WiFi at home… At last!
Well today I have finally set up a wireless network @ home. This is not the first attempt, however i an amazed at how easily this one fell together particularly after the failures to date. In my first attempt I was using a Netgear modem/router that was over twice the price and half the maximum [...]
The Problem, the Balloon, and the Four Bedroom House: A List Apart
The Problem, the Balloon, and the Four Bedroom House: A List ApartThis article jumped out at me as a repeat of project wisdom that is universally believed in but is hardly ever followed. Everyone seems to want to start doing right NOW and not wait until everything is agreed on.
E-Genie
While at my current job I have been writing for the monthly newsletter under the guise of the E-Genie. This time I thought that I would post my latest creation here as well. There have been an increasing number of security threats that use email as their way of getting onto your home computer. These [...]
XP service Pack 2 Beta testing
It is coming…The next big update to Microsofts XP operating system. I have downloaded the beta version and fired it up on the tablet PC. The text enty interface has completely changed and I am just trying to workout if I like it. One of the things that I do like is the new ability [...]
17 days to go.
I am frantically writing up documents right now. Many of the ones that I have been procrastinating doing for a while. It has taken most of the morning but I am now in the grove to some extent. This may also be because people have started to leave me alone as my value to the [...]