23 July 2008

Back Online (finally)

Changing jobs, moving, changing ISP...It's all been go, go, go around here. 

First the move, I hate moving.  I use to pay movers rather than have to do it myself back in Canada, but those days are gone.  2 months later and we still have a garage full of still packed boxes.  We'll probably unpack them just in time to move again (just don't tell my wife that.  She's convinced we're going to be here for years...she hates moving to).

With the move I was forced to change ISP.  The one I was with didn't cover the area I was moving to.  I decided to take the broadband offered by my phone company. They couldn't add it until the line was transferred after the move (cue wait for 3 weeks). Once my phone was switched on I called to get broadband added. This is were it gets a little confusing, but to make a long story short there was a mix-up at their end and it took an additional 4 weeks (7 in total) before my broadband was active. The problem now is that because I live so far from the exchange (I'm in a new area) I'm lucky if I'm getting over 1mb. I'm seriously considering to bite the bullet and look at getting a package from one of the mobile phone companies.  It's not much more than what I was paying before the move and the speed is better & more reliable.

Also started my new job about 6 weeks ago. Working allot closer to home now (10-13 min) and the work is much more exciting. I was starting to get a little jaded with programming, but I'm now applying the skills to web development. I'm learning new things every day.

Speaking of work, it's late and I have to go to work in the morning...:-)

 

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