I finally got around to upgrading my home network from 802.11b to 802.11g tonight. Wow! I wish I had done it sooner. What got me off my duff was walking into CompUSA and seeing a Netgear 802.11g router on sale for $29.99 after manufacturer's rebate. At Read More...

A few weeks ago I wrote that my system was mysteriously rebooting itself from time to time. Little did I know that that was just the beginning of the biggest PC pain I've ever experienced. I'm finally back up and running tonight after three days without Read More...

Chris Kinsman alerted me to a brand new Futaba radio that looks to be the state-of-the-art in R/C aircraft transmitters: http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/index.php?action=expand,35482 http://www.flyrc.com/articles/SNEAKPEEK_futaba_14MZ.shtml It has dual Read More...

I'm currently on a cruise ship docked in Tortola, British Virgin Islands. A bunch of us geeks spent the morning diving the wreck of the Rhone, a British mail ship that went down in a hurricane in 1867. The Rhone was one of the first prop-driven ships Read More...

I'm in Redmond for a couple of days teaching a class and hanging out with John and Jeffrey, who are also teaching classes this week. Saturday morning I fly to Ft. Lauderdale to board a ship for next week's Geek Cruise . Brent Rector's going to be there, Read More...