Ok, so I checked the website of the company I’m supposed to get the modem from and it says “10 days” in the “in stock” column. Does that mean it’ll be ten days before it is in stock, or what? And do they actually expect me to survive without a connection for another ten days? In the panic following this thought, I realised I actually already have a modem – only I only have the Macintosh OS drivers for it. So I’ve tried downloading the drivers off the net… We’ll see. I may have a problem in that the files from the net are all dubbed as “updates”. However, if it works, I can cancel the order for the other modem, which would be good, as it turns out I need a microphone… The DVD-ROM extras on the Harry Potter DVD seem to be available only if you can speak the “spells” to access them out loud. They really have seriously misjudged their market on the compilation of that DVD, assuming I can be in any way representative. OK, so maybe they thought their market would consist of 10-year-olds. Well, I didn’t think the sort of hassle you have to go through to get to the goodies (deleted scenes) on the DVD was fun when I was 10 either (I positively HATED the sort of book where you chose where the plot goes, whether with dice or at random (oh, so now dice aren’t random?)). But I ramble…
In other news, also computer related, with Windows XP, the JVM is not automatically installed, and I need it for my netbank. So when I try to log on it says “Do I want to install it?”, I click yes and I get to a Microsoft page that says that there is no automatic install of JVM for XP, sorry – but no advice as to what to do next… So I’ve installed the updates from the Microsoft site – didn’t help, but then I didn’t expect it to, because they were all security related. Searched the MS site for JVM – nothing, not for XP, anyway. I wouldn’t care, except the one thing that doesn’t work in the netbank now is paying bills, and since that’s what I mostly use the netbank for it is wildly annoying. Any suggestions? I am additionally irritaded by the fact that my XP version, both at work and at home, is in Norwegian. I suppose I could have had it in English at home if I’d remembered to ask for it, but I didn’t. It’s no big deal, it’s just that when you’ve gotten used to looking for “Options” in the “Tools” menu, looking for “Alternativer” in the “Verkt&oslsh;y” menu takes rather a lot more conscious effort.
Rant mood over…
Do any of you have problems with the way the diary displays? Talk to me! It looks allright on my machine but a certain gentleman in Portland has experienced hiccups. Anyone else?
How fun! I’ve had an e-mail from a Saxegaard fan in Germany (and a comment from another over on the “reading” log). I love the internet!
Music in my head: Allt vad jag begär (Michael Wiehe)