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N+I: Intel unveils 10-Gigabit Ethernet, dual wireless LAN [IDG InfoWorld] We haven’t even moved to 1 gigabit yet, and 10 gigabit is here. So does the signal get to the destination before you even send it? It will be a long time coming, though, if it only runs over optical fiber–copper seems to be left out in the cold.

Notes from Jobs’ WWDC Keynote [MacNN] Most of this stuff is on various Mac news sites as well as Apple’s site, but it’s some pretty neat stuff. I can’t wait until Jaguar comes out. We’re buying servers this summer, so the rack mount server is particularly interesting.

The new HP: You are what you eat. Analysts and many others have been wondering for a while which product lines would survive the HP-Compaq merger. Here’s details of who won, and what brands will live on. [CNET News.com] This is interesting, very much so for me, since I’m looking at HP as a possible vendor for my 24 station replacement PC lab this year. If I remember correctly, this news was outlined in broad strokes before the buyout, and HP has promised to produce a detailed product line direction within 30 days.

My doctor is great. I called yesterday and they got back with me today, asked me what was up, and let me know what to do next. I now have an appointment with a cardiologist on June 5.

I think it’s time to write about other stuff–this has to be boring to read…..

I’ve been trying to get through to the cardiologist who worked with my dad in Philly, but I’ve been bounced around from department to department and left messages for a week. I know the guy is an amazing surgeon, but by the time I get together with him I could be dead from old age.

I’m just going with my own hospital–they have a great rep, and they’re in my PPO plan. It’s frustrating–by now I might have already found out that this is a minor thing I don’t even need to worry about.

As usual, today I made it only partway through an event before I saw someone I knew and they asked me a technology question. While I’m with my kids trying to be away from work. Now, it was a quick question and this person is a friend, but this stuff does start to wear on you as the years go on. Please, folks, try not to bug your technology friends with tech support questions while they’re not working. It’s like asking a doctor friend at a dinner party to lance your boil.

Went to the Scots-Irish Festival in Etown today–lots of bagpipes, booths, music, fun, and huge oxen drawing carts (like, six feet tall. No kidding). Pretty cool. I think the kids really liked it.

Yep–it’s Denise’s birthday today! The kids were flipping over themselves to help make Mommy’s cake and get presents for her. Of course, sometimes they think this is time to get them presents, too. Drew’s birthday follows on May 9. Hard to believe he’s three already–I’ll have to post a picture of him up here.

Funny cake thing–I automatically stared to make a double layer round cake, but Denise said to make a flat rectangular one layer cake. I’m just used to the double layer from my family–that’s what we always had. Denise said “Your mother worked very hard for that–just make one layer like my family.” Actually, I think she’s just dreading my icing job from past experiences (two cans of icing last time–that wasn’t too much, was it?). 😉

Today is my last gasp for entering the district technology plan into the eTechPlanner website. I still have a few pieces left to input. What a pain.

Well, my tests have come back (the echocardiogram I took on March 29), and it looks as if I may have an interatrial (or intra-arterial) septal aneurysm. I don’t know yet if this is serious or not. I’ve contacted a cardiologist at Jefferson in Philly, the same guy who put the stent in my dad in ’91 when it was still experimental. I need to get a “contrast study” done, which I think is the test with the dye injection.

You’d better believe I checked my life insurance out ASAP. I don’t plan on popping off today or tomorrow, but I can’t afford to have Denise and the kids tank financially if I’m suddenly gone.

Otherwise, I’m pretty Zen about the whole thing. But I did start my diet again to lose this last 50 pounds……