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01.22.09 Turns out the White House kinda sucks. Hard to believe a quick executive order can't remake some of the technology shortcomings, even in a financial crisis. At least it would stimulate the technology sector... # 01.12.09 Ars Technica has a fairly well-thought analysis of recent reporting about the environmental cost of using the internet. They touch on, but fail to firmly grasp, my most favorite topic in environmental reporting: the lack of common methods of calculation and units of measure in evaluating carbon footprint. Maybe we can add this to the sky-high pile of unrealistic expectations we've setting for the incoming Obama administration. # 01.10.09  After 3 and a half hardy years of nearly non-stop work, my trusty Airport Express (b/g, for the record) has finally been put out to pasture. The little guy served me well, not only pushing tunes to my stereo (so magically and wonderfully) but also serving as the only router for an expanding household that eventually grew from humble beginnings (1 laptop) to yesterday, when it was pumping out a (surprisingly) reliable wireless connection for 2 laptops, 2 iPhones, a TiVo and a Wii. For the last two years, the little guy has lived in our media console, the NORAD of our tiny apartment. The combination of electronics silently humming away in that cabinet and the massive amount of data the little power-plug router was streaming combined to produce an over-heating that sometimes pushed it over the edge. On a few occasions in the last 6 months, the box would become non-responsive; it was so hot that I would have to unplug it and stick it in the fridge for up to 10 minutes before I could revive it. Today, it was finally retired to a leisurely life of streaming music, serving as an adjunct to the new wireless network hosted by the Time Capsule I just purchased. It may seem silly to be posting an homage to a piece of electronic gear the size of a power adapter, but this one has served me so well, it's deeds could not go unrecognized. Working better, under constant abuse, and lasting longer that I had ever imagined, this little gizmo will go down in my personal history as one of the best purchases I ever made. # « November 2008 | archive index | February 2009 » built with movabletype |
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