Archive for April, 2002

We now have the Cable

Saturday, April 13th, 2002

We now have the Cable Modem installed and so far it’s blazing fast… Very excited… :)
Here’s my current results from DSLReports.com:
2002-04-13 17:43:29 EST: 1950 / 514
Your download speed : 1950689 bps, or 1950 kbps.
Browsers would show : about a 238.1 KB/sec transfer rate.
Your upload speed : 514271 bps, or 514 kbps.
Seems like broadband [...]

Thank goodness it’s the weekend

Friday, April 12th, 2002

Thank goodness it’s the weekend
Ok, spring is definitely in the air because I’m feeling so un-motivated and can’t think straight. As my manager (who shall go nameless) said the other day, “It’s mating season”… :)
So it’s off to that “Blue and Yellow” bohemoth that we call Ikea tonight to pick up some “disposable [...]

VW and Apple Team Up

Thursday, April 11th, 2002

VW and Apple Team Up
Who knows is this is true, but I saw this on iPodlounge.com…
“Volkswagen and Apple have teamed up in 2003. VW will offer 3 different promo packages for their Jetta line and one of them is bundled w/ an Apple iPod and has a Harmon Kardon sound system. The car has [...]

TechTV | Build Your Own

Thursday, April 11th, 2002

TechTV | Build Your Own Hovercraft
Have you ever wanted to build your own Hovercraft? No? Me neither until I saw this article! :)

Salon Technology | Dot-com party

Wednesday, April 10th, 2002

Salon Technology | Dot-com party madness
Talking about the article below regarding Mike Daisey and Amazon.com got me all nostalgic of the past. Specifically, the years 1999-2000… They were fun, progressive/cutting-edge and everyone was careless (especially with their money)… I miss those times…

Mike Daisey, Dilettante If you’ve

Wednesday, April 10th, 2002

Mike Daisey, Dilettante
If you’ve worked for a Dot-Com during “the era”, you can understand Mike Daisey. You see, he worked at Amazon.com during the “hey-day” and now that his Non-Disclosure Agreement has expired he has wrote a book (titled 21 Dog Years: Doing Time @ Amazon.com) and is going to be doing a one-man [...]

A Wireless Handheld Computer Speeds

Wednesday, April 10th, 2002

A Wireless Handheld Computer Speeds Admission Lines at One Fraternity’s Parties
and who will want to go to these guys parties? (other than their LAN Parties?) :)

Running a Web Server on

Monday, April 8th, 2002

Running a Web Server on a GameBoy Advance
So some people would question why would you want to run a Web Server on your GameBoy? I guess this guy answers your question simply with “Because you can…” :)

Two things that don’t go

Friday, April 5th, 2002

Two things that don’t go together…
Work and Security Guards that are everywhere. Unless you work in a government office or a mall, it’s a bad sign when they are hanging out at the elevator banks…

There has just been something

Friday, April 5th, 2002

There has just been something about this week…
that has made it drag. I don’t know what they story is but I just feel like this week has been one of the longest weeks ever. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact(s) that…

I have had a cold all week [...]