Last night I went to get a pizza. When paying it, I asked the cashier if they would take debit card. "Sure." So I handed the debit card over, and the cashier ran it through the terminal. "Oh, it's not taking it." Of course it didn't – they … [Continue reading]
Sound for Windows 2003 Server
Recently I needed to add sound capability (to hear alerts) to a Windows 2003 Server. The motherboard didn't have an integrated sound, and I was running short of PCI slots. Additionally I soon discovered that most sound cards available today don't … [Continue reading]
Blog is as blog does..
Couple of years ago when I originally set up this blog I decided to leave the charter of the blog initially undefined. That was not such a great idea; what's the motivation to write in a blog without a purpose? Unless a blog has a known readership … [Continue reading]
Digital tech books, where are you?
Why are PDF/CHM-versions of many (most) tech books so hard to find? Perhaps I've just missed the store that sells them? Digital versions are so much more convenient - they're always along on my laptop, and they can be searched easily. Yet even … [Continue reading]