Yesterday I found that the Belkin Wireless Router I’d been using as a wireless access point had completely died on me. It simply would not power on – I don’t know if the problem was in the device itself or in its power adapter, but in either case – I had no wireless in my… Continue reading They Don’t Make ’em Like They Used To
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USB Madness
It occurred to me last night, as I hooked up some new gadgets to my computer, that I have… an obnoxious amount of USB peripherals. Keyboard Regular mouse Trackball mouse Printer iPod Memory Card reader IR receiver for the Windows Media Center remote control External hard drive Bluetooth adapter USB headphone/headset Gamepad This was brought… Continue reading USB Madness
Applying Old Laws to New Technology
You’ve probably heard of the RIAA and the MPAA (the Recording Industry Association of America and the Motion Picture Association of America, respectively) before. They’ve been in the news a lot lately – suing old people who don’t have a computer for sharing mp3 files on the Internet and so forth. A recent Slashdot story… Continue reading Applying Old Laws to New Technology
WordPress Tags
So I’ve been experimenting with WordPress’s new built-in “tags” feature. It’s pretty neat, but it’s not 100% awesome. For one thing, I’ve got nearly 1,000 posts on this blog so far. Going back and trying to add tags to existing posts is a PAIN IN THE ASS. Secondly, I find that often the tags I… Continue reading WordPress Tags
Where’d WordPress Learn to Count?
I direct your attention to a recent post of mine. A look at it from the main page shows “Comments (3)”, but when you actually look at the comments, there are only 2. Looking at the WordPress admin panel shows the same thing. It thinks there are 3 comments, but there are only 2. What’s… Continue reading Where’d WordPress Learn to Count?