My blog. Personal thoughts, anecdotes, and musings.
If you’re having problems in 5.02 or 5.03 with Winamp freezing up when you play a song from the Media Library view, it’s due to the file “gen_hotkeys.dll” in the Winamp\Plugins folder. Rename this to “gen_hotkeys.dll.old” or replace with the one from version 5.01 and everything should work again.
Ana and I went running tonight. She did really well. In fact, she went longer than I thought she would. We ended up doing two laps around our route. By the end, she was pretty tired, but she still sprinted the last few yards home. I just did some tinkering with this site, separating out the various sections so that I can edit them without too much trouble. I noticed that I’ve been changing things around a little more than I thought I would.
Wow. What a day. I spent the weekend working on various projects, so today was a nice break. Ana came home around 1:30 and we sat down to watch some Simpsons and she showed me all the neat little toys she got for an early Easter from her grandma. Then I showed her ArtRage, a really cool free drawing program. She really got a kick out of that. After that, she played her favorite computer game, and then we went outside so she could ride her bike around.
Work is frustrating. I’m not sure what the future will bring, but it’s not looking too great right now. I may have to put other plans in motion. If you have a 64-bit processor, Microsoft is letting you try Windows XP 64-bit Edtion for free. This is the coolest Winamp Plugin Ever! It lets you export your media library so you can use it in ITunes, and it lets you import ITunes XML files.
But how can I? I’ve been playing with this new toy all night. I got my Edirol PCR A30 MIDI controller today and I’ve been playing with it for most of the night. I ran into some issues with it when I first started using it. It has a built-in sound processor that works over USB. It kept disconnecting itself whenever I tried to play a sound file or do anything really intense with it.
I spent the evening working on some web pages and doing some kata. I love kata. It’s a great way to relax, build balance, expand the mind, and build up strength. I can really get a lot out of the movements if I do them precisely. The most amazing thing about kata, in my mind, is the way that a person can be completely drained of all energy by performing a simple kata, but also feel so peaceful and relaxed at the same time.
Computer stuff is hard. Carissa’s laptop is still sticky from the soda my mom accidentally spilled. We soaked all the keys and put everything back together, but they still stick After three tries, it won’t work right. But now I feel dumb. I should have gone to the Internet earlier. Then I would have found this great article that explains how to take an HP n5xxxx series laptop apart, I also would have found this great subsite of HP that lets you buy any part you need for your HP computer.
I spent the evening working on some music and I thought it would be cool to post some of the drum loops I’ve been working on tonight. Drum tracks are the most fun for me to create, and I’ve never even played the drums. Each file is in mp3 format and is ready to be looped in any standard music program. If I get demand I’ll convert them to REX files.
No Simpsons this week. That’s already a bad sign. I spent all day trying to get a server to work and I’m drained. It’s not like my job is extremely taxing… I mean, I sit in front of a computer all day. That’s still more work done than some people I know, but for some reason, tonight I find myself extremely tired. I usually enjoy challenges, although lately I think I must be getting burned out.
I woke up last night to Ana coughing really loudly. She was having a really rough time so I got her out of bed and gave her some medicine to see if that would help. I think it did because she was able to get some sleep until morning. She seemed pretty lively today but she does still have a stuffy nose. Carissa, meanwhile, pulled a muscle in her back sometime yesterday / last night.