old stuff from August, 2007

world’s worst hacker

Friday, 31 August 2007 8:40 am by noel
posted in stuff

i found this one funny. if you’re a geek, you’d find this funny too. it made my morning a little better. its an irc transcript and the link i got from the smoothwall forums.
the world’s worst hacker
if the link’s down, tell me.

send and receive

Thursday, 30 August 2007 7:09 pm by noel
posted in e-mail, stuff

for the past few months i have been trying to troubleshoot a certain computer at a client. according to the user, he cannot send out or receive any of his mails. i know it setup the thing correctly and i checked it twice. so i go there and check it. the mail program is able [...]

preoccupations

Wednesday, 29 August 2007 5:00 pm by noel
posted in hardware, stuff

i have these little preoccupations. things that i find interesting. one of them is power. not the “world domination” type. har har. i’m thinking about renewables. renewable power — solar, wind-generated and, sometimes, geothermal power — because i wonder where we will be getting the electricity to keep our tvs and computers [...]

shifting attention

Monday, 27 August 2007 10:16 pm by noel
posted in internet, opinions, stuff

… online poll of consumers’ digital media and entertainment habits, sponsored by IBM, showed that more people are spending more time Web surfing than channel hopping of late…
– informationweek, Internet’s Killing The TV Star
that sentence says a lot about today’s generation.
hmmm. i sound old.
most of everyone is connected in some way or another. wired. wireless. [...]

index

Sunday, 26 August 2007 10:06 pm by noel
posted in stuff

index is a non-profit network organization that focuses on design to improve life worldwide. they give out awards in five categories every two years. they just came out with the 2007 winners. cool site to visit. i don’t know why but i particularly like the water bottle.