Mike's Blog » Schering-Plough http://starthan.net/blog Michael Bernstein Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:09:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Mexico City http://starthan.net/blog/index.php/2010/09/09/mexico-city/ http://starthan.net/blog/index.php/2010/09/09/mexico-city/#comments Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:13:49 +0000 mike http://starthan.net/blog/?p=303 Continue reading →]]> I went to Mexico City for global help desk harmonization where Merck took over IT support for the former Schering-Plough Corporation.  Here’s a video I made sightseeing Mexico City the day after I got there.  It was the only opportunity I had to take any video, just too darn busy!  For those seeing this post on Facebook, please go to http://www.starthan.net


]]> http://starthan.net/blog/index.php/2010/09/09/mexico-city/feed/ 0 Woohoo! November! http://starthan.net/blog/index.php/2009/11/03/november2009/ http://starthan.net/blog/index.php/2009/11/03/november2009/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:55:18 +0000 mike http://starthan.net/blog/index.php/2009/11/03/woohoo-november/ Continue reading →]]> We’ve come to November already and things are happening.  Thanks to a combination of only using a few days and working for Merck for a decade as an employee, I have a ton of vacation days to use.  Since I couldn’t really take vacation in March-May and again in October, I have them all squished into November and early December.  I was supposed to be off this entire week (11-2-11/6 and the following Monday) but something is happening that will preclude me from getting the whole week off.  As referenced, there are some big things happening that should make this month exciting.  In addition to the former, I will be ordering a new computer for my parents.  There is Thanksgiving later this month and at the end is a trip to Las Vegas!  Stay tuned to this blog for my experience with the “Big Event.”

Here are the specifications on the Mac Pro I will be configuring for my parents:

•    One 2.93GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
•    8GB (4x2GB)
•    1TB 7200-rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s
•    ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB
•    One 18x SuperDrive
•    Apple LED Cinema Display (24″ flat panel)
•    Apple Magic Mouse
•    Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (English) and User’s Guide
•    Final Cut Express preinstalled
•    HP Photosmart Premium Wireless Fax All-in-One Printer, Scanner, Copier
•    AppleCare Protection Plan for Mac Pro (w/or w/o Display) – Auto-enroll

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