Tech Failures

This article titled “The 10 Biggest Tech Failures of the Last Decade” is just a tad deceiving.

I really expected to read about products that had failed in terms of their technology, not financially.  So, “Top 10 financial busts of the past decade” might fit better?

It just got my attention since I run Vista64, on a Gateway and own a Zune.  All three are on the list.  10 Years ago Gateway was huge but it the cows eventually did come home.  I opted for the 64bit OS because it where everything will go eventually.  I’ve had hardly a problem running anything on my machine.

Lastly the Zune.  I love my Zune.  I know it hasn’t cut into the iPod market.  Apple users, the hardcore ones, are like zombies.  Zombies eat only brains and stuff.  Apple users only use apple.  Trying to feed a zombie a banana will just get your face gnawed on.  You can’t sell a Zune to an iPod user.  You can’t sell Microsoft to a Mac user.  You just can’t!  So while it financially didn’t hit the mark, the product is, IMO, nicer.

Are you going to call Apple a failure because their share of the OS market is, while growing, still so small?  Didn’t think so.

Day 14: The Gym at last

In a mix between necessity and necessity I finally went to the gym.  I haven’t had a valid excuse for nearly two weeks.  It also prompted me to be more productive in another way which I’ll mention later.

The workout was good and I was able to really keep up with the pace I’d left off with.  Good feeling it was.  Yoda I am not. 

What amazes me the most is the positioning of one of the machines in there.  It’s the leg press machine where you kind of sit with your legs up and leaned back.  Well it faces the ENTIRE gym.  They really should turn it to face the wall.  I’m saying this because I have a favorite elliptical.  It’s on the left side near a column and a large tree plant thing.  Well it never fails because girls go in there wanting to look CUTE.  God forbid anyone look like they’re actually working out.  They get on this thing in their little shorts and put their legs up and … well lets just say all imagination goes on vacation.

Normally I wouldn’t complain but there is a time and a place, people!  I can’t just stare.  It makes me feel so awkward because I am trying to focus and at the same time there’s this little voice saying “she asked for it!”  Eh, well last night I didn’t even mean to look and bam, I saw it clear to China.  Oi, I just wanna workout, OK?

Did I mention they were twin sisters? Yeah…

So on to the productivity.  I developed a system of having the gym get me updates for their website.  It was very hit or miss month to month and we both hit a point of wanting to better streamline the process.  I already rebuilt their site for such purposes.  It should be a lot easier to maintain the site as long as the updates are sent to me in a timely manner.

In other news.  We’re still waiting on our oldeset to work that hungry hungry hippo ball out.  He hates wearing long sleeve shirts.  Noted.  We’re about to beat Zelda.  We’re just gathering hearts and powerups prior to the final showdown.  I fed the little one this morning and he fell asleep on me.  It makes me not want to get up because he looks so peaceful.

Time to work

L