Archive for October, 2009

  • Router fun and games

    Router fun and games

    I came home tonight to find that my Internet connection had crapped out, but that's not what this post is about.  This post is about how Billion - that is, the company rather than the oft-misused numerical value - software engineers are perhaps not ...

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  • Apostrophe’s in the wild: 6

    Apostrophe’s in the wild: 6

    It's not often that a mere sign - even one displaying a frankly staggering ineptitude with the English language - leaves me speechless, but this particular example of apostrophe abuse came close. Note the shotgun-like approach to grammar involved in this image, where every single ...

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  • SoundBridge network issues

    SoundBridge network issues

    Ever since switching to WPA2-AES security on my wireless network I've been having some problems with my Pinnacle-branded Roku SoundBridge wireless MP3 player. Problems like "strange, this used to be connected to the network." It seems that after a few days of working perfectly ...

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