The Conservative Upgrade Approach
A new version of the HTPC software we use, SageTV, has been released, so I could theoretically upgrade it either tomorrow or this weekend. Going against my usual tendencies, I don’t think I will. The reason for this is that upgrading one part requires everything else to be upgraded to the same version (i.e. upgrading the desktop software would mean I’d have to update the remote client on my dad’s laptop). Since everything works for the time being and I don’t need any features from the new version, I see no reason to risk screwing up a working system just to have the latest and greatest.
Coming back from the alternate reality where I’m happy with something that isn’t bleeding edge, nothing big has happened since yesterday. I couldn’t have played Tabula Rasa if I wanted (the US server is down today), I did play some WoW and Bioshock, and my only thing left for this week is a test in my education class on Friday. No football games, no unexpected events, and no other surprises. Life is calm. Unfortunately, history has shown me that it won’t be that way for long…