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If you are reading this, then you are accessing the new web host. P4Host is excellent given the price, but the IP address restrictions for using SSH are annoying to deal with.
Internet/Technology
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Web host migration this weekend discarded my last update… Quicken 2001 seems to have issues when running under Windows XP as a shared application. Namely, I found that sometimes it doesn’t run at all as a limited access user. Ended up reinstalling while temporarily granting administrator/owner access, and now it works fine.
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U.S. to Free ‘Enemy Combatant,’ Bowing to Supreme Court Ruling. Another disgraceful failure for the Bush administration. Yaser E. Hamdi, an American citizen captured in Afghanistan and once deemed so dangerous that the American military held him incommunicado for more than two years as an enemy combatant, will be freed and allowed to return to … …
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I recently bought an unlocking kit for my Sony Ericsson along with a T-Mobile To Go SIM since I wasn’t sure that I would be able to use my Cingular prepaid phone outside of the Northeast region. Interestingly, I just noticed that the Cingular prepaid coverage map extends nationwide (as of July 2004?). Guess I … …
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Just noticed earlier this week that half.com is shutting down later this year. Probably a good move for Ebay since I think they can make more money in the long run this way. Since there are no listing fees on half.com, I could list a book for six months and even after paying a 15% … …
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A year ago, I would have laughed at this, but now I’m thinking about how to build my own iSeePet. Their demo movie cracks me up! I think this has actually been around for a while, but I hadn’t noticed it until I found the AkibaLive site.
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Citigroup to Pay $2.65 Billion in Deal With WorldCom Investors. I’m not holding my breath for a big payment. 😉 Financial services giant Citigroup has agreed to pay $2.65 billion to settle class-action suits brought by investors who bought WorldCom Inc. securities before the telecommunications company’s bankruptcy filing in 2002. Finally gave BitTorrent a try … …
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Verizon to Add Internet Surcharge. Yuck. Verizon Communications announced plans yesterday to add a $2 to $3 monthly surcharge to the cost of its high-speed Internet connections, a move that could fuel further debate over the taxation of online services. Verizon said its new charge would start appearing next month on the bills of roughly … …
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DSL kicks in today two days prior to the service date Verizon quoted. Nice… Perfect timing, too, as I bought a router and installed the filters last night. Will test the connection speed tonight.
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I am thoroughly enjoying using my new scanner/copier (Epson Stylus CX5400). I can finally donate the noisy old UMAX scanner to Goodwill and archive the stacks of documents that I have been carrying for years.