Dad gave me an old laptop to use. It is from 2004! So it needs lots of updating. First up is to get: # “Java”:http://java.com. So that I can write programs # “Dr. Java”:http://drjava.com. Which is a simple editor and program # “Intel 2200 BG”:http://support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/pro2200bg/. I couldn’t connect to Apple’s latest Time Capsule and my […]
Month: March 2008
Wifi Hotspots in Wedgewood, Laurelhurst and Ravenna
OK, I get stuck waiting for meetings around the Childrens Hospital quite a bit. If you don’t want to brave the traffic at U-Village, what are the options. As an aside if you are in UVillage, “World Wraps”: http://seattle.wifimug.org/index.cgi?WorldWraps does have free Wifi and is less crowded than Starbucks by alot. Well, there are some […]
Puzzles and Computers
Calvin wanted to work with someone to combine a love of puzzles and a love of computers. Here are some ways to do that: “Cryptogram.java”:http://www.cs.utsa.edu/~wagner/laws/Acryptogram.html are a really fun kind of puzzle. The simplest is the substitution cypher. One letter in English is translated directly into another. Writing a program to do this isn’t too […]
AppleTV’s many uses
I haven’t paid much attention to the AppleTV. After all, I watch lots of movies off the internet. Not just the stuff that Apple wants to sell me. However, “iClarified.com”:http://iclarified.com in addition to doing great work on the iPhone also knows how to hack the AppleTV. It is a subsidized device, so for $300, you […]
Data in the 21st Century
Well, how about handling data traffic in a modern small business. In our shop eight years ago, we ended up quite conventional. We have: * a 100Mbps Ethernet and a 802.11b/g 2.4GHz Wifi access point outside the firewall. * In house, we an bunch of rack mounted servers. We’ve got an Exchange Server, a Blackberry […]