http://david.kabal.org Gadgets, web and miscellany Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:29:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well, after we helped out the family in Greensburg, we've obviously been following the news about the rebuilding very closely. What's amazing is the number of news coverage items and shows on Greensburg's rebuilding as a reinvented "green" town: Blown Away on the Discovery Channel Greensburg, a series on the Green Planet ... http://david.kabal.org/greensburg-in-the-news.html Well, I've purchased/borrowed a number of gadgets and toys in the last year or so that I HAVEN'T reviewed, so I thought I'd list them, and see if anyone wanted me to review any specific items (comment below with which item you want reviewed): Sharp Aquos 60C52U 52" TV Asus U9SG laptop Sony ... http://david.kabal.org/review-requests.html http://david.kabal.org/wwf.html A buddy of mine in the fire department forgot his password on Windows XP. Turns out he mistyped it twice when he changed passwords. Since I need to fix this type of problem reasonably infrequently, I thought I'd put in a blog post so that I could remember the program ... http://david.kabal.org/forgotten-passwords.html I decided, mainly for myself, to document my setup of Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron running with a weather station, the inexpensive WS-2310. I built this computer setup for a buddy who wanted to run a weather station, but didn't want to buy a Davis Vantage Pro2. The machine is a ... http://david.kabal.org/setting-up-wview-on-ubuntu.html I was trying to setup a buddy's old laptop to run Ubuntu and wviewweather, and having no luck because his CD-ROM drive was flaky. So i found this great utility (OK, google found it) that sets up a USB flash drive so that it will boot as if it were ... http://david.kabal.org/booting-ubuntu-installer-off-flash.html I've been working on getting Over-The-Air synchronization working on my BlackBerry using only SyncML, Blackberry Internet Services (BIS) and Funambol. All with no luck! If anyone reads this and knows what's going on, please drop me an e-mail or leave a comment. The Signup button on the MyFunambol beta server has ... http://david.kabal.org/funambol-for-blackberry-outlook-ota-synchronization.html Well, who'd have thunk it. Wiping a BlackBerry is very difficult. From my previous post, it should be apparent that I left my previous employer, and I have a Blackberry Curve 8310 (personal property). Well, the IT department at my previous employer had imposed a IT Security Policy (that required ... http://david.kabal.org/wiping-a-blackberry.html With mixed feelings I left Seagate, with my last day of work yesterday, and my last official employment day on June 13. I really enjoyed working at Seagate, and getting down and dirty with hard disks, and I wish all my colleagues the best (and beat out that there W company). I'm ... http://david.kabal.org/now-no-job.html Redneck swing http://david.kabal.org/funny-pics.html