Elliot Lee

Elliot’s Short Updates for 2008-12-02 via Twitter

admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:59:59 +0000

If your computer beeps when any key is held for more than 1 second, check to see if Scroll Lock is on. If it is, turn it off. That’ll fix it #

Elliot’s Short Updates for 2008-12-01 via Twitter

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:59:59 +0000

Reading about Netbooks http://tinyurl.com/63j3mz but the Intel Atom is just fast enough. #
OpenOffice Word has “Word Completion” (Tools->Autocorrect). Guesses words as you type them, based on existing words in the doc. I’ll … #
Yay - StarOffice allows Text Boundaries to be turned off. Now that I’m using it for real work, I actually like it a lot. #

Elliot’s Short Updates for 2008-11-30 via Twitter

admin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:59:59 +0000

Looking for a slim external DVD burner for my new green Asus Eee PC 1000H. #
Debating between an External Sony NEC Optiarc SLim CD DVD±RW Burner Drive and a Panasonic USB External Slim DVD RW Laptop Burner. #
Decided to go with the Panasonic ( http://tinyurl.com/6csp3t ). The Sony was also good ( http://tinyurl.com/6c6svk ). #

Elliot’s Short Updates for 2008-11-27 via Twitter

admin — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:59:59 +0000

25 Windows Updates to install on my new green Eee PC 1000H - wow. And it already came with XP Home SP3, so these are all post-SP3?! #
Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Killbits for Windows XP, for Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP, Security Update for 2007 Office… #
Fixed two finger scrolling in Firefox on the Eee PC 1000H. Solution: Uncheck “Disable when keying” under the “Tapping” setting. #
Keep dreaming. http://xkcd.com/137/ #

Elliot’s Short Updates for 2008-11-25 via Twitter

admin — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:59:59 +0000

Oh, right. Python. http://xkcd.com/413/ #
I cracked a WEP password once. It was hard to do. Part of me hopes someone will make it this easy. http://xkcd.com/416/ #
You can tell the value of a man [...] by the way he treats someone who can do nothing for him.
– Ken Babcock #

Elliot’s Short Updates for 2008-11-24 via Twitter

admin — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 06:59:59 +0000

My Epson Stylus COLOR 480SXU is saying “A Printing Error has occurred. Part of the document may not have been printed correctly.” #
For some reason I thought Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 had USB support. Silly me. It does not. #

Elliot’s Short Updates for 2008-11-21 via Twitter

admin — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:59:59 +0000

More people should be disgusted with this Congress. http://tinyurl.com/hankpaulson #

Elliot’s Short Updates for 2008-11-19 via Twitter

admin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:59:59 +0000

“Women make up 52% of the population, don’t you think we should protect this minority?” http://tinyurl.com/womenincs #
Watching old Nintendo commercials http://tinyurl.com/5gr2px #
Netbooks were first introduced a little over a year ago with the release of the first Asus Eee PC. Many will be wanting one this Christmas. #
“I don’t think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.”
– Abraham Lincoln #
retweet @sacredlotus wow, you won’t hear this on the US mainstream media - http://tinyurl.com/6b3w3k #

Give a Gift that Saves Money

Elliot Lee — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:30:50 +0000

Erica Douglass suggests that, this Christmas, we should “give gifts that will save the recipient money.” That’s an excellent idea.

The first thing that came to mind was Kill A Watt. This is a fascinating product which has recently dipped in price, and can now be had for about $20. That’s the sweet spot for most gifts, in my opinion. Not too expensive, and not too cheap. If you get 2 from Amazon, you can get free shipping. And 2 is the perfect quantity to get, because you can keep 1 for yourself and give the other away.

Some examples she mentions are CFLs, a programmable thermostat, or a “smart” power strip.

Elliot’s Short Updates for 2008-11-17 via Twitter

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:59:59 +0000

Christmas in a little over a month. I updated my Wishlist. http://www.intelliot.com/blog/wishlist/ #
Do you think taxpayers should be forced to subsidize life-ending procedures such as abortion? http://tinyurl.com/5b8lwu #