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March 19th, 2003:
Archived System Update
A wireless version of this site is available at http://wap.leinninger.com/. The latest news and changes are viewable on most WAP-enabled wireless devices.
March 14th, 2003:
I fry my monitor. Co-worker fries her SUV.
My digital CRT fried about a month ago. 3 weeks ago, I won an eBay auction for a replacement. It finally arrived today. The official celebration will start when I inspect it for damage and make sure it powers up. Update: The monitor is in several pieces and has to be degaussed badly. I guess my feedback for this auction will be less than positive.
The weather was attrocious this morning. I shouldn’t be suprised by this after 27 Michigan winters. However this morning it was really bad. A woman at work drove on the expressway in four-wheel-drive low. Apparently, this overheated her drivetrain and toasted her starter… which, in turn, burst into flames once she came to a stop. Driving in the snow for 45 minutes (normally a 15 minute drive) was worth it, just for that.
The weather was attrocious this morning. I shouldn’t be suprised by this after 27 Michigan winters. However this morning it was really bad. A woman at work drove on the expressway in four-wheel-drive low. Apparently, this overheated her drivetrain and toasted her starter… which, in turn, burst into flames once she came to a stop. Driving in the snow for 45 minutes (normally a 15 minute drive) was worth it, just for that.
- Duane
March 13th, 2003:
Archived System Update
The old articles are back! By popular demand, I’ve gotten off my duff and converted the old archives to the new database system. An archive menu is available from all article pages (including the homepage). Check out the left-hand column, beneath the main menu.
- Duane
March 7th, 2003:
I hack my GSM phone. So there.
According to Sony-Ericsson USA there is no way to upgrade a T68m GSM cellphone to a T68i. Why would one care? Personally, I like that the T68i has more personalization options (themes, screensavers, etc.). Additionally, the T68i appears to offer better reception as well as more mobile internet options. Even though Sony-Ericsson insists that there is no upgrade path, I beg to differ.
The upgrade is quite common in Europe. I found a great site offering the right data cable as well as all of the software needed to perform this upgrade. The firmware was easily found after a little Googling.
I now own a fully functioning T68i… for less than $25. The difference is quite stunning and I am happy. Props to George for showing me the difference between phones as well as making me jealous of his T68i. 😉
The upgrade is quite common in Europe. I found a great site offering the right data cable as well as all of the software needed to perform this upgrade. The firmware was easily found after a little Googling.
I now own a fully functioning T68i… for less than $25. The difference is quite stunning and I am happy. Props to George for showing me the difference between phones as well as making me jealous of his T68i. 😉
- Duane
March 6th, 2003:
Archived System Update
I’ve tweaked the CSS for the left-hand menu. It should look nice in any browser now. Gecko-based (Netscape) and KHTML-based (Safari, Konqueror) browsers like to add border-width and padding to the outside of a “div” tag’s defined width, rather than include it in the total width (as I.E. does). Borders, padding, and margins should be handled the same way in “divs” that they are in “table” elements.
I’ve also fixed the printer-friendly article viewer. The entire content of the article now appears on one page for easy printing.
Finally, I’ve fixed a small glitch that made the header and footer appear more wide than the content area of each page. My bad. I set a “colspan” of 5 even though there are only 3 columns in the main layout table. D’oh!
I’ve also fixed the printer-friendly article viewer. The entire content of the article now appears on one page for easy printing.
Finally, I’ve fixed a small glitch that made the header and footer appear more wide than the content area of each page. My bad. I set a “colspan” of 5 even though there are only 3 columns in the main layout table. D’oh!
- Duane
