Adventures in Computing - Part 1

My most recent adventure in computing began with the need to have a computer strong enough to support my thesis project.  While my thesis project is not very computationally or programatically intense, it does require a few things that I did not have at the start of this journey.  This included a 64bit machine to run Windows Server 2008 and a computer to run a Linux server off of.

Now... granted, I have a desktop computer and three laptops in my possession.  Two of the laptops are EEE PCs with no real power.  Their beauty is in the fact I can travel with them with little fear of breaking them and they are crazy light weight.  My other laptop only 32bit which runs Windows 7 and is my main computer.  It has it's own issues, but we won't get into that here.  Then my desktop!  My wonderful, wonderful desktop (no sarcasm, honest).  This big guy came to me in 2003... so it's a bit old, just a bit... Last summer brought it back from the dead by replacing the power supply and upgrading it from Windows XP to Windows 7.  This would be my best bet for my thesis project.  Why keep this computer alive?  Well... let me tell you.

My desktop was a gift.  My late uncle Mike (favorite uncle, btw) and my dad pitched in together to build me this computer back in 2003.  It was top of the line at the time.  Hand build by my uncle.  And the first computer which was mine from the beginning, not just a hand-me-down like all the other computers I had been using before.  They even made sure that the colors matched me (black and silver themed).  It was perfect!

So happy!  My own fancy desktop computer.

Me with my Uncle Mike and my desktop

See how nice it looks?  Got my Matrix screen saver and everything.  ^_^

So, to me this desktop means a lot.  My uncle passed away not long ago and this desktop feels like a "living" reminder of him.  He built it for me.  I will rebuild it for him.  Make him proud.