A lot older, a little wiser

Wed, 13 Dec 2006 16:14:45 +0000

Today is one of those days that reminds me I am 34, not 24. Last night I was hacking on algorithm for our project till 3am which is not something I have done for quite a while. Consequently at 8.15am this morning I felt like crap and have continued to feel crap pretty much all day.

I decided to have a quick powernap and realised - horror of horrors - that I didn't get round to installing Pzizz on the MacBook Pro yet! I quickly downloaded a copy only to realise my license keys didn't work any more.

It seems pzizz are having some piracy problems and are expiring licence keys a few days after they are generated. In general I am not overly comfortable with this approach. In the past I have fallen foul of companies who do this going bust and taking your ability to install software you paid for with them. The Pzizz license key renewal server doesn't inspire much confidence either, I don't think it's ever recognized any of the keys I've had :-)

However a quick email to Pzizz or, since I saw Edward online, a quick ping and I had a fresh set of keys which worked fine. I may not be keen on all this key business but Edward & co. are pretty hot on keeping you a happy camper. More power to them for that.

Pretty soon I was luxuriating in a mellow soundscape and drifting away. I think it is rare that I actually fall sleep during these naps but at some point my brain reaches some place it needs to be and time gets suspended for a little while. I invariably come back more alive & alert than I went in and was grateful for that today.

Another nap and an early night and I hope tomorrow everything'll be shiny!

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A lot older, a little wiser