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Commenters must register
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Continue reading →: Commenters must registerBecause tongfamily.com is literally beseiged with spammers (even with MT Blacklist, I get probably 50 spam comments a day), I’m turning on the registration required. In order to comment you’ll need a free “Typekey”:http://typekey.com registration in order to logon. Sorry about this, but I’m wasting too much time editing out…
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Final Move from MT 2.661 to MT3
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Continue reading →: Final Move from MT 2.661 to MT3Learning Movable Type: TypeKey Authentication for Comments. I thought I was done, but it turns out there is a ton of work to be done. MT 2.661 blogs are *not* automatically converted to MT3.0. There is a boatload of work to do as covered in Elise.com and also in “Anzi”:http://www.anzidesign.com/archives/000443.html…
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Final Fix for Blackberry 7230, Windows XP SP2 and Outlook 2003
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Continue reading →: Final Fix for Blackberry 7230, Windows XP SP2 and Outlook 2003Well its taken forever to figure out how to fix the various problems. There are lots of postings. I basically got the install problem to work with XP SP2, but I’ve been unable to synchronize because when I go to the Desktop Manager and choose Intellisync/Configure PIM/Address Book/Choose/Browse, I don’t…
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Quantum String Costume
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Continue reading →: Quantum String CostumeCalvin wants to be a quantum string for Halloween (I know, the acorn doesn’t fall far from the tree). So we need a picture of a quantum string for the front of his sweatshirt (black of course) and the equations on the back. Here are the places to look for…
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Portable Speakers
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Continue reading →: Portable SpeakersNeed one of these portable speakers for presentations. Got an el cheapo Radio Shack thing for $40, but it is incredibly heavy and you have to bring two speakers. That’s because it uses 4C batteries each and is very bulky. The reviews for portable speakers absolutely stink from the mainstream…
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Coolest Bluetooth Headset
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Continue reading →: Coolest Bluetooth HeadsetSince we are getting all kinds of new phone stuff, might as well try Bluetooth headsets. I’ve never liked them because they are so gigantic, but a little trolling shows this Bluespoon to be pretty amazing. Just 10 grams and not expensive. There is a big brother that has a…
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Need MMC for Nokia 6620
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Continue reading →: Need MMC for Nokia 6620MMC vs. SD and “Flashcards.co.nz”:http://www.flashcards.co.nz/knowlege-base/mmc-card-vs-sd-card.html. We are getting Nokia 6620 for various demonstrations and need a big memory card. It takes MMC, but I’ve never understood the difference with SD until now. Basically SD is newer and has a higher transfer rate, but has some mysterious copy protection scheme. They…
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Hosting Your Blog
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Continue reading →: Hosting Your BlogHey if you are thinking of getting a blog, go hang out with Mark over at “tqbloghosting”:http://www.tqbloghosting.com/. I’ve been working with him for two years now and he’s great. We have about a dozen blogs all running on his servers.
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Trek 5900 Headset Fix
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Continue reading →: Trek 5900 Headset Fix_David Diamond wrote me pointing out that the 5900s from 2000-2003 had a problem where the headset was not loctited down so they are sticky. Its a little complicated to fix, but he has the procedure. Trek will fix under warranty too apparently. Here are his fix-it notes or maybe…
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More on the NSLU2 Delayed Write Problem
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Continue reading →: More on the NSLU2 Delayed Write Problem_More on the delayed write problem from Erik who is struglling like me to get the thing to work_ I bugged tech support at Linksys and they suggested turning off write caching on the local disc of the machine doing the writing to the NSLU2, disable all software firewalls, and…