August 18, 2003

Dork?

Here's the warning I got moments ago: "The MSBlast.exe virus or LovSan Web Worm may enter your computer through a vulnerability in your computer's Microsoft Windows®-based operating system. According to current reports, this virus or worm is designed to cause computers to launch an electronic attack against Microsoft's Windows® help web site on August 16, 2003."

I've never been to the MS Windows help web site; so, that wouldn't make much difference to me. Of course, this would probably be the time I might use the help desk inasmuch as my computer help site is now lounging around the pool with a martini, shaken, not stirred, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.

But then I checked the calendar and realized that this virus or worm was supposed to strike this past Saturday. Maybe it's about time to check to see if I'm Y2K compliant, too.

I could avoid the nerd or dork label in high school because I was the number one singles player on the tennis team (Considering that I never played tennis before, the team must have been pretty bad.), and I was on the baseball team, which went to the state championship. I could avoid the nerd or dork label in college, even though my GPA was very high, because I was on the baseball team that went to the small college world series in Springfield, Illinois, the farthest west I had been to that point in my life.

Whatever. We went to Costco to pick up a few things like pretzels, Rice Krispies Treats, and beef jerky tonight. In addition to that I found some cool, impulse-buy stuff. I picked up a Kensington PocketMouse Pro Wireless and a Kensington USB PocketHUB. I had a wireless mouse, but the thingy that received the signal from the mouse had this long-ass wire on it. This Kensington mouse thingy is like a little antenna that stickes in a USB port -- no wires. The PocketHUB has four USB ports and is smaller and thinner than a cigarette pack or Eclipse Polar Ice gum pack.

And I got this thingy that is smaller than a Bic lighter called a Cruzer Mini USB Flash Drive. It sticks in one of the USB ports. It has 256 MB of memory. So, now I got this memory thing that I can wear around my neck on a lanyard that came with it.

Man, it feels just like I got a new 34-inch, 32-ounce Louisville Slugger.

Posted by Bill at August 18, 2003 08:16 PM
Comments

Sometimes, you and Matt speak in a completely different language... does that mean I'm not a dork?

- d

Posted by: d at August 19, 2003 07:41 AM

How about the golf in New York? Was that a shot on the 18th or what? I stayed up until 1am to see Shaun Whatchamacallit win that PGA tournament - talk about non-golfer dedication! What do you mean wrong topic? Oh yes, now about the wireless thingies you bought and the other thingy which is smaller than a bic lighter? How do you wear this around your neck? Or does that thingy have a wire thingy to go around the neck area? *wink* Enjoy your new toys Bill - I got TWO cellphones today - FREE! Actually the one is only being delivered on Friday and then I have TWO new toys to play with too.

Posted by: Michelle at August 19, 2003 02:44 PM

you bought rice krispie treats? stacey didn't tell me about those?

mmmmm...rice krispie treats...

Posted by: Kathy Howe at August 19, 2003 05:59 PM