Until I started doing more video work, I ran under the assumption that DVDs were a good way to transfer video. DVD should use only three encodings: MPEG2 for video, and AC3 or MP3 for audio.

Wrote a review in July 2009. Now I barely use the thing, so I ended up taking it apart. It turned out that people were hacking a similar device, used for video games, for a while. It has a Sunplus SoC on it.

This is a short list of Intel motherboards. Intels are usually regarded as the most stable mobos, but lately stability has declined somewhat, according to reviewers at NewEgg. You need to match the memory to the board to achieve stability. Look up lists of compatible, tested RAM.

Starting up a new list of possible companies to use for nonprofit left, left-center.

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The power socket broke due to age, being bumped around, and so forth. To inspect it, I took the computer apart, storing the screws in a little plastic bag.

Computer printers suck. It's almost impossible to tell if you're going to get a good one, or a big dud. Generally, the good ones are expensive, and the losers are cheap.

I'm not such a hard core blogger that I feel like I needed special blogging software.  My feeling was that plain old Drupal and text was good enough for most things.  But I did a search and turned up ScribeFire.  It's really nice.  It's a lot better than I thought it'd be, because most of the blogger clients aren't that good.  The file uploads don't work with this blog, however.  I'm not sure why, but it failed.  The alternative is to use FTP to upload your files, which is faster anyway.

Having never owned a webcam, it's hard to judge this one. My previous webcams were video digitizers connected to camcorders, which generally produce really great results.

The article isn't here, but on it's own page. I'm back to making web pages by hand again. A Pictorial Guide to Cleaning a Pool Water Filter.

The metal back of the device is cold, and sucks the heat from your hand.

The rule of web software has been to use a single global platform, and localize the data, language, and results. Theoretically, it should work, but, in practice, it doesn't.

I was testing a new product called Mailarchiva, and I misunderstood the instructions. The upshot was that a mailbox full of messages was moved into Mailarchiva, and I wanted to restore them to the mailbox.

For around a year, my FON hotspot was turned off, due to lack of appropriate permissions to tap into my local sources of broadband. Now, it's back, and in the South Central / USC area.

Sometimes, you'll find that a plug's come a little loose, or it operates right only when the plug's being pushed in one direction.

The best ways to improve WiFi reception is through antenna positioning and using reflectors to guild the signal.