Full circle
I have a WatchGuard Firebox (the original model) that was picked up at a computer recycler after they were discontinued. They were special at the time for being an early corporate adopter of Linux.read...
View ArticleNothing much
I don't have anything to post about, but I have been catching up on a lot of webcomics lately. Here are some of my favorites, in no particular order.Primarily, they're scifi or geek related.FreefallThe...
View ArticleGuaranteed to annoy
Man, I just hate those annoying little abuses of grammar in tv ads. One of the biggest on my list is 'and it's guaranteed - or your money back!' Oh? What, pray tell, are you guaranteeing? If there's no...
View ArticleI'm not the only one..
It seems that others have the same problems I do composing at the keyboard. Fellow Baen BarflyJasini took Sarah Hoyt's advice and picked up a used Alphasmart.read more
View ArticleSunday = spammers' day off?
It seems kind of odd to me that spam traffic as a whole for me is down considerably today compared to the rest of the week.Have spammers decided to take the day off? Do they go to church or something?...
View ArticleBrand-new Linux system on the cheap
I recently discovered a few options for inexpensive "thin client" or basic desktop Linux systems on the cheap.read more
View ArticleSpeaker upgrade
I finally got completely fed up with my computer speakers. So, I went out to the nearest place and picked up the cheapest set of 2.1 I could find.read more
View ArticleGod is dead...
...Or at least the "Voice of God" is dead. Don LaFontaine, voice-over artist extraordinaire, passed Monday, September first."Thunder Throat" had quite the sense of humor about his job, willingly...
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