http://www.bosunsmate.org News from The Bosun's Mate - Bosun's Log en Copyright (c) 1987-2010 The Bosun's Mate web@BosunsMate.org PawPrint XDe News Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:35:16 -0500 120 http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=313 http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=313 Just starting to get news articles about the loss of a vessel I can best describe as one on which I always wanted to sail but never did. It is always sad to hear of the loss of any vessel, tall ships make that loss feel closer to home. All initial reports indicate that all hands are safe and accounted for - that is the silver lining. http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=312 http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=312 I spent the last 2 days working on a friend's computer to remove a nasty little virus that the anti-virus software didn't seem to do much about apart from detecting it. To help, I reported my findings over on my technical blog - but I thought it might be good to cross post that here for your reference. http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=311 http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=311 For those times when you really need to call in sick from work - you might as well have a good illness to use for the big "phone call" Seeing as Latin is frequently the language of choice for things medical... here is a good one "Inhibeo Egrotatio" http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=310 http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=310 It's great to see the positions coming in from the summer program as the Pacific Swift and Pacific Grace ply our local waters. For the armchair sailor like me, this is about as close as we can get to be back out on the water... http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=309 http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=309 Back in 2007 I started sponsoring a minor softball team in Sechelt. This year they sent a little bag of goodies after the season had ended. It contained a photo, ball cap, and card of thanks. http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=308 http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=308 I'm pleased to announce the launch of the Clarks Maritime web site, a home for the various nautical endeavours of Martyn and Margaret Clark (who will be familiar to many of you by name) This site was a joy to design and produce. http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=307 http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=307 In my ongoing quest to get more performance out of my system, and thus more productivity for my day-to-day existence I'm starting to bat around what will be my next operating system choice. As much as I complain about Micro$oft I know it will be some form of windows - the only question now is... which one! http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=306 http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=306 Spent the last 2 days getting over a bit of a cold - but it seems a good excuse to post these funny "pills" my parents gave me for my birthday. In reality they are just mints but I love the idea as a great joke. http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=305 http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=305 Strangely I received an email about the Robertson II just yesterday - exactly two years after the tragic night that she ran aground and left us forever. It reminded me that so many who will be touched (wounded) by learning of her fate, probably still don't even know it. http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=304 http://www.bosunsmate.org/news/index.php?action=view&nid=304 As promised I'm going to keep this blog going - but talk about whatever I'm currently thinking about and not necessarily try to make it relate to nautical happenings - so here we go with that... Today marks the launch of the latest version of Firefox (my favorite web browser) and I simply must rattle on about it.