Monthly Archives: July 2006

Retro Gaming Hacks on the Streets of Providence

I’m going to be running the Providence Geeks table at AS220′s Foo Fest (not to be confused with FOO), an all-day free block party in downtown Providence tomorrow (Saturday, July 15th 2006). It starts at 12am and goes late, so … Continue reading

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Last Geek Dinner of the Summer Tonight (Wednesday, July 12)

Providence Geeks is delighted to be hosting another Geek Dinner. Get while the getting’s good, though. This is the last geek dinner of the summer! Read all about it here.

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HP OfficeJet d135 and Vista Beta 2

If you’re trying to get an OfficeJet d135 working with Beta 2 of Vista, you’ll probably get an error when you try to install the driver. If, like me, you did an upgrade installation from a previously-working XP installation, your … Continue reading

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No Wonder I Feel Absolutely Horrible Today

ABC6.com: “Air quality is expected to reach unhealthy levels in Rhode Island today.” (We don’t have a single air conditioner, just a bunch of ceiling fans, which don’t help one bit with this particulate problem).

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Rhode Island’s Border-to-Border Wireless Network

A few months ago, my home state made the news for its work on an initiative to cover the state in wireless with a true border-to-border network. The RI-WINS initiative (Rhode Island Wireless Innovation Networks) officially flipped the switch on … Continue reading

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