About me

<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>     My name is Sean, Some people call me "House".. I am 36/W/M originally from New Orleans, La.. I have lived all over the Greater New Orleans Area. I've gotten around a small bit, I've also lived in: Flagstaff, Az; Jackson, Tn; Garfield/Paterson/Lodi, Nj and all across the Ms Gulf Coast. I intend to eventually end up in the mountains of NW Colorado or SW Brit. Col., Canada (ie. Vancouver area).  </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>      I have always been fascinated with "computers" and most other electronic/tech gadgets, tools etc.. I am 36 years old and began asking for a "pc" when I was in 6th Grade (the year was 1986 and it was an "Amiga 2000").. Well, once I was an *** and could finally afford one on my own is when I actually got one (yes, it was a Dell desktop and I got it in 2001).</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>     I am a Chef by trade (poet/writer/pc freak by passion) but constantly looking for a way out of the kitchen and into a "computer chair". I am recently unemployed (as of July 16 2011) so I'd say NOW is a great time to find an "open door" to a new career. 6 car accidents and Hurricane Katrina all in the last 6 years has left my already arthritic/chronic back in MUCH worse shape. Standing through a shift of kitchen work has become quite uncomfortable and is compounding the already present disc degradation etc. So I guess my point is, I'm at a crossroads in life and I'm truly hoping the road I choose is positive and healthy (and has a job i can sit @my pc and do! lol).</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>    I will update soon! Take care and I look forward to meeting any and every one while figuring out this lovely machine under my fingertips.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>     Now the fun stuff... lol. Not long ago (March), I (finally) decided to get my first laptop/notebook. I purchased a Dell XPS15 to step up and out of my Dell XPS 400 desktop (white and silver tower, purchased in October of 2005).</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>     Anyway, here is a rundown of my what I'm working with here (current system configuration):</strong></span></p> <ul style="text-align:justify;"> <li><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>Dell XPS 15-L502X/BIOS A06 [USA]</strong></span></li> <li><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>Proccessor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2620M CPU @2.7GHz [3.4GHz with "Turbo Boost"]</strong></span></li> <li><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>Memory: 8GB RAM [DIMM0/ Slot 1= ChannelA/Slot 2= ChannelB] ~</strong></span></li> <li><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>Memory [con't]- (2x4GB/1333MHZ/DDR3, 512x64 8K, 200)/Page File: 8084.3Mb/Virtual: 16170Mb</strong></span></li> <li><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>Network Adapter: Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N-6150 [WiFi/WiMax]</strong></span></li> <li><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>Storage: "ST9750420AS <698.6GB>" [750GB; Actual= 683.8GB/NTFS]</strong></span></li> <li><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>Chipset: Intel(R) Mobile Express Chipset SATA AHCI Controller/C200 USB Enhanced Host Controller - 1C26 & 1C2D/ Renesas USB 3.0 Host Controller</strong></span></li> <li><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>Sound Device(s): Realtek High Definition Audio & Intel(R) Display Audio</strong></span></li> <li><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>Display Adapter(s): NVIDIA GeForce GT540M/2048Mb & Intel(R) HD Grphx Family/244.916015625Mb</strong></span></li> <li><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>Display: 15.6" LCD/LED-Full HD, B+RG, TrueLife; Intel(R) Wireless Display; Dell HD WebCam.</strong></span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>I have no doubt I've forgotten something etc, feel free to ask away if any more information etc is needed.</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>     Thanks in advance for the wisdom you will share or absorb!</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#998c28;background-color:#000000;"><strong>     Sean aka "House"</strong></span></p> <p>    </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p></p> <div style="display:none;" id="results_processors_summary"> <table style="width:100%;" id="cpus_summary" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Processor</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Clock Speed</td> <td>2.8GHz</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="display:none;" id="results_memory"> <table style="width:100%;" id="memory" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Memory</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Available Memory</td> <td><span id="tdAvailablePhysicalMemory">68.26 %</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Page File Size</td> <td><span id="tdPageFileSize">8084.3Mb</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Available Page File</td> <td><span id="tdAvailablePageFile">91.12 %</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Virtual Memory</td> <td><span id="tdTotalVirtualMemory">16170.Mb</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Available Virtual Memory</td> <td><span id="tdAvailableVirtualMemory">74.65 %</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Memory Slot 1 [ChannelA-DIMM0]</td> <td>4096Mb</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Memory Slot 2 [ChannelB-DIMM0]</td> <td>4096Mb</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="display:none;" id="results_memory_summary"> <table style="width:100%;" id="memory_summary" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Memory</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td>Memory Slot 1 [ChannelA-DIMM0]</td> <td>4096Mb</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Memory Slot 2 [ChannelB-DIMM0]</td> <td>4096Mb</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="display:none;" id="results_memory_win32"> <table style="width:100%;" id="memory_win32" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Memory</b></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="display:none;" id="results_memory_win32_summary"> <table style="width:100%;" id="memory_win32_summary" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Memory</b></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="display:none;" id="results_network"> <table style="width:100%;" id="network" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Network Card</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;">Adapters</td> <td>Intel(R) Centrino(R) Wireless-N 6150</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="display:none;" id="results_disks"> <table style="width:100%;" id="storage" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="5"><b>Storage</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Drive</span></td> <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Type</span></td> <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Drive Size</span></td> <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Total Available Space</span></td> <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Used Space</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td>C:</td> <td>NTFS</td> <td>683.8Gb</td> <td>303.5Gb</td> <td>380.3Gb</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="display:none;" id="results_disks_win32"> <table style="width:100%;" id="storage_win32" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Storage</b></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="display:none;" id="results_hardware"> <table style="width:100%;" id="hardware" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Hardware</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span 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<td>Generic PnP Monitor - (Standard monitor types)</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;">Sound Devices</td> <td>Realtek High Definition Audio</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"></td> <td>Intel(R) Display Audio</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;">USB Controllers</td> <td>Intel(R) 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - <br />1C26</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"></td> <td>Renesas Electronics USB 3.0 Host Controller</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"></td> <td>Intel(R) 6 Series/C200 Series Chipset Family USB Enhanced Host Controller - <br />1C2D</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="display:none;" id="results_software"> <table style="width:100%;" id="software" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="2"><b>Software</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Name</span></td> <td><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Version</span></td> 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