August 2007

  • The Importance of Timing on Election Day

    With the primaries just a bit over two weeks away, I thought it important to mention a lesson that I learned slightly after the last election: The importance of timely material. More specifically the importance of the timely arrival of material. If you're like myself and millions of…

  • When is Zero not Really Zero?

    It's no secret that I don't really care much for politicians. Sure, I understand that they are necessary and all because we can't have complete anarchy (though a little bit might be nice). Maybe they could just get their nose out of everything and we'd be okay. But…

  • No TiVo DVRs available on the network

    If you have connected your TiVo to the network, then there is a good chance you have seen this message. Unfortunately, there is not much help from TiVo desktop in resolving this message, which can often be the case with errors, and can make your enjoyment of TiVo,…

  • Why Eastland Mall Must Go

    A few months back, the Charlotte Observer ran a story about how Eastland Mall must go. Unfortunately, the Observer has this policy where all of their articles older than a week or so are no longer available online (are you telling me if the New York Times can…

  • Configuring a Cisco 1721 for Use as a Broadband Router

    It's somewhat rare that I work with Cisco equipment these days, but it does happen from time to time. Those days that I do, I almost always end up glad that I don't do it more often. Of course, if I did it more often, I would probably…