30 March 2008
Wordpress 2.5, a new theme, and a new computer…
Posted by Jeremy under: BC; Computers; Personal; Vancouver .
It’s been a busy week. I’m getting into the spring cleaning mode - it may be directly related to the Canucks’ poor showing last night… or it may be that I’m hedging my bets with the sun gods so we can have a warm summer.
I just upgraded to Wordpress 2.5. What a beautiful new interface - so clean! The upgrade process was painless. The same as usual.
I also installed a new theme today (links at the bottom of page), as I was bored of the old Kubrick theme and I thought I’d shake things up. Hopefully I’ll get a few hours soon to customize the blog once again.
This post is being written on my new computer too (I bought the parts at NCIX in Langley). I put it together on Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. Here are the specs:
- 2.40GHZ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
- ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP
- 4GB RAM 8GB - Crucial Ballistix
- GeForce 8800GT XT 512MB
- 1 x 150GB WD Raptor 10,000 RPM HDD
- 2 x Western Digital SE16 500GB SATA2 7200RPM HDDs
- 20″ Apple Cinema Display
- 19″ Sharp LCD UltraSharp 2009W 20” Widescreen LCD
- Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
I’m loving the new machine - it’s so fast!
So check out Wordpress 2.5 - the new media uploading feature is really slick.
13 Comments so far...
Jeremy
Says:
2 April 2008 at 6:02 am.
My brother told me he didn’t like the new theme I was experimenting with - so, Matt, it’s back with the old. Thanks.
Alan Hein
Says:
6 April 2008 at 9:46 pm.
Your new machine sounds cool. Good card for gaming too. We should test it out in some online gaming…..
Jeremy Says:
7 April 2008 at 6:33 am.
Sounds like fun Al - what kind of games do you play? I’m not really a gamer - but I could be persuaded to try out something new…
Mostly Lisa
Says:
11 April 2008 at 12:58 pm.
haven’t made the move to 2.5. this weekend fo sho.
Ps. PC oh noes… can we still get along?
Jeremy Says:
11 April 2008 at 3:59 pm.
@Lisa: I think if we agree to put aside our OS differences we should be just fine… So long as you keep making those funny videos.
Jeremy Says:
17 April 2008 at 5:46 am.
@Matt: What do you think about this new theme? Obviously it still needs some work!
Raul
Says:
19 April 2008 at 7:11 am.
Me likes the new theme. And what is it that you have that makes Mostly Lisa leaves comments on your site? She never leaves comments on mine 
And when I leave one on hers, I stop the conversation… boohoo
Good work on the theme, Jeremy
Jeremy Says:
19 April 2008 at 8:01 am.
@Raul: Thanks for the new theme props. In fact, this is a different new theme than the one this post refers to. I only customized the header in the this one, as I haven’t had any time to really look at it. It’s pretty nice outta the box though.
I think Lisa commented on my blog ’cause she’s got a little deep rooted OS envy 
Rebecca
Says:
23 April 2008 at 9:50 am.
Whoa I haven’t checked this out yet, sorry - the blog’s looking awesome! 
fractalbrothers
Says:
5 May 2008 at 10:59 am.
I’m running 4gb right now, 8gb would be nice.. and crucial ballistix is great ram. Nice setup. I bet it cost you a pretty penny…
Jeremy Says:
5 May 2008 at 12:53 pm.
@fractalbrothers: By waiting for the components to go on sale at NCIX’s weekly sale - I’m pretty happy with what I got for the price. Visit NCIX.com after 7pm on Wednesdays and they’ll usually have a link to their weekly specials. I was amazed at the difference in the extra 4GB of RAM makes on Vista 64.
Al
Says:
16 May 2008 at 3:15 am.
Hi, I know this is a bit cheeky, but I am looking for Apple Cinema drivers for Vista64, and noticed you’re using both. Which drivers do you use? I tried installing WinACD and using the included driver but I can’t get the installer to work. Please drop me an email with any help you can provide. Thanks!
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