27 January 2009 11:58:43 | Comments (0)
Over the past several weeks I’ve noticed that my trusty Dell TrueMobile 1184 wireless router would unintentionally drop wireless connections and was incapable of more than about 5MB/s of throughput. Then yesterday, it started dropping my wired Ethernet connection. Okay, I guess it’s time to retire the old girl and finally upgrade to that newfangled 802.11-G spec. Keep in mind this router came out in in October of 2002 and has happily served my home networking these past 6+ years. It will be hard to see her go, just thinking of all the places we’ve been together, networks we’ve encountered and files she’s served. In honor of her passing, I decided to post a photo and consider this her memorial. Rest In Peace my friend. You will be missed.
18 August 2008 21:35:12 | Comments (1)
I was doing a bit of research on baseball pitches and happened across this article pointing one of the wonders of buying tickets for professional baseball games. Of course, the fundamentals could really be applied to any event ticket you buy, not just baseball. Being a Twins fan, it’s difficult to say anything kind to Milwaukee; but gosh, they treat their fans well! All I have to say (in agreement with the article author) is: what the heck is a convenience fee?
17 August 2008 16:48:40 | Comments (0)
I just found out that Remote Desktop (RDP) isn’t a standard feature for Windows Vista Home Premium, the version of Vista we have on the new laptop. Bummer. I use RDP almost daily and can’t imagine life without it. No worries though. A quick Google for a solution lead me to a post explaining how to reinstate it and providing the files to do so. Quick, easy and (unlike many how-to’s out there) functional and I’m back to having RDP at my fingertips. Thanks for posting, Frans!
