“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an empty USB port in good working order, must be in want of a device.”— Jane Austen, Specifications and Serial Busses I needed a USB hub. The Doctor Who TARDIS USB hub that I was given at work during the David Tennant era — so, circa 2008 —Continue reading “The New LEGO Project”
Tag Archives: Computers
On Stupid Spammer Morons
I received a report via e-mail. 404 errors. A lot of 404 errors. What’s a 404 error? Chances are you’ve seen one. You may not realize what it is, though. What a 404 error means is that the page you’re looking for can’t be found. Doesn’t exist. It’s that simple. Or, it could be thatContinue reading “On Stupid Spammer Morons”
On an E-Mail Gripe
Well, that was a fun ten minutes. I tried to send an e-mail. I couldn’t connect to my SMTP server. Why? Because Earthlink had put up some extra jiggery-pokery to prevent spammers from using their servers. Well, yippee. My e-mail error log gave me a URL to visit. So I did. And it wasn’t helpful.Continue reading “On an E-Mail Gripe”
On Restoring Service
Sometimes things break. Like the blog. Sometimes it breaks. 🙂 To make a long story short, I’d decided before the upgrade to WordPress 2.3 that I’d wanted to put up a new layout scheme for the blog. I’d found exactly what I wanted. It looked clean. It looked modern. It looked super spiffy. But becauseContinue reading “On Restoring Service”
On USB Hubs
Did I mention this? I’m not sure. On Saturday, at Shore Leave I purchased a TARDIS USB Hub. I’d been wanting one for a while, even though I had no real need for it–my keyboard at home has a built-in USB hub, my CPU tower has a front-access USB port and four USB slots inContinue reading “On USB Hubs”
On Word Macros
I’ve written my first Microsoft Word macro since, let me think, 1999. I’ve recorded macros to do repetitive tasks, but for work I needed something a little more… robust. Yeah, robust. That’s a good word. Robust. Wait. What was I saying? Oh, yes. There’s a process I have to run once a month. I ranContinue reading “On Word Macros”
On This and That
I’ve had something on my mind for a few days, and I wanted to air it. At work this week (well, really the last three or so) I’ve been going through databases and checking the data contained therein against other databases. And I’ve noticed something, and I wanted to ask. When was it okay toContinue reading “On This and That”
On Excel
I want it said. I hate Excel. I hate it. I hate it. I hate it. So why must I be so bleeding good at using it?
On Spam and Ham
Years ago I made the switch to non-Microsoft products for web browsing and e-mail. Though I liked Internet Explorer back in the early days and thought Outlook (and Outlook Express) were nifty little programs, reports of their security failings prompted me to look elsewhere for my Internet needs. The choice of Opera as a webContinue reading “On Spam and Ham”
On Computer Pains
Tonight I nuked my hard drive Then I nuked my other hard drive. Then I reinstalled Windows. Then I started reinstalling my software, my documents, etc. Other than the total waste of time, it wasn’t as complicated (or as difficult) as I’d imagined it would be. Getting The Bat! to recognize my old e-mail foldersContinue reading “On Computer Pains”