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My Dell Inspiron Mini 10v Notes

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Some notes from my experience with a Dell Inspiron Mini 10v, so I don’t forget.

  • Base checklist, also taking hints from here specifically the use of Netbook Maker and Netbook Installer.
  • BIOS change to A04 worked as described. Lots of LOUD beeping involved.
  • Don’t have a large capacity flash drive so using an older 20 GB external USB drive to store the Snow Leopard installation files.
  • Takes about 3 hours to build install drive.
  • Netbook Maker versus Netbook Installer. Use Netbook Maker to prep the Snow Leopard install drive. Use Netbook Installer after Snow Leopard is installed.
  • Use Netbook Maker 0.8.2. When I used version 0.8.3 RC4 to prep the Snow Leopard drive, the Snow Leopard install wouldn’t even start, reporting an unsupported CPU during a kernel panic. With version 0.8.2, installation goes as expected.
  • While booting up from the Netbook Maker-ed Snow Leopard installation drive, don’t view the (Chameleon??) options. Whenever I did this, it messed up my Snow Leopard installation drive. Not sure why, but end result is I had to build the drive again and wait 3 hours.
  • In the BIOS, leave USB BIOS Legacy support enabled. When I disabled it, the 10v bootup sequence changed and didn’t want to boot off the external Snow Leopard installation drive.
  • After installation of Snow Leopard, be sure to remove the drive while the machine is rebooting (or change the startup sequence).  Otherwise, the Snow Leopard install will startup again.

More notes later…

A Favorite from 2006

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Wow, three years already since the debut of Corinne Bailey Rae.  A great collection of mellow pop music is Amazon’s daily special, going for only $1.99.  Definitely can’t go wrong with this purchase.

And while you’re at it, get Amazon’s free Christmas song of the day, Christmas Tree by Lady Gaga. Free through December 6, 2009.

Then enter to win Lady Gaga’s shopping cart at Amazon.com. What’s in the cart? I don’t know, but it’s valued at $2000 and you can enter to win it.

New Moon in 4 Minutes

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Haven’t had time to watch the latest Twilight saga, New Moon, in the theaters yet? Here’s a four minute video synopsis including the surprising ending. Of course, spoilers are evident.

This video is so going to be taken down, so watch it while it’s available.

Sampled Wraps and Rolls Hawaii

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Refreshing and light were my first thoughts biting into a California Crab wrap from Wraps and Rolls Hawaii.

But first, full disclosure that this wrap is regularly priced at $2.90, but I received it free as a gift.

California Crab WrapFilled with imitation crab, rice noodles, crispy lettuce, avocado, and cucumber, the crab wrap was the right size with a nice balance of ingredients. The creamy wasabi dressing is a perfect match to spice up the wrap just enough. I would suggest that the dressing be in a wider container so I can dip the wrap instead of scooping it out with the included spoon.

The Wraps and Rolls Hawaii menu features more than just wraps, and they just opened a second location at Ward (in the former Ben and Jerry’s location).

You can follow them on Twitter at @wrapsandrollshi.

The Blessings of Being Taylor Lautner’s Boy Toy

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I can’t deny it.  I am Taylor Lautner’s boy toy, and I have been blessed.  Look at this past week’s search results for Pulpconnection, domination by the New Moon hunk.

  1. goteamjacob.com 390 times
  2. taylor lautner 361 times
  3. taylor lautner underwear 150 times
  4. apple happy friday 96 times
  5. taylor lautner steroids 50 times
  6. taylor lautner in underwear 49 times
  7. www.goteamjacob.com 32 times
  8. taylor lautner pictures 31 times
  9. bella’s lullaby sheet music 25 times
  10. goteamjacob 25 times
  11. pictures of taylor lautner 19 times
  12. hpdirect.com/deals/friendsandfamily/starbucks 18 times
  13. taylor lautner modeling 17 times
  14. team jacob underwear 15 times
  15. teamjacob.com 13 times
  16. taylor lautner calvin klein 12 times
  17. taylor lautner abs 12 times
  18. team jacob.com 12 times
  19. taylor lautner model 11 times
  20. taylor lautner photos 10 times

From recent analytics, I knew I <3 Twilight, Jacob and Taylor Lautner, and these latest stats enforce Team Jacob’s fandom.  But would I have guessed that pimping out Jacob Black would turn into a blessing?

In December 2008, I made the switch from Google’s Blogger to WordPress, and Pulpconnection visits tanked.  Links and URLs broke or changed, ruining Pulpconnection’s standings with search engines.  But look what happened in October and November 2009, activity finally caught up with and exceeded averages from one year ago.

pulp-stats-2009

That’s the blessing of  being Taylor Lautner’s boy toy!  So I’d like to say thanks to Taylor, he of the washboard abs.

Taylor Lautner Abs

Bestest Google Searches for 2009

Google’s annual Zeigeist for 2009 is out (a little early) so you can check out the year’s top searches. Here’s a sampling for the fastest rising search terms in the US.

  1. twitter
  2. michael jackson
  3. facebook
  4. hulu
  5. hi5
  6. glee
  7. paranormal activity
  8. natasha richardson
  9. farrah fawcett
  10. lady gaga

The fastest rising image search says that pictures of Twilight’s Bella Swan and Alice Cullen were more sought after than Jacob Black.

The 90’s Was My Kicks Era

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Over on Slam Online, they’re reminiscing the top basketball kicks from the 80’s, 90’s, and now. Without a doubt, the 90’s was my kicks era. Let’s check them off:

    Nike-Air-Max-Uptempo

  • And1 Tai Chi
  • Nike Air Max Penny
  • Nike Air Flight Huarache
  • Air Jordan XI
  • Nike Zoom Flight (not really, but I had the cheaper versions)
  • Nike Air Max Uptempo (the OG colorway is the best)

A very nice stroll down the kicks memory lane indeed.

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