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By kate on March 10th, 2005

My company wants to get rid of one 19″ computer monitor. Do you want it? Let me know.

My office is moving to Seattle next month, so today they had a big auction of stuff they don’t want to haul along. I scored some good stuff: Firebox Watchguard wireless hub: $20 3Com OfficeConnect 8-port hub (in box): $8 3Com OfficeConnect 8-port hub (not in box): $5 Fancy 24-port Intel switch for resale on […]

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Server downtime

By kate on December 17th, 2003

FYI, if you have an account on my server: We ordered a second static IP address from my ISP. However, in doing that they somehow reset our connection. It only took a minute or two, but it requires that I reboot the DSL modem, and neither Steve or I are at home to do […]

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Cell Phones and Driving

By kate on January 25th, 2000

I am so fed up with people saying that it should be illegal to talk on cell phones in cars. Yes, talking on a cell phone means you only have one hand on the wheel. But that happens when you’re eating in the car, changing the radio station, or simply resting one of your hands […]

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Netscape Bugs Me

By kate on August 11th, 1999

Netscape has just lost my last shred of respect. Let me start by saying that I was once a die-hard Netscape user. I resisted even trying Internet Explorer for a long time, but finally one of my Microsoft friends made me take it for a spin. Since that day, I’ve used IE for all my […]