Archive for July 23rd, 2007

So. You thought software was expensive?

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Try seeing what you gotta do for a volume license for XP Pro.  Dell quoted me $299.99 for the 12 computers.  Total, with tax:  $3839.16.  For Office 2007….well, let’s just say that grand total was $5793.20.  So, if you add it all up..it’s nearly $10,000 in software.  We’re not including the computers.
Why did I ask [...]

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Bleh, so I think the valve in the water timer hooked to the garden hose failed sometime last night.  Low water pressure this morning, and I discovered the garden hose hemorrhaging water.  Ugh.  No idea how long it was running.  Probably all damned night with my luck.  Guess we’ll see when the next bill comes [...]