For the last few months, I have been having intermittent problems accessing my wireless network with my early model MacBook Pro 2.0 GHz laptop. The problem began soon after applying the 10.5.3 system update so I thought it was software. There were some connectivity issues with that update. Often, I could connect to my wireless [...]
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MacBook Pro Wireless Problems Solved, Update #2
October 6, 2008
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MacBook Pro Wireless Problems Solved, Update
September 9, 2008
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For the last few months, I have been having intermittent problems accessing my wireless network with my early model MacBook Pro 2.0 GHz laptop. The problem began soon after applying the 10.5.3 system update so I thought it was software. There were some connectivity issues with that update. Often, I could connect to my wireless [...]
NO TAG
August 13, 2008
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While Rob and I were at Defcon, we saw this BMW Z4 with Nevada license plate “NO TAG.” This reminded me a funny story I once heard. A guy was filling out a customized license plate application and his first and second choices were “BOATING” and “SAILING.” Not having a third choice, he wrote “NO [...]
Defcon 16 Conference
August 12, 2008
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This past weekend, Rob and I attended Defcon 16 here in Vegas. DefCon is a hacker conference. While there is a lot of nefarious talks (like how to hack the Boston subway which actually got cancelled due to a lawsuit) at the conference, there is also a lot of cool technology and great security information. [...]
Right now, I am going through a morass of strong feelings about our terrible experience attempting to buy two 3G iPhones this morning. I am angry for wasting my morning, and furious at myself for being such a fan boy and convincing three other people to waste their valuable time with me. I am deeply [...]
Shuttle Launch Damages Launch Pad
June 1, 2008
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Chunks of concrete from Saturday’s launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery splash into the water. News and photos from Spaceflight Now: The Apollo-era launch complexes, modified for the space shuttle, must endure enormous pressures and extreme heating when shuttles take off but its not yet clear what caused the damage, what might be required to [...]
Hatch of Soyuz capsule nearly burned up
April 23, 2008
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The crew of the Soyuz capsule that landed in Kazakhstan hundreds of kilometers (miles) off-target after an unexpectedly severe descent was in serious danger, a Russian news agency reported Tuesday. Normal reentries of the Soyuz use the bottom of the capsule somewhat like a wing and “fly” the capsule. A ballistic descent is essentially straight [...]
Mac OS X Almost Looked Like OS 8
April 22, 2008
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Whew. It’s a good thing that Steve Jobs blew a gasket when the user interface team tried to put the OS 8 platinum interface onto the soft NextStep underbelly.
New NPR Audio Player Rocks
April 11, 2008
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I’m a big NPR news fan and I try to catch the morning and evening news. If I miss some stories, I check the RSS feed and catch up there. The Flash player used to be fairly rudimentary but about two months ago they fancied it up with features such as a queue, most popular, [...]
Great News on the Marrow Transplant
March 29, 2008
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Great news from my January peripheral blood stem cell transplant! I got a call from the transplant coordinator and the 67 year old recipient of my stem cells is doing well. The transplant engrafted, or took, so her cancerous bone marrow that had been destroyed by chemotherapy or radiation has been successfully replaced by my [...]
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