Netgear Support - FAIL :(
*sigh*So, my NETGEAR WNDR3700 WIRELESS ROUTER has failed. Working one day - Dying the next. This is the second WNDR3700 Router that has failed for me, with the same problem. The first one failed within...
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So, as I'm here in Roanoke Airport for an extra hour (curse this rainy valley and US Airways little puddle jumper airplanes) I might as well make use of the free Wifi and blog something :)Hmmm... how...
View ArticleThankyou System i Developers
So, I'm sitting here in Starbucks mentally groaning at the weakness of the Wifi (but not my Grande, quad shot, low fat milk, 2 pump caramel latte) and I see a mailshot from the chaps (and chappette) at...
View ArticleHow to restore *SAVF from within a ZIP in IBM i - "Yep, it really is that...
So, I was trying to help out a buddy in the land of IBM i today. He was trying to install the most recent Beta of Projex4i IBM i Powertools on a clients IBM i Server. The problem he was facing was two...
View ArticleDude, how can I style Drupal CSS to make sourcode quotes look cool?
I wrote a blog earlier to day with lots of source code and comments in it. I wanted the program code that I included to really standout and be very readable and easy to copy/paste. The current CSS...
View ArticleAn Inky Programmer
Time for a tattoo touchup...Ten Years ago, my forearm Koi Tattoo was drawn under the skin (to use a quote from Eddie Yeary) as a black and white stand alone piece.Then as the years went by, more...
View ArticleIBM i Modernization
Modernize old AS400 applications on IBM i and set them free! If you have ever read one of my mumbling blogs about programming on the IBM i operating system, you will know that I have long been a fan of...
View ArticleUpgrading AS/400 green screens
aka WEB-ENABLING AS400 and iSeriesConverting an old green screen application to run in a website is as easy as typing an email or uploading a photo to facebook. If you are an IBM i Software developer...
View ArticleMoving to California
Remember, you are in CA now. You are expected to have and use at least one of these….surf board, sail board, skate board. Walking is permitted only in unusual circumstances. Generally you should be...
View ArticleHerman the Honda is more like Herman the Sherman Tank
So, Herman has been a terrific little car over the last year. The complete opposite experience from my nightmares with Boris the Landrover.These Honda Elements are great little mini-SUV's that are...
View ArticleYou know you've moved to California when...
the welder at the Muffler Shop gives you dietary advice on vegetables and fruits! So, in my search for an alternative to the wallet busting quote of $1,300.00 to replace Hermans the Honda's full...
View ArticleHow much does a website cost?
Initial Consultation Obviously we need to talk about what you want! Talk is cheap, well it's free actually. So first of all we should get together and have a chat about what you want, what you expect...
View ArticleThe project management plan
The Project Management Plan establishes project management's interpretation of the why, what, how, who, how much, and when of the project. It's the Bible, Quran, Tanakh (select your religious text of...
View ArticleWindows Browse Master - find PC on wireless network
I had a funny problem at a customer site yesterday where he had a small office setup with one of the PC's effectively running as a server (using simple folder sharing) and 4 other computers accessing...
View ArticleFirefox 3 Beta Release Candidate download is finally here for free
Firefox Version three, the best browser around, is finally ready for release to the great unwashed cyber-public... well... nearly anyway! Grab the latest version here...
View ArticleThe New IBM Network Boy
Rochester MN - With the recent news of IBM’s intent to acquire the Nintendo Corporation it was further announced today another joint development effort between IBM and Nintendo.IBM is announcing the...
View ArticleLife with Bailey the English Springer Spaniel
This is Bailey Version 2.0He's my wing man and constant companion. He never nags, never complains and is always thrilled to see me whether I have left him alone for a minute or for a day. To test if...
View ArticleGhost, goblins and invisible superbeings
"I have so much in common with people of faith. We only disagree on the existence of 1 out of 3000 gods. They're nearly as atheist as I am " Ricky Gervais
View ArticleLearn Linux for free!
Intro to Linux is normally a $2,400 course from the Linux Foundation, but it's being offered for free now on edX. If you've ever wanted to learn how to use the open source operating system, there's no...
View ArticleJunk mail jokes - just occasionally one makes me chuckle
To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II In light of your failure in recent years to nominate competent candidates for President of the USA and thus...
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