Lawrence "The Dreamer" Chen's Blog

I have returned from Penguicon 2010 (8.0), something I almost didn't go to. But, I'm glad I did. I saw lots of interesting panels and things, I met up with people that I only see at Penguicon.Why did I almost not attend this year? Well, last year… more »

I finally went to my first Doctor Who Convention....and I got a lot more out of it than I thought I would. Like I got a picture of me with Yee Jee Tso, Paul McGann, and Daphne Ashbrook: more »

I was about to activate the Windows XP VM I got running on my new laptop...but something wasn't working right. Apparently K-State screwed up again, and is distributing the Managed OfficeScan client as the Unmanaged one. And, somehow it was interfering… more »

It is kind of a chore to take my memory card out, put it into my reader and transfer the images into a folder on my computer....so I decided to take the plunge and get an Eye-Fi (Share). So far in hind-sight, maybe the Eye-Fi Home would've been suffic… more »

I decided to dust off my Konica-Minolta Dimage X20....for use. Surprised it powered up when I turned it on...though I did have Lithium AA batteries in it. But, no picture. I tried replacing the Lithium AA batteries with a new pair. No help. It was… more »

I went with an ASUS Eee PC 901 20G, in Pearl White. I ordered from buy.com, which was advertising an after-rebate ($50) price of $526.99. I also had received last week an 8% off coupon, because it had been a long time since I had ordered from buy.com.… more »

....not sure where my supplies are, but there were a couple of 4x6 sheets in my HP Photosmart 8450. Unfortunately, it looks like for not using the photo cartridges for a long time means they no longer work. The pictures came out horrible, and running… more »

The issues with imagelinkusa.net might mark the end of Lunatic Haven.... Lunatic Haven was born as a BBS in 1987, and it ran until 1997. It was resurrected in 2001, when I was looking to have more permanent email addresses. And, decided the solution… more »

....the insanity of buy tech accessories for stuff I don't own or isn't for personal reason reasons. :crazy: The motivator this time? I got a Motorola KRZR K1m for work. Using the EC-500, calls to my deskphone will optionally also ring through to… more »

Made a bad discovery today....Oxy-Nickel batteries don't work in everything. I was at something tonight, and thought about taking a digital camera with me....but not my main one. So, I dug out the old Konica-Minolta Dimage X20. And, not being sure o… more »