Author Archives: SJ

Get in the door at the office around 7:30am… first problem report comes in at 8:20, a user can’t access their voicemail. Most likely our antique’s roadshow quality voicemail server has gone toes up again. I follow SOP and notify … Continue reading →

A long time ago, most decent websites decided – like everyone else – that popups were evil, and generally stopped using them, or at least used them a lot less. Personally, when I go to a site, I want to … Continue reading →

So the fix lasted until I got home last night.  Initially the system worked fine, but then it started locking up.  It installed an update from Micro$oft, but eventually I had the 3 lights RRoD again. Solder problem still exists, … Continue reading →

I’m on my second Xbox 360, the first was replaced after several years of use, for free, by Microsoft due to the Red Ring of Death problem. Long story short, the Xbox 360 was poorly designed from an airflow standpoint, … Continue reading →

Two weeks ago I decided to put my ‘casual’ smoking habit on hiatus indefinitely. Every once and a while, I crave a smoke. I’m lucky in that I can smoke a cigarette, or a pack of them, and then not … Continue reading →

My assistant was out yesterday, so after I was done with my work, I decided to play a little prank. His PC is a standard XP desktop, flush against the wall on his desk, wires neatly routed behind it.  He’s … Continue reading →

 1[a] Praise the LORD. [b]        Blessed is the man who fears the LORD,        who finds great delight in his commands.  2 His children will be mighty in the land;        the generation of the upright will be blessed. … Continue reading →

So after checking out at least 10 cars on the lot, I decided to suck it up and extend the loan term so I could get int something that wasn’t beat.  I”ll say this – the inventory at Bill Kolb … Continue reading →