Hawk Software

The holidays got me side-tracked for weeks, but I am going to continue my saga now.

The next step is system preparation.  The very first thing I do when I purchase or build a new system is to run Memtest86 on it to insure I will not have any memory problems.  This has saved me several times when I either purchased bad memory, or the motherboard used too aggressive  timing settings on a module.  It is also a tool I use on existing systems when they show any sort of flakiness, since memory errors can manifest themselves in all sorts of strange ways. Read the rest of this entry »

Or: How NOT to get your comment approved on my blog

As  planned to begin blogging, I allocated a number of hours per week to compose blog entries.  I was not naive; I knew there would be spam comments which would need to be weeded out.  But I thought that I could lift the manual approval after determining how much of an issue it really was, and simply delete spam and improper entries periodically, perhaps once per week.  Well, that is NOT going to happen anytime soon. Read the rest of this entry »

Yes! I just picked up my new quad core computer. I was ready to order about $400 in parts to upgrade my  current computer, but then I get a Staples email which showed they had an HP Pavilion p6210f system for $449, so I decided “Why build this time?”

It has everything I wanted, plus a 640GB hard drive, 6GB RAM (instead of 4), and a LightScribe DVD burner.  It also has Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, so I guess this will be a dual boot rig.  However, this will now provide me with a side-by-side comparison for future posts.  More after I burn in this new rig to insure it will last a while….

About 10 years ago,  Jaap (after I answered  a very basic question) asked:

Why do you answer all these stupid questions by dumb people like me?

Do you get paid for it or are you just that kind?

My reply: Read the rest of this entry »

Tom recently asked me:

I was told you have a Commercial and Personal [insurance] Lines Agency Management System, is this correct? If so what is the cost and do you have info on capability?

My reply: Read the rest of this entry »