Some years ago I documented some thoughts on Windows 7 when I first installed it. I believe most if not all of them still hold true. It’s a fine OS, but other than updates to the base structure and security offers little that I care about over Windows XP (and… Continue reading
Despite not caring much for most sports, I really like the Olympics, with a heavy weighting toward events that showcase strong individual performances. Since they started a few days ago, and I don’t have cable or (in an apparent change since the Winter Olympics) a useful antenna reception, I was… Continue reading
I now have in my posession a 24dbi 2.4ghz antenna. Exhibit A: What good it does me… not really sure, other than seeing just how many wireless access points I can pick up. There’s a Panera about 2 miles down the road. I wonder if I can reach it, but… Continue reading
The Nevada Lightning Laboratory has experimented with Nicola Tesla’s methods of wireless power transmission to push 800 Watts over 5 meters, besting MITs mark of 60W over 2 meters last year. http://hardware.slashdot.org/hardware/08/12/10/181229.shtml It bothers me that the general public sees this as a competing technology with eCoupled, which is what… Continue reading