Technology

WRT54G Firmware Upgrade Notes

For some time I’ve been wanting to upgrade the firmware (built-in software that controls most modern electronic devices) in my wireless router. I use a Linksys WRT54G, which is a typical wireless router … Read more

Movable Type 3.34 Installed

If you can read this, the upgrade to Movable Type version 3.34 was a success. Also, comments are working again, so feel free to respond to any of the articles on this site.

A Lump of Coal

for all the evil spammers in the world! And that would be extremely generous compared to what I really want to give them this year. Grumble. When I saw these notices concerning my … Read more

VMware Tips

I’ve been experimenting with a variety of virtual machines running under VMware’s Server product, and hosted on my home linux computer. Along the way I’ve run into a number of fairly standard issues, … Read more

Halloween Mashup

Here’s a Halloween treat: Yes, it’s the pumputer, and you can see a whole series of photos that chronicle the creation of this only on Halloween Apple pumpkin mash-up. Link courtesy of the … Read more

Off Site Backups

I spend a fair amount of time and money working to do all I can to preserve my large and rapidly growing image collection. How large and how fast? 4 years ago, when … Read more

MovableType 3.32

I was on quite a roll this week at work and decided that now would be a good time to upgrade the software that powers this site. I remembered that a major new … Read more

Nails in Their Tires

would be a very light punishment compared to what I’m thinking of when it comes to SPAMMERS. Once again I’ve been forced to put up barriers to legitimate posters to this site, all … Read more

Four Years Already!

I just thought it worth noting that this blog turned four years old today! It’s been an interesting exercise, chronicling good times and bad, and though my posting frequency has always been intermittent, … Read more