Archive for February, 2007

An interesting example of Radio Frequency Interference.

I refer to a news report on CNN.com regarding a military radio frequency band are garage door openers.
Suddenly, the FCC Rules outlined on the backs of electronics mean a lot more to some people than they used to. Primarily the rule that states, “This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause […]

How many cores are in a Core and Core 2?

Q: I’m very confused about dual core processors. There’s dual core and Core 2 duo and Core, etc. How can I make sense of all of this? What is a core?
The Core line of CPUs is either one of the greatest blunders or greatest anti-competition smokescreens it’s ever mustered. I don’t believe that I can […]

‘More’ link issue has arrisen

I’ve just realized that the “Read more of” links aren’t working when in the archives or category view. I’m looking into it. For now, click on the title of the post to read the rest of it.

Cingular: The Resolution

The short of it: I got what I wanted. Everything, and all in a single phone call, with no Skype recording. It was pretty uneventful actually, so had I posted a recording it would have been quite boring to listen to.
After work on Monday, I went to the local Cingular store. They’re useless. They looked […]

Cingular: The Emails

I’ve learned that the only purpose of emailing Cingular’s customer service is to get people’s blood boiling. Well, actually writing them an email is soothing, like having a weight lifted from me, to be trite. It’s the receipt of a response that absolutely pisses me off. They completely disown the situation. There’s no element of […]




 

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