Just done my week 3 take 2 day 3: 25,19,19,17,22
I will be starting week 4 on Tuesday.
Just done my week 3 take 2 day 3: 25,19,19,17,22
I will be starting week 4 on Tuesday.
I'm running slightly late, but my week 3 take 2 day 3 will be tomorrow.
Week 3 Take 2 Day 2: 22,17,17,15,20
This was definitely easier when I was strictly keeping to schedule - sliding a day here and there and playing catch up doesn't work as well as doing it when it's supposed to happen for sure. I'm keeping at it though.
Week 3 take 2 day 1: 20,15,15,13,20
I'm running a few days late starting this week due to work stuff getting in the way, but I think I can stay on schedule for the next two weeks at least now. I did also go down a level because although I completed week 3 at the top level, it was at a level that was killing me, so I'll get week 3 and 4 out of the way at the middle level and see how the next test goes.
I don't think the new DVD formats matter at all. In the music world, we're all buying MP3 files because they're convenient. We know it's possible to get higher quality, but the convenience makes up for it - and it's good enough to enjoy and not worry about. There were even high quality audio discs at one stage - remember SACD or DVD-Audio? - Both sounded lovely, but really died at birth.
The downloadable HD versions of movies are good enough to enjoy without having to pay through the nose for a disc. A few years ago I got rid of my old VHS tape player because I just didn't use it. Late last year I got rid of my DVD player because I didn't use that either. I do watch films though and have rented movies through net services and the Xbox movie store.
As for ISP's throttling bandwidth, we've moving in to an age where we'll need more and more - any ISP trying to slow that down will result in them losing customers as people move to ones that don't do it. Like it or not, people will need more bandwidth and they need to work out how to deliver it rather than stifle it because they don't know how to deal with it.
In the UK, some ISP's moaned about the amount of bandwidth users were using for the BBC iPlayer - but these were ISP's that I wouldn't touch with a barge poll. The good ones just get on with it.
Currently BT, the ex-state telecomms provider, is embarking on rolling out their ADSL2+ and also their fibre network, resulting in ADSL speeds up to 20Mb/sec and Fibre speeds of 100MB/sec. Things have to move on, and I really don't see discs with more capacity having a place in the future.
I found this on VideoJug (which I find really useful generally, just stumbled on this one though...)
Week 3, Day 3: 30,22,22,20,27
That was so hard. I'm doing week 3 again next week, and I might actually go down a level to make it a bit easier. I've struggled to get through these. Onward and upwards though. I really want to do this!
Dear god that's hard!
Week 3 Day 2: 27, 19, 19, 15, 25
I'm going to be repeating week 3 too - this needs to be easier for me before I move to week 4. I could kiss the ground by the time I come down that last time!
They'll be installing toolbars and displaying pop-up ads next. Scumbags.
iTunes continues to get worse. It's bad enough that it's bloated and gets slower and slower with each release and comes with Quicktime whether you like it or not, it tries to install Safari by ticking the box to say I want it by default in the update routine and not only that, it installed an icon in my control panel for my Mobile Me preferences.
Why on earth do I need Mobile Me preferences? Surely that only needs installing for the small minority of people who want to pay for it. I thought we'd got past the point of installing software against your wishes. Even after the outcry about Apple ticking the 'I want Safari' box in the Apple Update program you get with iTunes (you don't choose to install that either), it remains like that months afterwards.
There's definitely room for somebody to make something better without repeating all of these mistakes.
Chuff me (polite version!) - Just done Week 3 Day 1: 25,17,17,15,25
That was tough for me - I can still feel my muscles buzzing! hehe
So now we know the answer to the question:
"What is the most expensive way to play the fewest games?"
I've just done my test after week 2 and got to 36 which I'm quite pleased with. I did 14 on my first test when starting this so it just goes to show this is having an impact.
Tuesday is normally my day 1 so I'm running late starting week 3 due to working late. So I think I'll do my first week 3 day tomorrow, the second one on Friday and I'll be back to normal on my correct days by the end of the week again.
This is hard, but enjoyable.
Incidentally, I'm keeping a Google Docs spreadsheet to keep track of all this and so far I've done 408 push ups as part of this programme - that number is 408 more than I've done in the last few decades!
