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Heyyy,
So, I don't know about the rest of the collation forces in Iraq, buy my biggest enemy here is definitely dust. I'm sure that I've complained about it before, but it's unreal! My optical drive is next to useless. Sometimes those drive cleaning kits help, but more often than not I'm stuck with no disk reading This isn't an isolated event unfortunately, optical drives all over the place fail here. Maybe that's why Iraqis are always trying to sell cheap portable DVD players My fan has just about had it too. When I get home in two months, I'll definitely have some component replacement to do.
On to better things though: How's everyone doing back at home in the states (and the UK, ect)? I've been in Fallujah for a few days and subsequently have had the internet every day on my own computer! These people here really have it great, it pays to live on a large base. I've been combing the MacForums enjoying everyone's writings, it's a nice taste of home (albeit slow and packet lossy).
I'm about to undergo a great adventure come June 30: DISTANCE LEARNING IN IRAQ (dun dun dunnnn). I'm trying my luck at 6 credits from my university during one of their summer sessions (to make up for the now 36~ credits that I've missed due to this deployment). My internet access is unpredictable, but it's worth the gamble; the Marine Corps seems to have quite a bit of funding for education while one is on active duty. Too hard to pass up, that's for sure. Now I will simply be living in the good graces of some understanding professors as they bear with Iraq's less than perfect internet infrastructure.
Whoah, I just wanted to say hey but it looks like I wrote quite a bit. Sorry to anyone that actually read it all, nothing really mac related after the first paragraph Take care girls and boys.
James
So, I don't know about the rest of the collation forces in Iraq, buy my biggest enemy here is definitely dust. I'm sure that I've complained about it before, but it's unreal! My optical drive is next to useless. Sometimes those drive cleaning kits help, but more often than not I'm stuck with no disk reading This isn't an isolated event unfortunately, optical drives all over the place fail here. Maybe that's why Iraqis are always trying to sell cheap portable DVD players My fan has just about had it too. When I get home in two months, I'll definitely have some component replacement to do.
On to better things though: How's everyone doing back at home in the states (and the UK, ect)? I've been in Fallujah for a few days and subsequently have had the internet every day on my own computer! These people here really have it great, it pays to live on a large base. I've been combing the MacForums enjoying everyone's writings, it's a nice taste of home (albeit slow and packet lossy).
I'm about to undergo a great adventure come June 30: DISTANCE LEARNING IN IRAQ (dun dun dunnnn). I'm trying my luck at 6 credits from my university during one of their summer sessions (to make up for the now 36~ credits that I've missed due to this deployment). My internet access is unpredictable, but it's worth the gamble; the Marine Corps seems to have quite a bit of funding for education while one is on active duty. Too hard to pass up, that's for sure. Now I will simply be living in the good graces of some understanding professors as they bear with Iraq's less than perfect internet infrastructure.
Whoah, I just wanted to say hey but it looks like I wrote quite a bit. Sorry to anyone that actually read it all, nothing really mac related after the first paragraph Take care girls and boys.
James