
We have a “yours, mine and ours” set of computers at home. My system started out as a Compaq Presario in 1994 and has been upgraded piecemeal over the past decade, Katie replaced her Power Mac with a G4 last year, and we picked up an eMachine to use as a dial-up server when we […]