Some Links

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Carnival Cruise
PFBlogs
PFStock
Seattle Simplicity
Unrestricted In Efficiency

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If a tree falls in the forest, and nobody is there to hear it, does it make any sound? If a blog is posted to the Internet, and nobody reads it, does it make any difference? It seems that somebody may have stumbled upon my blog, but I don't know who. If you happen across my blog, would you kindly leave me a comment to let me know you came by?

A while ago, I had mentioned that I bought a new computer in order to secure a copy of Microsoft Windows Vista. The computer, which I bought back in November 2006, is a Compaq Presario SR2050NX and included the Windows XP MCE 2005 operating system. As part of the deal, I am supposed to receive Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium from Hewlett-Packard (the parent company of Compaq) after Vista's release. Well, Windows Vista was released back in January. So, where is my free upgrade?

My First Post

Welcome to Unrestricted Technology, a personal blog about computers, technology, and gadgets. Let me give you some background about myself, as I want to give readers an idea of where I am coming from. I am a 30-something engineer working in Silicon Valley (California). Gadgets, electronic or otherwise are an obsession for me. One example of a gadget I have is the Oregon Scientific wireless weather station that I bought a while ago. It has a radio-controlled (atomic) clock with alarm and electroluminescent backlight, indoor and outdoor (wireless) temperature and humidity sensors, a built-in barometer with altitude adjustment, and a weather trend indicator. Is that gadgety enough for you?

When I started my first web page in 1996, I didn't use any webpage creation tools or software. Instead, I learned about HTML tags, and edited pages by hand using a UNIX text editor (very painful). However, the web page fell into disuse after 1998, and it has been largely unmodified since that time. So far, from what I can tell about the Blogger interface, it is both easier and harder that I expected. If this makes any sense, some things are easier that I expected. At least for the most basic functions, editing HTML code is not a requirement. On the other hand, I am surprised that the composition window is not as straightforward as say MS Word.

This blog is an offshoot of my original blog Unrestricted in Efficiency. I started out writing about the minutiae of my life, but later the blog evolved such that I was writing about two main things: technology and investing. I have decided to focus this blog on computer and technology. For more information on stocks, investing, and personal finance, I suggest that readers visit the popular personal finance blog, PFStock.

Welcome to Unrestricted Technology!