Got the Zip drive working at home. Now maybe I should look to get some network cards and an ethernet cable… could get both my 233 and my 66 connected and transfer files. Probably something I should do before wiping either machine? At work I should install the SCSI card and the CDR. Then I…
This story sounds really familiar. Almost too familiar really. It is satire, but what makes great satire is the grounding in reality, right? Hey, does that mean I learned some from Mrs. Ray? Dammit! – – – – – DO you know Smarterchild? A pretty simple A.I. for AOL Instant Messengers…
This program, Microsoft Office Filter 2000, does not want to install on my computer. Could there be a conflict between it and Windows 2000? Say it ain’t so! Nevermind… figured it out… registry problem from 2 weeks ago was the culprit. I had the wrong KIND of double quotes. Figures.
Graduate Catalog is up. Now for Undergraduate Catalog update, Evening Program updates, and some PHP research. – – – – – Auuuggghghhhh!!! Ran across a guestbook where all they talked about was the author’s period?!?? – – – – – Damn… thought this virus was pretty much stamped out!?! Just got one. Today, Snowhite was turning 18.…
Spent yesterday home sick. Guess I did too much Saturday… enough that I completely crashed Sunday and was still weak Monday. Was able to come in to work this morning. – – – – – Getting my radiator fixed… hopefully means that my car will be condition to go on some road trips. – –…
Lovely… MSN Messenger is still down. Seems that Microsoft had problems with hardware so people were up and down. It is my turn to be down. Thankfully I have other IMs on which I can rely… AIM and ICQ being the most reliable IMs. Backing up all my data off my work computer in order…
The 4th was kewl… Chris, Annon, Melinda, and Edrick cooked. Probably a dozen plus there and hardly a dent in the food. Plan is to make another dent in it at lunch today. Looks to be fun. Finally got the hard drive for the 233 Mhz MMX, 64 MB RAM computer my brother gave up.…
Here is an extortion letter from a hacker to a company. So he figures out how to break into the system, sends a letter to the company that the vulnerabilities of the company are known to the hacker community, and wants $$$ to help fix the vulnerabilities. Sick
What kind of password do you use? Your own name? A family member’s name? Your favorite sports star or actor? Tsk, tsk, tsk. Here is a SecurityWatch article on a poll in the U.K. which asked people about what password they use on their PC or laptop. – – – – – Such low amounts of…