good place for a snack!

ie7 vs. firefox, part 2

I redid the test at home and the results for the two browsers were virtually identical, and about 10 times slower.

speed test: ie7 vs. firefox

Try this at home, I will.  Results from speedtest.net using my corporate connection at Microsoft behind a proxy.  I did this after getting annoyed at how slow comScore was loading in Firefox.

 

IE7 pass 1 – 85997kbps download / 5846kbps upload

IE7 pass 2 – 81569kbps download / 5465kbps upload / 4ms ping

IE7 pass 3 – 81569kbps download / 5465kbps upload / 4ms ping

 

Firefox 3.0.5 pass 1 – 29946kbps download / 10747kbps upload / 14ms ping

Firefox 3.0.5 pass 2 – 24268kbps download / 6734kbps upload / 11ms ping

Firefox 3.0.5 pass 3 – 35298kbps download / 10221kbps upload / 10ms ping

 

IE7 has much lower latency (4ms vs. 10+ms) and much higher download speeds (2-3x faster), but much slower upload speeds.

 

 

comcast, it's over

OK…  It’s not totally over, but no more Comcast cable.  No more putting up with the crappy Motorola DVR.  No more having to switch between multiple devices to watch stuff on TV.

 

Instead, I’ll be paying $45 for internet, eventually $60, and using my PC to listen to music, watch and record TV, and watch movies.

Savings?  $100 over the first 4 months, then nothing for the 8 months after.  The reason is they offered to give me cable + internet for the regular price of internet.  I declined.  Maybe we can have this conversation 4 months from now when my promo rate for internet ends, but for now I’ll be happy to save my $25 a month.  That should be enough to cover the TV card that I’m going to buy and the part of the extra keyboard and mouse I got as well.

 

So I didn’t save a ton of money, but based on what I’ve been doing the past week with my PC+TV setup, I’ll be happier with my new arrangement.  The Comcast/Motorola DVR really sucks.

update

It feels like it's been a while since I've actually written anything
on my blog. I am still alive (no surprises there, right?).

I was thinking about boring you with the details of the two computers
I'm about to make, but I get this sense that no one cares. Two
computers for under $1100. I'll leave it at that.

So aside from that important announcement, what else has been going
on? It's winter. That means I've been enjoying winter sports I went
sledding in December and I've also been skiing a few times. The
conditions here take some getting used to, but that's just a reason to
get out there more. I'm also teaching myself how to maintainmy skis. I
figure if I can fix my car, I should be able to handle skis. It's not
really hard, it just requires some precision and it's a bit messy. I
guess if I fixed my car in my apartment it would be messy too, but I
don't feel like driving to some parking lot to repair and wax my skis.

I've also been pretty busy with work. I'm not going into any detail,
but it's interesting and challenging. All the joys and challenges of
working with really smart people. (-:

And lastly, in case you're wondering how I'm dealing with the Seattle
winter, it's not that bad. I have a high tolerance for what most
people consider crappy weather. (-:

fraking iphone

During the 40 minutes I've been trying to see what I'll do tonight
while I ride the bus home. During that time safari has crashed 6
times, the phone ignored an incoming call, and the e-mail app
corrupted a message. The only thing preventing it from failing more is
it's slowness. I need to invest a few minutes trying to download a web
page before it can crash.

Joy.

conversations that should never happen

A: "I have the window seat."

B: "Oh. Do you want the window seat?"

A: "Yeah, I kinda do. I like to snuggle up against the window and
sleep."

B: "Oh. Ok."

I wasn't person A today. That was two flights ago when person B was
way more belligerent. But c'mon. Why the hell would someone get a
window seat and not want it? You might get lucky, but at least ask
first before acting like a total moron.

Other flight notes, I'm on a Continental 737 and there are 40mph winds
today. At least I'm not flying out from Denver.

256kB simm, anyone?

fail!

They opened this Circuit City only two years ago. I picked up some
cheap crappy DVDs and a GZA album.

oh. hi.

driving to crystal

interesting... am i at risk?

wish list

I just ran to catch the bus. I wish I could stretch.

This year's wish list:
REI or Joe's gift certificate (for ski boots and a helmet, maybe pants?)
A season pass to one of the ski areas near Seattle (Snoqualmie?
Crystal? Baker?)
Adobe Photoshop
Newegg gift certificate (for the HTPC)
National Parks Pass (for June, actually)
Tickets to the 2010 winter olympics freestyle skiing or snowboard events
Noise reducing in ear headphones with volume control

Absurdity:
A new 520 bridge with bike path
A motorcycle
Light rail from Capitol Hill to Redmond
A "cabin" at Whistler
No more student loans to pay off
An iPhone that works as advertised
Windows Live moving into WaMu's office building downtown
No WA sales tax for clothes

thanks, linkedin

Real people, eh?  Then again, I guess it’s best not to mess with Jack Bauer.

interesting message from my xbox

where’s my money???

From: Paul Ip
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 11:37 AM
To: X (Cendant Mobility)
Subject: RE: ER -Paul Ip -1856621 -27486 -53728 -8108 -364976CT -72108WA - B08KAM

8/7 was the original disbursement.  The mileage in the original calculation was incorrect, which led to the following issues:

• The per-mile reimbursement was short.
• The number of days for the trip was one day less than it should have been, leading to one less day of food covered.
• The number of days for the trip was one day less than it should have been, leading to one less day of lodging covered.

8/14 – Correction #1
The original number of miles for the trip were incorrect.  The miles on the trip was adjusted and the per-mile compensation was adjusted up by $301.97.

9/18 – Correction #2
The additional day of food was covered.  Compensation adjusted up by $23.

??/?? – Correction #3
The number of covered hotel nights has still not been corrected.  Microsoft still owes me $89.83 for a night of lodging.

Paul Ip
------------------------------------------------------
From: X (Cendant Mobility)
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 9:01 AM
To: Paul Ip
Subject: RE: ER -Paul Ip -1856621 -27486 -53728 -8108 -364976CT -72108WA - B08KAM

Hey Paul,

      I show that these two items were actually reimbursed back on 8/7, as an adjustment from the earlier error.

X
Relocation Specialist, Global Relocation Services
Phone: +1.425.748.xxxx Fax: 425-936-7329 Attn: X

Please consider the environment before printing this email.
----------------------------------------------------
From: Paul Ip
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 12:22 AM
To: X (Cendant Mobility)
Subject: RE: ER -Paul Ip -1856621 -27486 -53728 -8108 -364976CT -72108WA - B08KAM

Any update on this?

Paul Ip
----------------------------------------------------
From: X (Cendant Mobility)
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:58 AM
To: Paul Ip
Subject: RE: ER -Paul Ip -1856621 -27486 -53728 -8108 -364976CT -72108WA - B08KAM

I was told this would be fixed. Let me follow up with accounting right now.

Thanks!

X
Relocation Specialist, Global Relocation Services
Phone: +1.425.748.xxxx Fax: 425-936-7329 Attn: X

Please consider the environment before printing this email.
---------------------------------------------------
From: Paul Ip
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 11:53 AM
To: X (Cendant Mobility)
Subject: RE: ER -Paul Ip -1856621 -27486 -53728 -8108 -364976CT -72108WA - B08KAM

I’m glad to see that the $23 was added on.  What about the hotel?  Based on the mileage I should have gotten 8 nights of hotel, not 7

Paul Ip

dammit

The bus doesn't help when traffic isn't moving AT ALL.

walking to a meeting

vermont is a small state... but seriously...

fall is here