It seems that quite a few commercials have the disclaimer, “Results not typical.” While I’m not a fan of big government and over-regulation, it seems that something ought to be done about deceptive advertising. Isn’t it time we force advertisers to only advertise the typical results? Perhaps the FTC needs to tighten their control over [...]
Posts from ‘December, 2005’
Puppy Linux
When traveling and visiting friends or relatives I usually don’t carry my laptop since I know I’ll have access to a computer. I am however concerned about the security of these machines. Fry’s had a deal on 128MB USB flash drives for less than $10 so I figured it would be worth it to install [...]
WiFi unusable in high density areas?
Living in a densely populated area in Silicon Valley, I find my WiFi network less and less usable. On a given day, there are between 20 and 40 access points that my laptop can find without any external antennas, etc. Every couple of weeks, I check what channels people are using and try to select [...]
My Christmas Wish List – IPTV
With all the news about The FCC encouraging a la carte TV pricing, I’m wishing for IP TV again. As usual, the polarized opinions about this issue have one side saying this will save us money and the other saying it will cost us much more. Either way, this method of content delivery is completely [...]