Things You Didn’t Know About Your Body May 31
Stefan sent me this link to Men’s Journal: Things You Didn’t Know About Your Body, a bunch of facts and tips for health, well-being, and “I didn’t know that!” moments.
Jack has Graduated! May 27
Jack walked across the stage today and got his diploma. All congratulations to him! We had a huge lunch celebration at Maggiano’s; he moves back in with us next week.
Quick and Dirty Mosquito Trap May 26
Lifehacker pointed to this Quick and Dirty Mosquito Trap. The floorboards of our screened porch let the little nasties in. I’ll try this.
“How To Backup Your Mac Intelligently” May 26
Via the catch-all site PopUrls.com, I found How To Backup Your Mac Intelligently. It calls for a Ubuntu server for backups; we’ve got enough old computers to do this; if we don’t a used unit from somewhere ought to be cheap enough. Will’s Win98 machine (he likes 98 despite the problems it causes and the warnings he’s heard) would do nicely….
…and We’re Back… May 10
Our old cable modem gave out last week. After going up and down over the last several weeks, it stopped resolving to the Comcast ISP, so we couldn’t get online. It was, as cable modems go, an antique: more than 7 years old. A very nice tech, Noel, came today to help us out. After checking the line at the pole across the street, he hooked up the new modem, ran the installer on Ellen’s XP box (the Mac installer requires Internet Explorer, please get a clue, Comcast – no reflection on Noel), and bingo. We’re back online, as fast as ever.