Archive for January, 2009

How far is the Horizon??

Posted by johnG on 17th January , 2009

    “The square root of your height (or elevation) in feet times 1.2 equals the distance to your horizon in miles. So, how high would Sarah Palin’s house have to be inorder to see Russia?: Wasilla, Alaska, is 1130 km from Russia. How high above the Earth’s surface do you have to be to [...]

Yup! “Burrrrppp”

Posted by johnG on 16th January , 2009

Windows 7 Build 7000 Install on older laptop

Posted by johnG on 3rd January , 2009

Windows 7 Ultimate Installation log 1.       Burn copy of Window 7 Build 7000 ISO on Mac “just in case.” 2.       Backup data files on Dell Inspiron laptop (Window Vista Capable) 1Gig Ram 1.87G Duo 140GHDD 3.       Put Windows Disc in Machine and boot from CD a.       Select Upgrade Path                                                                i.      “Cannot Upgrade from Window [...]