IT Legends - Tech in Connecticut

Technically, this would be Whole Drive Encryption Part 4: I just wanted to update you all that I’m still running well with whole drive encryption with no noticeable overhead on my system.  I’m playing with fire though, because I’m writing to you from Panera again.  You may recall that this was where I … um… tested the hardiness of my old ThinkPad!  Read the rest of this entry »

I’d say the Sci-Fi channel was killing me, since they’ve made some cancellations that didn’t please me in the past (Firefly and Farscape), but I think this one is purely a result of NBC’s acquisition of the Sci-Fi channel. No, it’s not another cancellation. First, I’m annoyed that I cannot continue to buy Battlestar Galactica (the new series) on iTunes anymore Read the rest of this entry »

So I’ve changed my theme to default because the one I chose and started modifying for myself doesn’t work in Internet Explorer. Grr! Damn you, though I’m not sure who to damn. The coders who gave it to me for free or Microsoft for making a crappy web browser. Blame them all, perhaps?

Sorry if any of you were trying to contact me via the contact form.  There was an issue with my WordPress being able to email me over at Google Apps.  I’ve worked it through with my excellent web host and all is well now.  So if you used my contact form in the past and I never responded - its because I never got the message.  Very sorry!

I have been wanting to watch Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World for a few years now. I never got around to it and when it was out in the theater, I wasn’t going to the theater much. So its on hulu.com, I figure I’ll watch it, even though I have the annoying stutter going on. I have a theory that it just could be my router. I’ll be replacing my home router with the Read the rest of this entry »