• 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 #

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• 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. #

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• 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 ). #

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• 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/ #

Posted in Life on November 27th, 2008 Read More Be the first to comment

• 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 #

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• 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. #

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

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• “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 #

Posted in Life on November 19th, 2008 Read More Be the first to comment

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.

Read more: Good Gifts To Give: Five Guidelines To Giving Gifts Your Family and Friends Will Love

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• 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 #

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