二零零六年一月七日

這兩天天氣冷得要命，好不容易才能離開被窩，出門更是需要無比的勇氣。踏單車時，市區氣溫只有十一度，新界地區再低幾度的冷空氣迎面吹來，雙手凍得好像麻痺了。上了巴士，一陣陣的暖氣已是恩賜。

在家，開著了用了上十年的暖爐，看了一兩本書、一兩套電影，尚算可以。

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「孫仔」Stephen 仍是今年新莊莊員，與我做同一個職位因而叫「孫仔」。

我的應林同房剛剛走了，孫仔又剛得到應林宿位，巧合之下成為了我的新同房。他就好像一個小孩收到禮物般的興奮，入到房間將這樣那樣搬來搬去，奇望未來的宿舍生活。我漸漸覺得自己老了，這個房間就只會多住四個月。做小孩是好的，希望這一年的大學生活不會把他的童真打倒。

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Information for those who will be buying a computer this year:

If you ask me earlier for what to consider when buying a new computer, graphics card is never at the top of my list. But circumstances change and my new advice is: include a good graphics card.

The reason is that Windows Vista, the next generation Windows has a new feature called Aero Glass. For the non-technical folks, it is a feature to make Windows prettier. Aero Glass requires computers equipped with middle- or high-end graphics card. If your computer does not have one, Windows will resort to become non-pretty. It will be uglier than it is now, if you ask me.

Windows Vista Hardware Requirement is available at microsoft.com. Of course, you can ignore this bullshit altogether if you are going to buy a Mac. Information for the new stuff from Apple is available at macrumors.com.

I often feel frustrated to read documentation from Microsoft. There are just too many new things going on at once, and it is difficult to keep track of all of them. It is true that no single person can develop Windows further. Even no one knows every aspect of it to administer it.

Staying at the edge is harder than ever. And I fear I will lose it soon.