Getting Ready For Monday

I'm ready for sleep, but not necessarily the work week.

The Good news is that the Lord loves me and will get me through the day, regardless of how I feel in the coming days.

Today was pretty low-key, overall. We spent the majority of it in our pajamas, which is not something we normally "do". We love being comfortable, and having no particular place to have to run was pleasant. However, we did break for lunch with the kids; meeting the grandparents for pizza at our favorite pizza parlor, Padington's. We also had to stop by the store for a few grocery items for the week.

The morning activities included the hand-off of a friend's jailbroken and unlocked iPhone. As you may recall, I wrote about the challenges faced yesterday while trying to nail the process down. Well, after the T-Mobile SIM was installed, the phone was functional- yes!

I made great strides tonight on the rebuild of an older PowerMac G4 "Quicksilver" for the same friend. We had a slightly newer PowerMac parts machine available (Mirror Drive Door), which wasn't 100% complete in its own right. Although many of the parts were not interchangeable, I was able to "beef up" the Quicksilver PowerMac and get it tweaked for action. The other Mac would've been more powerful, but replacing the power supply would have been cost-prohibitive.

I also was successful in getting a USB wireless network card working, which my friend happened to have on hand. The drivers on the manufacturer's website were specified as Intel platform, but the Lord's grace allowed the wireless card to run on the PowerPC architecture. I pray my friend enjoys the Mac- he's been a PC guy for as long as I've known him. Hopefully the performance and level of "polish" that encompasses his "new" Apple shines through on the 8 year old machine. (Ha! I'd love to see an 8 year old PC perform as well.) If he turns out to hate the machine, I'm sure I could find a place for it here. ;)

Well, that's about it. I didn't read the Bible, nor listen to a podcast today. I don't have insight or advice to offer, but God was surely present while I was working on the tech projects this weekend. I'm pretty sure he had His head over my shoulder, looking at everything I was doing. He loves us and wants to be involved in every aspect of our lives. Even the ordinary stuff.

May God bless you this week. I pray for the safety, growth and prosperity to everyone who reads these worlds. I ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.

Good Night