19. May 2009 by alpenadiver.

I know this has nothing to do about scuba diving, but I figured I needed to post something…

So I’m going to write about Windows7, I personally have been running the operating system since the beta version came out, and just recently installed the Release Candidate on my HP DV9700z laptop, which came pre-installed with Vista which is nothing but a dog.  However I must say Windows 7 is a total opposite of the failure known as Vista.  I’ve been abusing the install, and I have yet to get any type of crash or blue screen.  I can also access my home network at least twice as fast as Vista.  The only drivers I had to download from HP were the chipset drivers, all other hardware was recognized by Windows 7 during the install, boot time is twice as fast as vista, and the new taskbar is awesome.  So I know for sure that when Windows 7 is released I will be purchasing the Operating System.  If after reading this, you may want to give Windows 7 a try it free, and can be downloaded from Microsoft the operating system will run until June 2010.

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12. May 2009 by alpenadiver.

I can’t believe I haven’t posted anything since March.  Maybe I’m not cut out to be a blogger, or maybe I just need to post more often.  Well anyway spring is here in Northeast Michigan, so it’s time to ready the boat for another season, oh to live someplace where you don’t have to winterize or wrap a boat for winter.

Oh yea, on May 5th NOAA held a reception for visiting Marine Sanctuaries, they held a sanctuary summit meeting here in Alpena.  I met quite a few fellow dive enthusiasts from all over the U.S.  I hope they all had a wonderful time here in Michigan.

Anyway enough whining from me.  I’m off to work on my Boat.  Hopefully it won’t be another two Months before I post something.

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