I finally upgraded the firmware on my Linksys router again. I was using Sveasoft Talisman version 1.1, which is several versions old by now. It has quite a few options the default Linksys software doesn’t give you. It was working fine for years but as a geek I’m compelled to think newer is always better. [...]
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I finally replaced my 75+ lb 19″ CRT with a 22″ LCD. It was a little tricky getting the widescreen configured with Linux. The xorg video driver I was using didn’t support 1680×1050 so I had to go to the closed ATI binary. That was a blessing in disguise since I was having trouble running [...]
So last week we had a new VOIP phone system installed. This required replacing our DSL connection with a T-1 line to support both voice and data. The install was pretty seemless, although now I have to learn Adtran OS to edit my firewall rules. They advised we use that instead of our Juniper to [...]
I finally get a new PC at work and it’s gonna be a whopper. A Dell Optiplex 745 with:
Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor E6600 (2.40GHz, 4M, 1066MHz FSB)
2GB DDR2 Non-ECC SDRAM,800MHz
250GB SATA 3.0Gb/s and 8MB DataBurst Cache
16X DVD+/-RW SATA
Dell 13 in 1 USB Media Card Reader
I just stuck with onboard video since we have some [...]
I updated my home computer to the latest and greatest version of Ubuntu Linux recently. I had a couple of unsolvable issues with the previous release, Dapper Drake.
The most annoying problem occurred after the first bootup every day. I could not open any additional application windows after the first two. After that I could click [...]
People have died for less.
Thursday I arrived at work around 7:45 AM, the usual time. I swap the backup tapes, read a few server logs, and check the voice mail. Around 9:30 AM roommate calls. Her car has overheated on the way to work and she needs me to come pick her up from the [...]
PHP5/SQLite 1, Me 0……that is all.
Updated score
Me 3, PHP5/MySQL, 2
I’m creating a shared calendar for the office. Right now everyone writes their time out of the office on a poster-sized notepad hanging by the front desk. I’m working on a web-based one that everyone can view from their desk. I didn’t want to install [...]