I am checking out Flock, a browser for social networking. It is organized to allow you easy access to your social networking tools, such as Facebook; webmail; photo sharing; and more.
I am posting with it now....
I am walking in the Brain Tumor Walk and Angel Adventure to raise money to support the fight against brain tumors.
You can support the fight by visiting my fundraising page on firstgiving.com.
Mozilla Prism allows you to run a web application outside of a browser.
This is an example of Facebook running in prism.
Plaxo does not run so well. The new Plaxo beta interface complains about unsupported browsers when accessing the address book. This is too bad. However, Plaxo Classic allows you to get to Contacts. Strange.
Mozilla Prism allows you to install add-ons to the web applications. I'll try that out.
I am checking out the Google App Engine SDK. A friend of mine is developing a personal blog application using GAE, so I downloaded it and fired it up on my linux box. It looks good!
You can learn more about this application at http://aaronspotlatch.appspot.com/.
Got the bug to create my own Ubuntu 6.10 virtual appliance using VMware Server. I selected a pre-allocated 8 Gbyte file system and then proceeded to install Ubuntu 6.10. By the way, I prefer to install Ubuntu from the alternative CD.
I put the CD into the host machine and hit the Start button.
The install is running along it's merry way...
Ubuntu booting up.
The Ubuntu desktop running in the VMware Server Console.
Install the VMware Tools. There are great instructions for this on the VMware documentation site.
Install additional software using Synaptic Package Manager.
Add automatix2 to facilitate installation of additional packages not in the Ubuntu sources, e.g., Java. See the automatix installation page for instructions.
Also use automatix2 to install Clam Anti-Virus and Firestater Firewall.
Hanging out in my study listening to the my favorite news programs:
the News Hour, Horizon, Washington Week, and the McLaughlin Group.
Even threw in some C-SPAN for good measure. Very nice.
This post is via mail2blogger, my first try. Cleaned it up a little with blogger. I think I'll use it again.
"Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger. May I take your order?"
This season's brewing adventure got off to a good start last night. My new 24 qt brew pot performed exceptionally well -- no hot spots, no puckers. I did experience pilot error; while bringing the wort up to boil I took my eye off the pot. We were watching Good Burger and I was not paying attention to what I was supposed to. I had a boil-over... Nothing too serious, but it did rattle me a little.
The wort was too hot to pitch yeast last night, so I let it cool off in my study over night. I pitched the yeast this morning and am left to let nature take it's course.
The liquid yeast pack is ready!
My new 24 quart brew pot ready for action with a little "inspiration" on the side.
Eighteen minutes into the boil.
My siphonless fermenter, where all the magic happens.
In the previous post, I shared Linksys support's plan to resolve the issue with Permit Only. Like most things in life, acceptable solutions are often compromises. So, I decided to forego the rather lengthy set of instructions provided by Linksys and instead use an abbreviated set of steps that I am comfortable with. If this plan did not work, then I would simply take the router back to CompUSA and pick up an older model Linksys -- it will save me 30 bucks and further heartache.
To spare you any suspense, my plan worked. The router is behaving, so perhaps the re-load of the firmware did the trick. However, it did not resolve the issue with displaying the time and current uptime.
My simplified plan:
Use the built-in firmware upgrade panel on the router interface to upgrade the firmware.
Ignore any and all network re-configuration suggestions (half-duplex, etc.).
Return the router promptly upon failure.
Steps.
I hope that I am up to this task today. This new router has been a real time and energy waster. See for yourself what Linksys Support wants me to do.
We may need to re-flash the firmware of your router by using the TFTP utility since there may be corrupted software on your router.
Please download the TFTP.exe file from ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pub/network. This utility will utilize the .bin file extracted from the downloaded firmware file of your router.
Before doing the upgrade, we’ll test first if we are still communicating with the router. If we are, we’ll proceed with the upgrade. Before and after the upgrade, performing reset is a must. This is to reload the factory default settings of the device. Reconfiguration will then follow according to your Internet connection type, and finally do power cycle for the new settings to take effect.
To download the firmware of your router, please indicate the exact model number and version of your router on our download site and make sure to unzip the file should it be a zipped folder that you are downloading.
To upgrade the router’s firmware using TFTP, we need to do the following:
A. Unplug the router from the modem.
B. Reset the router.
C. Wire a computer to one of the Ethernet/numbered ports of the router and check if LED’s are turned on.
D. Turn off firewall and anti-virus software on the PC.
E. Assign static IP address to the PC.
F. Force the speed of the NIC (Network Interface Card) to 10Mbps half duplex.
G. Ping the router. If we get four replies, we’ll upgrade the router’s firmware. If not, I believe it’s already a hardware failure.
H. Download the TFTP.exe file from ftp://ftp.linksys.com/pub/network.
I. Perform the upgrade without interruption by closing all other windows.
J. Reset the router.
K. Reconfigure it according to your Internet connection type.
L. Perform power cycle to refresh the devices of the new settings.
M. Set the computer’s IP address back to obtain automatically.
N. Launch an Internet browser and get online.
To reset the router, please push and hold down the reset button for 30 seconds, release the reset button, power off the router for 15 seconds and then power it back on.
Checking the lights:
1. Make sure that the power is lit. If there is no light, try a different power source and check if the power adapter is plugged securely.
2. The port that corresponds to your computer should be lit on the router’s front panel; if not, try another cable, or another port and ensure that the RJ-45 cable is connected properly.
If you do not know how to disable your anti-virus or firewall (e.g. Norton anti-virus, Norton Internet Security, Zone-Alarm, etc.), refer to the documentation of the software or call the software’s support number.
To assign static IP:
1. Click on Start, Control Panel, and open up Network Connections.
2. Right click on the Local Area Network Connection that you are using, and click on Properties.
3. Click Internet Protocol TCP/IP, and hit Properties.
4. On the General tab, click the radio button beside Use the following IP address:
IP Address: 192.168.1.5
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway: 192.168.1.1
5. Click OK all the way out.
If we need to force the speed of the card to 10Mbps half duplex, do the following:
1. Go to Start and click on Control Panel. Double click on Network and Internet Connections then Network Connections.
2. Right click the Local Area Connection that you are using then click Properties.
3. Click the Configure button then go to the Advanced tab.
4. Look under the Property section for Connection Type, Media Type, Connection Speed, Link Speed/Duplex Mode, or something similar.
5. Change the Value from Auto to 10 Base-T, 10 half mode, 10 no duplex, or something similar.
6. Click OK and then close.
How to ping the router:
1. Click on the Start menu, and click on Run.
2. On the box, please type cmd, and then hit OK.
3. On the black screen, type ping 192.168.1.1 and press Enter.
If we can no longer communicate with the router by pinging it, we may ask for a replacement from the store if it’s within the warranty period.
Use the following information in the TFTP utility:
Server : 192.168.1.1
Password : admin
File : browse the .bin file
To properly do the power cycle, please follow these:
1. Shut down your PC, the router, then the modem.
2. Wait for 30 seconds.
3. Turn on the modem first and wait for the lights to stop blinking.
4. Power up the router, and finally the computer.
If the problem persists even after the upgrade process, please create a Deny policy as well as the Permit only and check if the connection steadies.
For frequently asked questions, you may visit our knowledgebase at http://kb.linksys.com.
