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Rapidweaver 3.2 Public Beta
I just downloaded the new version and must say that some of the changes are interesting. My only real complaint is that their beta feedback requires me to use a forum and post. Can't I just fill out a form? There are a number of issues I've discovered, but right now I'm not inclined to fill out the form. (Removing a blog category screws up every blog entry that is in a category after it; there is no way to rearrange blog categories; the copyright symbol isn't uploading properly even if I replace it with & copy ;., etc.). Hopefully other people will report them. I realize I'm quite a useless tester, but the harder it is for my to report, the less inclined I am to help.
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Almost done!
My dad came over today and helped me install 2 pair of outdoor speakers, the control unit for those speakers as well as putting the Sirius radio antenna on the roof. It was an exhausting day, but we now have everything working in all but one room. I still have a bunch of patching to do (and my dad added some stucco patching to the mix), but I can almost taste victory over this project! I have to call the installers tomorrow and find out when they can find time to finish the job they should have finished on Friday. (My dad was quite surprised when I connected the control unit and the speakers worked on the first try. I only had one control module not work on the first try and re-punching down the connections cleared up all the problems.)
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Audio System Installation
Well, the installers showed up today at 9 am and said that they could only stay only 2 pm as they had another job that had to be done before the weekend. I guess my money isn't as good as someone else's. Anyway, The first room progressed quite quickly with only a couple of holes to patch. The next room was extremely difficult and took several hours. I just had them run the wires and only install speakers in the locations that I couldn't reach with helped speed things along. So, 2 pm rolls around and they don't have to go to another job, but one guy says he's not feeling well and going him; they'd finish the job the end of next week. I asked if the other guy could stay to finish another room with me and he did; that room went quickly because I knew exactly how to fish the wires. While I'm pleased that the wires got run, I'm a little disappointed that the job wasn't completed today (2 controls and 2 speakers are left). I did spend the entire day either helping them fish wires, installing speakers, or terminating the connections (I didn't even have them pull the wires the last 8 feet down the wall as I had already done that a number of times and I could do it again). So finally around 6:30 pm when my wife came home, I had music playing in 6 rooms in the house! I still have to patch a bunch of holes, texture, and then paint them. My dad is coming over on Sunday to help me install the outdoor speakers. Maybe at the end of next week this project will be done. (Pictures of the installed system will come when it's done.)
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Dog freaked us out
While I was on a conference call today, my wife brought our dog in and had me feel his underside where he was neutered. She was panicked because it was hard down there, like some type of abnormal mass. She quickly called the vet and they told her that when some boy dogs get excited, their glands swell up and it gets hard. Sure enough, a few minutes later things were back to normal. I'm so glad that we didn't have to take the dog to the vet; I love my dog and will do whatever we have to for him, vets scare me. We spent way too much time at the vet with our last dog.