That new server I’m building? Won’t boot. No POST, no beeps (and I had to drive all around town looking for a PC Speaker since for some reason Gigabyte doesn’t include an on-board speaker. WTF?) There are rumblings on the intertubes that even though Gigabyte says the CPU I bought is compatible with this motherboard,… Read More »
I’ve gotten a couple of delivery notifications today. I think all my stuff is in for the new media server. Based on the comments to the last post, I’m guessing there is a desire for a write-up on how I actually put the thing together?
I just got an identical spam email from two email accounts belonging to friends. I don’t have any confirmation from tech news sites, but it looks to me that Yahoo email passwords have been compromised. If you have one, I’d change your password just to be safe.
And I’m about to do it again. I bought my last one about four and a half years ago for less than I could’ve built one. Quad core, lots of memory, dual head PCIx video card…$400-ish. Well, that one just died in less than spectacular fashion. Again. The drive I got two months ago is… Read More »
I walk the dog for about twenty minutes every day. I also run about three miles 3 days a week. I like to listen to podcasts in the car, but when I’m walking or running I usually listen to audiobooks. I get about 4 hours a week of this, and I typically listen to business… Read More »
The guys from Impressum Media reached out to me a while back and asked me if I’d be interested in reviewing their latest product, Firearms Guide with Schematics: 3rd Edition. Being a sucker for 1)guns, 2)pictures of guns, and 3)computer geekery, I naturally said yes. A few days later, I got my review copy in… Read More »
I know most of my readers probably don’t follow this kind of stuff, but basically earlier this week a pair of serious java exploits were released and then very quickly incorporated into some very easy-to-use and widely known hacker tools. The flaws affect Windows, Linux, and MacOS. None are safe. Via Krebs, Oracle has released… Read More »
Today’s free Amazon app is Army Survival Guide. Just letting you know. I’m not sure of the utility of a survival manual that requires an internet connection (Amazon Apps require authentication to Amazon when you start the app) and battery power, but hey it’s free and it might come in handy. I also have the… Read More »
One year ago today I announced that I was leaving Walls of the City after two years. It’s been a good year, but I didn’t build that. Someone else did. I wouldn’t still be doing this without you guys. As is the custom, here are some stats: Total number of posts: 346 Total number of… Read More »
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