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RonV

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

I've been rebuilding my computer. Let me warn you that it takes a lot
of work to manage 800 gigs of programs/data! Esp if you need to
rebuild from scratch.

(and are slowly recovering from major medical problems. I almost
didn't make it back.)

So... just for fun, a simple little image:

Kay at the mountain fountain. Daz Studio, terragen, and a background
pic I made in Alaska.

Ron

Vern Stump

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

RonV wrote:
> I've been rebuilding my computer. Let me warn you that it takes a lot
> of work to manage 800 gigs of programs/data! Esp if you need to
> rebuild from scratch.
>
> (and are slowly recovering from major medical problems. I almost
> didn't make it back.)
>
> So... just for fun, a simple little image:
>
> Kay at the mountain fountain. Daz Studio, terragen, and a background
> pic I made in Alaska.
>
> Ron

Welcome back, Ron. Jeanne did a super job keeping all the PSPers up to date
about you. Good luck redoing your computer.

Vern

Joske

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

RonV wrote:

> I've been rebuilding my computer. Let me warn you that it takes
> a lot of work to manage 800 gigs of programs/data! Esp if you
> need to rebuild from scratch.

> (and are slowly recovering from major medical problems. I almost
> didn't make it back.)

> So... just for fun, a simple little image:

> Kay at the mountain fountain. Daz Studio, terragen, and a
> background pic I made in Alaska.

I hope you have been (successfully) rebuilding more than your
computer. Welcome back Ron, and, you should know, even I have been
holding the Poser fort for you in your absence - I hope the place
looks neat and tidy and the pupils have advanced :-)

Joske
--
http://members.home.nl/j.a.c.backer/

Michelle

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

Sally Beacham

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

bjeanneb

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

> I've been rebuilding my computer. Let me warn you that it takes a lot
> of work to manage 800 gigs of programs/data! Esp if you need to
> rebuild from scratch.
>
> (and are slowly recovering from major medical problems. I almost
> didn't make it back.)
>
> So... just for fun, a simple little image:
>
> Kay at the mountain fountain. Daz Studio, terragen, and a background
> pic I made in Alaska.

I'd say that's not such a slow crank-up to put together a charming, colorful
image and rebuild a giant-size computer. We were well aware that you had a
rough trip and so humbly grateful that you decided to come back. You still
have important things to do here.

Jeanne

AuntySpam

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

Glad to see you productive again.
I have a new backup program that is supposed to be able to totally restore
everything. Yet I haven't even tested it yet. Slapping self soundly.

--

AuntySpam (a.k.a. Norma), C-tech Volunteer
http://www.geocities.com/brewnetty/home.html

"RonV" <RonVick@Nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> I've been rebuilding my computer. Let me warn you that it takes a lot
> of work to manage 800 gigs of programs/data! Esp if you need to
> rebuild from scratch.
>
> (and are slowly recovering from major medical problems. I almost
> didn't make it back.)
>
> So... just for fun, a simple little image:
>
> Kay at the mountain fountain. Daz Studio, terragen, and a background
> pic I made in Alaska.
>
> Ron
>
>

RonV

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 20:28:23 -0500, "Vern Stump"
<VictorDog@email.suppressed> wrote:

>
>RonV wrote:
>
>Welcome back, Ron. Jeanne did a super job keeping all the PSPers up to date
>about you. Good luck redoing your computer.
>
>Vern
>
>

Thank you, Vern.

Yes, she also collected all of your replies and mailed a hard copy to
me each week, while I was unable to get on line. I certainly
appreciated all of the comments, it helped keep my spirits up.

Ron

RonV

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 03:36:16 +0200, "Joske" <j.backer@home.nl> wrote:

>
>RonV wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>I hope you have been (successfully) rebuilding more than your
>computer. Welcome back Ron, and, you should know, even I have been
>holding the Poser fort for you in your absence - I hope the place
>looks neat and tidy and the pupils have advanced :-)
>
>Joske

I recall telling Adriaan that he'd improve with practice and it's
obvious he has.

Neat and tidy? I should make a picture! Four stacks of CD boxes,
three spindles holding 100 CD's each, a fifty, a stack for Microsoft
programs and upgrades, two stacks of 3.5 floppies (one of these days,
I'll manage without these...) My computer desk looks like a gamer
went nuts with the 'Towers of Hanoi'.

As for me... well, they say I"m improving.

I know you don't normally do 3d, but you did some nice advice while I
was out.

Ron

RonV

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:13:54 -0400, "Michelle" <Mish234@nowhere.com>
wrote:

>And a lovely image it is, Ron. I hope Kay wished for your
>continued recovery and no more medical problems. It is a wishing
>fountain, right? I'm so glad to see you're back. :-)
>
>800 gigs of stuff? Eeek ::::covering eyes:::::
>
>

Thank you. Incidentally, I saw that my server change blocked your
email to me, and I'm a little hesitant to give out the new one
publicly. However, if you have my old email addy, just change the
'bellsouth' to 'earthlink' and I'll get it.

There's something magical about that fountain! It adds colors to the
scene that aren't normally noticed.

And I'm very happy to be back. Thanks for your concern.

