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Every so often...I? Am (slightly) awesome.
The short story: Linksys WRT54G running DD-WRT successfully established as a wireless LAN bridge for the upstairs.
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Crossing (Out) Jordan
Dear Writers-Of-Crossing-Jordan,
Y'know, when this show first came on, I was very happy with it.( More... ) -
Fun with Windows DRM
Boing Boing contributes some advice for the lovelorn:
Mike asks, "If you meet a cute girl at a Democratic Victory party, but she QAs DRM for Microsoft, is asking for her email address evil?"
Reader replies:Matt Baum advises ( Read more... ) -
Presenteeism
"A new study shows that work slowdowns caused by illness on the job, known as 'presenteeism,' may account for up to 60% of employer health costs. Researchers say the findings suggest that companies may need to take another look at their health care spending ( Read more... ) -
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (Well, Two Out Of Three)
"Do you do graphics for a living?" asked the TSA guy eyeing my Macbook Pro as he rifled through my belongings.
"No, computer security," I sighed, putting my sandals back on. "Seems kind of ironic at the moment."
He just looked confused. "You mean...because your computer got selected for extra screening?" He said, his brow furrowed.
Right, I ( Read more... ) -
Dia De Los Mamas (as one Mexican restaurant's sign put it)
Mother's Day again, our first "real" Mother's Day now that Caela's here (we celebrated last year, since Caela was well on her way at that point, little knowing she'd be making an appearance scant weeks later...).
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Desktops
I'm a packrat when it comes to desktop background images. I collect 'em. Lots of 'em. The whole "my desktop looking cool makes me happy" thing is something I've had for a while: under Linux and Solaris, it led to endless tweaking of windowmanager config files and...well, windowmanagers, whereas under OS X, it leads to having lots and lots of ( Read more... )