Thursday, October 05, 2006

10/03/06: 3 Mile Run: Neighborhood

An early morning run during which I listened to the Daily Source Code. It's good to be home.

Toshiba Portege Dies
My Toshiba Portege M200, laptop/tablet convertible, crashed and burned. During boot up it would just auto shutdown and try to start to boot again. It has been showing signs of distress for several months now. I suspected software. I don't have a CD/DVC drive for this machine! So, how to load the operating system for a fresh start? I have the recovery DVD that came with the laptop that will put the harddrive back into the same state it was in at the factory. That's a good goal line, but how do I get it done with no drive! Joe, JCM, to the rescue. I found this gem after searching and searching on the Internet. It took a leap of faith to follow this complicated procedure, but it worked and is actually fairly simple once you start. Thanks, Joe who ever you are.

Condolences to the Amish community and families that suffered at the hands of the madman, Charles Carl Roberts IV (learn more...). It is just horrible to know what he did and worse to imagine what he had planned to do to those children.

Data

Distance:3 Miles
Time:29:51
Heart Rate:150
Pace:9:57
Weather:

Clear
Temperature-62°
Humidity-84%

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