Lawrence "The Dreamer" Chen's Blog

Last weekend, while checking my usual daily websites....I came across mention of a gadget on gdgt called WakeMate. I have been toying with the idea of getting one of these gadgets for years, decades? Definitely well before I learned of my sleep disorde… more »

Finally got around to setting up these 'new' speakers. Wish I hadn't, but once I started I was committed.My old Altec Lansing speakers, which had come with my first Windows computer (after that computer, I was into the building my own from scratch..… more »

So, I have been falling behind on podcasts for some time...Originally, I was using TiVo Desktop Plus to convert from iTunes and push out to my TiVo HD. But, it wasn't working too reliably....so it was one of the reasons I pulled the trigger on getti… more »

Today, I finally pulled the trigger again....and canceled my home phone service. But, I'm keeping DSL.Originally, when I first moved to Manhattan, KS there were issues on whether or not I could get a local number from a VoIP provider. And, I was in… more »

The linux server known as 'box' died from the rain storm on Monday....well, the powersupply had been iffy for a while, and guess it toasted when things came back.Sounds familiar....since its predecessor died in a similar manner....transformer blew...… more »

Yeah...I've done it.... :cool:using firestarter and dhcp3-server.Last trip I went on, I found myself wondering if there was some way to re-share my hotel internet connection to my various devices (namely my Eee PC [w/eeebuntu] and my iPhone 3G).… more »

For some reason NBC was on the fritz on Wednesday.....so all my TiVo HD recordings were bad/incomplete. So, I had to seek out alternative ways to get Knight Rider, Life and Law & Order.The first two I tracked down using Boxee and Hulu, on my App… more »

That is 4 daily puzzles using the Magmic Sudoku app on my Blackberry. That's because I got my iPhone 3G today.I had been playing it on and off for over 2 years...more on than off. I reached a ranking of #49.But, Magmic doesn't have a Sudoku app… more »

While disabling berry_charge.ko (guess I could've blacklisted it) solved the high CPU condition of udevd. It didn't charge my blackberry overnight. In my search, I saw mention of barry and bcharge. So, today I crammed those packages onto my EeePC 90… more »

I'm at the Ohio Linux Fest, and I'm using my EeePC 901 as a charger for my Blackberry (8703e). But, I was finding that it was getting of toasty and noisy. Had noticed the CPU graph in gkrellm was pegged. So, I started looking to see what was the caus… more »

I was all in a rush last week to upgrade the other drive in my primary desktop. Partly because the plan was to use the old drive as the backup drive of my other computer. Guess, I'll just have to go without backups for a while longer. I had resorted… 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 »