Category Archives: internet

Will Crappy Channel Assignment Kill Wi-Fi?

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Brian Jepson

I’m not making this up! Everywhere I go, and even at home, I have a problem with Wi-Fi. People are making bad channel assignment choices; everything from choosing the same channel as their neighbor or picking something outside the range … Continue reading →

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Holiday Date Search on Google?

Posted on March 28, 2007 by Brian Jepson

Google is trying to be helpful here, but it’s wrong. If you click on that link, it’s for 2006.

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Wal-Mart to Sell Low-Res Movies

Posted on February 6, 2007 by Brian Jepson

At the moment, I’m obsessed with buying HD video online. My Xbox 360 lured me in, with HD movies and TV shows available to rent or buy. And Apple TV has got me so excited, I’m un-unwiring my house. When … Continue reading →

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Moving to WordPress, Part II: DNS

Posted on January 14, 2006 by Brian Jepson

Way back when, I registered jepstone.net with Network Solutions. It used to be kind of tricky to deal with them: I remember having to fax a lot of stuff at one point to make some changes. It’s a bit easier … Continue reading →

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Moving to WordPress, Part I

Posted on January 14, 2006 by Brian Jepson

Yesterday, I got it in my head that I’ve be happy moving my blogging over to the free hosting at wordpress.com, and it didn’t work out so well, since I tripped over a bug that confused me. It was fixed … Continue reading →

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Users and Pavers

Posted on July 15, 2003 by Brian Jepson

Where Wizards Stay Up Late: “The romance of the Net came not from how it was built or how it worked but from how it was used… America’s romance with the highway system, by analogy, was created not so much … Continue reading →

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