Archive for the 'Geek Stuff' Category

Windows Desktop Search 4.0 is the bomb

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Not in that hip, groovy, cool way. Since I’ve installed it, Outlook 2007 is hanging and I can’t make changes to the search configuration. I’ve even gone into Outlook and disabled any add-ins that could be conflicting, but WDS continues to choke.
I’ve been limping along with Lookout because it beats the pants off of [...]

Tech Tip: Wireless access point placement

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Fluorescent light bulbs can interfere with home wireless access point.
Been fighting network interference for weeks because of this.

Going to Gnomedex 8

Monday, July 28th, 2008

I just registered for Gnomedex 8. This will be the third year in a row for me. I blame Nick for getting me hooked.

I’m on FriendFeed

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

I wouldn’t say I’m hatin’ on Twitter, but since it’s blocked here at work, keeping an eye on it without the “with friends” feed basically blows. So per Judi’s request, I’ve signed up for FriendFeed:
http://friendfeed.com/jackbrewster
This is a pretty sweet looking service. I’m still not ga-ga over the social web, but I wouldn’t mind following a [...]

Snakes on a keyboard!

Monday, April 14th, 2008

Note to self. When troubleshooting a computer that won’t boot after the user has been gone for a week, be sure to check their keyboard tray to see if anyone is playing a practical joke on them.
If I’d done that first, I’d have found the rubber snake that was mashing down multiple keys and preventing [...]