Ron

RonV

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:30:52 -0400, "Sally Beacham" <catintheh@t.com>
wrote:

>
>Hi Jaggiemeister. Good to see you back aboard.

Hi Sally! It's great to be back! Such a comfortable feeling to be
back.

Ron

RonV

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:16:36 -0500, "bjeanneb" <bjeanneb@satx.rr.com>
wrote:

>I'd say that's not such a slow crank-up to put together a charming, colorful
>image and rebuild a giant-size computer. We were well aware that you had a
>rough trip and so humbly grateful that you decided to come back. You still
>have important things to do here.
>
>Jeanne
>
>

More good news- my kidneys are functioning again, so I'm off of
dialysis! My lungs have improved to the point I'm off oxygen, and my
heart surgeon says that everything looks good. I've lost 50 lbs but
am still so weak I cannot get up a single floor of stairs. (however,
my physical therapist is making me exercise more each day.)

Thanks again for the extra work of making the hard copy and mailing
them to my house.

Ron

RonV

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:08:17 -0700, "AuntySpam"
<brewnetty@angelfire.com> wrote:

>
>Glad to see you productive again.
>I have a new backup program that is supposed to be able to totally restore
>everything. Yet I haven't even tested it yet. Slapping self soundly.

Thank you!

It was compounded by the fact that many of the programs/data on the
hard drives had never been archived, and I had to transfer everything
to CD before I could format and restore. I'm seeing the light at the
end of the tunnel, though.

Ron

Barbara J Bradley

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

"RonV" <RonVick@Nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> I've been rebuilding my computer. Let me warn you that it takes a
> lot
> of work to manage 800 gigs of programs/data! Esp if you need to
> rebuild from scratch.
>
> (and are slowly recovering from major medical problems. I almost
> didn't make it back.)
>
> So... just for fun, a simple little image:
>
> Kay at the mountain fountain. Daz Studio, terragen, and a
> background
> pic I made in Alaska.
>
> Ron

Good to see you around.
Barb

bjeanneb

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

> More good news- my kidneys are functioning again, so I'm off of
> dialysis! My lungs have improved to the point I'm off oxygen, and my
> heart surgeon says that everything looks good. I've lost 50 lbs but
> am still so weak I cannot get up a single floor of stairs. (however,
> my physical therapist is making me exercise more each day.)
>
> Thanks again for the extra work of making the hard copy and mailing
> them to my house.
>
> Ron

That is all good news and you're more than welcome for the message
forwarding. You had enough trauma to deal with. You didn't need to be cut
off from your graphics buddies on top of all that.

Jeanne

McGrandpa

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

McGrandpa

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

"RonV" <RonVick@Nospam.com> wrote in message
news:75rf9251ugfaall3bn87gjuodbcf313c0m@4ax.com...
>
> I've been rebuilding my computer. Let me warn you that it takes a lot
> of work to manage 800 gigs of programs/data! Esp if you need to
> rebuild from scratch.
>
> (and are slowly recovering from major medical problems. I almost
> didn't make it back.)
>
> So... just for fun, a simple little image:
>
> Kay at the mountain fountain. Daz Studio, terragen, and a background
> pic I made in Alaska.
>
> Ron
>
>

Getting dreadfully close to a terabyte of stuff there Ron :) I have 6
running hd's spread out in 3 computers. 560 gigs of space total, about 300
gb used. In 3 systems. You got a lot of STuff man! :) Even DVD's are
dreaded now, and I think of CD's as disposable floppies these days. HD's
fail, unfortunately. And even having my important data backed up on 3 hd's
each on a different system still isn't quite safe. So, I keep the books of
DVD's filling up.
Now, too, I have a new dSLR, shoot in RAW+JPG, and have begun the process of
learning some of the 3D stuff. More storage needed :)
It's mighty good to see you back. Lots of folks been missing you Ron.
stay Well!
McG.

Michelle

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

"RonV" <RonVick@Nospam.com> wrote in message
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>
> On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:13:54 -0400, "Michelle"
<Mish234@nowhere.com>
> wrote:
>
wishing[color=darkred]
>
> Thank you. Incidentally, I saw that my server change blocked
your
> email to me, and I'm a little hesitant to give out the new one
> publicly. However, if you have my old email addy, just change
the
> 'bellsouth' to 'earthlink' and I'll get it.
>

Will do, Ron. I'm sending a quickie now, just to confirm the
address and I'll write more later. I haven't had enough caffeine
and right now, my state of mind is.. out of state ;-)

> There's something magical about that fountain! It adds colors
to the
> scene that aren't normally noticed.
>
> And I'm very happy to be back. Thanks for your concern.
>
> Ron
>
>

RonV

2006-06-27, 9:08 pm

On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:36:56 -0400, "Michelle" <Mish234@nowhere.com>
wrote:

>Will do, Ron. I'm sending a quickie now, just to confirm the
>address and I'll write more later. I haven't had enough caffeine
>and right now, my state of mind is.. out of state ;-)
>
>
Just got it, will say hi to Linda for you. Got to be brief, I'm in
the middle of lightning storm.

Ron