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Getting Absent Minded In My Old Age
Hooked up the new 7-port USB hub that arrived from Amazon today, noticed my keyboard and mouse wasn't functioning. Turns out, I plugged everything in except the unit itself. Once I connected it to the desktop tower, all was functioning properly. Not sure WHERE my mind was ( Read more... ) -
Time Could Have Been Better Spent
Note to Self: Be careful installing "Beta" versions of some software. I just spent a couple hours re-configuring my email client from scratch. -
Separated at Birth?
Random observation watching "This Week in Tech" . Dan Gillmor totally looks like Michael Nesmith...
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Dyson Dissected
If you ever wondered what a Dyson Ball vacuum looked like taken completely apart...
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RIP Longtime Website
Today I decided to shut down my personal website "Albertsplace. com", which I had been keeping up since around 2003. Apart from not really having the time to keep certain sections updated, there was hardly any traffic going to it anyway, and it was costing me around $120/year in hosting fees. Felt the money could be reserved for more important ( Read more... ) -
Borked Build
Latest Windows Threshold Build, th2_release Core 10547, "borked" my audio on the desktop. Had to go to Realtek's website and download new audio drivers as a result. Also, had to re-enter my serial number for the WebcamMax program. For some reason, it vanished after the new build installed ( Read more... ) -
Fighting The Desktop
Just spent nearly an hour and a half "fighting" with my desktop PC. I had left the computer for a few minutes earlier this afternoon, when I returned, resolution was all large and squishy. Tried resetting resolution in "Settings", no joy. Rebooted a couple of times, no joy. Unplugged monitor for a few minutes, no joy. Changed out video cables, no ( Read more... )
