I ordered a customized HP dv9700t laptop on January 27, 2008.

Great price for such a beefy machine, eh?

The problem is that, even though I paid an extra $50.99 for expedited shipping, at the completion of the order I was informed that the build date will be February 22, 2008! Almost a FULL MONTH after placing the order; BEFORE IT EVEN SHIPS!!!

Reading through my posts, I notice a decidedly negative streak of late. I am not normally a negative person, so I can't explain how this has happened. Maybe bad things have just happened to this good person.

I am going to strive to be positive from now on.

By the way, the Konica Minolta Magicolor 2400 W prints beautiful, full color pages. it doesn't do too bad with photos either, as long as you are using good photo paper; but if you want good, archival quality photo prints, you have to use dye sublimation.

Additionally, Netgear makes great products. Get some.

WebHostAutomation's "Helm" server control panel is buggy and quirky. If you have a hosting business and can afford a staff of developers, you might want to write your own. If you can only afford one guy and he is good at troubleshooting, then Helm is pretty cheap.

I won't say anything nice about Windows Mobile or spammers though; and you can't make me. Nyah!