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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.
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
March 5th, 2003:
Brad is a hippie. My lawnmower bests his. The end.
Brad and I have had a long standing disagreement on a few environmental/common sense issues. The most often discussed topic is electric vs. petro lawn mowers.
His greatest argument is efficiency. However according to the same source, the efficiency is a toss up. (Hydro-electric Powerplant Efficiency, Combustion Engine Efficiency) I feel better just knowing that.
Next argument: emissions. No contest. Electric wins.
Power? Gas. I don’t have an entire day to spend cutting my lawn. They don’t even make an electric riding mower.
As I type, Brad is calling the electric company to check the efficiency of the power to his house.
I win by default.
His greatest argument is efficiency. However according to the same source, the efficiency is a toss up. (Hydro-electric Powerplant Efficiency, Combustion Engine Efficiency) I feel better just knowing that.
Next argument: emissions. No contest. Electric wins.
Power? Gas. I don’t have an entire day to spend cutting my lawn. They don’t even make an electric riding mower.
As I type, Brad is calling the electric company to check the efficiency of the power to his house.
I win by default.
- Duane
February 28th, 2003:
Hectic week… drummer quit… Palm theme created…
This has been a hectic week. I’m looking forward to a little break this weekend, but it looks like we have a full schedule once again.
Scott (our new drummer) quit Rogerbox this past Tuesday. Contact me if you know of a good drummer (SMS form on the homepage).
I made a theme for Facer, a palm pilot launcher replacement. The theme (MacXTheme) is based on Mac OS X. Get it here.
Scott (our new drummer) quit Rogerbox this past Tuesday. Contact me if you know of a good drummer (SMS form on the homepage).
I made a theme for Facer, a palm pilot launcher replacement. The theme (MacXTheme) is based on Mac OS X. Get it here.
- Duane