The delays are supposed to be minimums so a few extra minutes can't hurt there. I think it's more important not to try and speed it up rather than spend an extra few minutes delaying. So you're fine! :)
Week 2, Day 3: 15, 15, 12, 12, 21
Probably do the test tomorrow evening before starting week 3 on Tuesday.
We're a third of the way through folks!
Yes, yes you do! :p
I've barely had time to play games at all so this was poorly timed on my part. If only I could get a clone to do my job for me, that would free up time to enjoy pacman and such like!
I did improve my score by 20,000 on the one evening I played it, but obviously a lot more effort is involved.
Some points on the way...
Week 2, Day 2: 16,13,11,11,20
I thought I'd been doing the minimum for the last max set each time so I ought to put a bit more effort in. I'm not sure I'm really at collapsing point at the end or if I'm just bailing out once I know I've done what's necessary. Regardless, this is hard work but I can feel the benefit. The first push ups feel much easier than they did when I started this thing.
Week 2 Day 1: 12,12,9,7,10 - yeah, hardest day so far for me this one.
Week 1 Day 3 (1 day late): 15,13,10,10,15 = 63
Chuff me that felt tough today!
Well, despite the confusion about my days, today was my day and I'm having to postpone until tomorrow. I originally picked Sundays because Saturdays are my main day for getting out and doing something active. This week I had to swap to Sunday though. Consequently, I left home at 7:45am this morning, and got home at 8pm this evening after walking for 8 or 9 hours in Derbyshire - quite gruelling really.
So I'm catching up tomorrow evening after work. Next few weekends I have Saturdays planned out and Sundays more relaxing :)
That was a quote from the top when I started that just contained my three days listed.
It's nearly midnight so I just did the test and have earmarked Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday as my days
It's Saturday night UK time and Sunday is tomorrow :)
My day 3 isn't until tomorrow :)
Also, the instructions say if you really struggle you can repeat a week until you feel ready - I have no qualms about doing that if necessary - I'd rather get to the end late than not at all. I fully intend to finish though.
Week 1, Day 2: 12,12,10,10,13 - and boy did I notice this one compared to day 1!
Tomorrow is day 2 for me, but I can still feel day one in my upper arms! - Which is affecting my PacMan playing so I might have to cancel that challenge! ;) (not really!)
That Windows Search makes Outlook search much better - you don't have to wait any more, it just filters the message list as you type. The default download if you click on that yellow bar could well have been the previous version of Search too, so if you go back to Outlook, I'd grab the new one (should install on XP SP2 - it's listed as being compatible).
Well, Outlook Search uses the underlying Windows Search which exists in Vista but doesn't exist by default in XP. Normally Outlook displays a yellow notice above your message list about downloading it if it's not there.
When it's installed and indexed, usually the results are instant and do actually work. Fairly recently, version 4 of this search was released and it's quicker than the previous version so it's worth getting for that reason alone.
The other thing is controlling what gets indexed. Under Vista, all of the options for that are in the Control Panel (I'd imagine installing Search for XP puts it in the same place) - the icon for Indexing Options stores that - inside there, you will see Outlook amongst the list of locations indexed - you might find that it is only indexing 'Personal Folders' - the default local folder set, and not your IMAP folder set - so that's worth checking.
Checking in: Week 1, Day 1: 42
It definitely feels like this ought to be good for me!
Well, the combination of Remember the Milk and the Google Apps start page has sorted me out really. The Google Apps start page isn't the pretiest of things but it does give me nice overview of mail, calendar and tasks. I ended up using the AdBlockPlus Element Hider add-on to collapse the enormous header to make the page more useful.
I really like what Remember the Milk have done to integrate with Google. That Gmail add-in works beautifully.
I doubt I've done a push up since school days so this was a complete surprise for me about how many would be possible. It's nearly midnight so I just did the test and have earmarked Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday as my days, so day 1 is tomorrow for me. I did 14 for the test, 10+ is column three for the first few weeks for me then.
Count me in too. I'm at the start (a week or so in) of a get fit campaign and this is a good addition to keep me at it. I've not done anything other than read the details yet though!
"Shirley, cancel all my appointments, I'm playing PacMan".
Flickr for me too. Uploading and sharing photos is just the façade, it's had a major impact on me socially and that is the part of it I find the most valuable and would miss the most.
Additionally: Gmail, Remember The Milk, Joe's Goals, Traineo, del.icio.us (especially with the latest version of the Firefox/IE plugin).
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Week 4, Day 1: 22,16,16,14,22