Monthly Archives: June 2004

Method Used to Compress What I Actually Said

Posted on June 26, 2004 by Brian Jepson

That geek mystique: “Jepson said he first noticed the term geek gaining positive connotations in 1993, with the introduction of the “geek code”, a method used to compress data to speed up e-mail when modems were painfully slow.” You’ve got … Continue reading →

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Backup and Restore Your Microsoft Office Activation

Posted on June 25, 2004 by Brian Jepson

This tip came in handy–I was repaving a machine and didn’t want to have to re-activate office. (For Office XP and 2003, backup the data.dat or opa11.dat files in C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\OFFICE\DATA, for Office 2000, use telephone activation … Continue reading →

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Ghost vs. Drive Image

Posted on June 20, 2004 by Brian Jepson

I’ve been a happy Norton Ghost user for a while, but I never knew how it worked. I found out the hard way, after I upgraded to a new SATA-based system that Ghost didn’t like. As soon as my clone … Continue reading →

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Breath of Fresh Air

Posted on June 12, 2004 by Brian Jepson

A simple google search cuts through it all.

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Gizmodo Mentions New URI Antenna Technology

Posted on June 7, 2004 by Brian Jepson

Gizmodo: “Although there’s an old adage, ‘Never trust a University of Rhode Island press release when it’s talking about a breakthrough in antenna technology,’ I think we’ll go against the grain and mention this new technique by inventor Rob Vincent … Continue reading →

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Verizon 1xEV-DO Rumormongering

Posted on June 4, 2004 by Brian Jepson

I have it on good authority that Verizon, in a recent presentation, promised that their 2004 1xEV-DO rollout will include Rhode Island. But, it will only go as far south as Division Street in East Greenwich–South County will be out … Continue reading →