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{ Monthly Archives } January 2008

I CAN HAZ WIRELEZ?

I finally got off my duff and ordered a wireless card for my old laptop running Ubuntu 7.10.  I picked up the D-Link DWL-G650 PCMCIA Wireless Adapter from TigerDirect for $19.99.
According to the list of supported wireless cards, this card should work just fine with a little bit of effort.

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Getting There: Another Useless Baltimore Sun Column

Sometime in 2006, the Sun began the column “Getting There.”  The column, by Michael Dresser, covering transportation issues.  Since I was a commuter, I kept an eye on this column as regularly as I could.
I have read some bad columns out of our local fishwrap–admittedly the quality it was once known for has continued to [...]

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UR Commentz, It Haz a Flavr

Apologies to Rob Carlson of Epistolary, as my over-aggressive spam settings ate your comment last week. I have since changed my the various spam settings here to not be so draconian.

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My New Cube-Mate

Today, I introduced myself to my new cube-mate at the office, Jack Bauer.

It is indeed the 24 Series 2 Jack Bauer Action Figure from McFarlane Toys.  And, yes, I am a nerd.

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Bill Gates’ Last Day at Microsoft

With CES underway in Las Vegas, Bill Gates made his last appearance as a Microsoft executive. As is the norm for events like this, a great video of what Bill’s last day at Microsoft would be like and where he would go next.

Bill’s Last Day: The CES Keynote video
I love the part where Bono [...]

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