I set up a NetGear WGR614 wireless router (802.11 b and g) on my home network yesterday. So far, things have gone very smoothly. The biggest problem was reacquiring valid IP addresses on the Mac, Linux, and Windows boxes. I previously used a Linksys BEFSR41 as a router and a DHCP server. It uses a… Read More »
I had been using Rhythmbox/Music Player to play MP3s and Oggs on Linux, but today I found a much better app for my needs called Zinf. Rhythmbox looks very promising, but I ended up running into too many problems with it. Visually, it is an iTunes clone. The biggest problem was that it would not… Read More »
A recent article in Forbes.com states that the 2006 World Cup in Germany will be broadcast only in wide-screen format. On conventional TVs, the image will be letterboxed. Philips Electronics struck this broadcast deal with FIFA. Philips, of course, is a major manufacturer of TVs and would love to start selling more of their higher… Read More »
The best friend of one of my friends at work recently moved to China. He forwarded this photo of his new microwave oven. I can just hear Saddam saying, “Chemical Ali, set the oven to CHAOS. Not the wimpy 0.1 kg setting. Go for the full 1 kg.” Or maybe that was Dr. Evil. Even… Read More »
Now here’s something every kid will love. Santa Claus and his elf Pixel have been outsourced as VoiceXML applications. I guess wages for customer service reps at the North Pole have gone up too much.
Until I get a lot better at typing on the Treo 600’s mini keyboard, I think I’ll leave most of my posting for a regular keyboard on a regular computer. I certainly won’t be writing the next War and Peace on the Treo keyboard. It is a mighty fine machine, though. The photo to the… Read More »
I’m posting this entry from my rocking new Treo 600 cellphone/PDA/camera/email client/web browser/time consumer. I’m using the keyboard and web browser on the phone to access the standard MT interface for posting new entries.