Since I'm using passwordsafe to store and retrieve my passwords online, how about someplace to store phone numbers?
Well, how about the Yahoo address book in their email? (Or the address books in any of the email services.) Duh.
OK, I'll try it and how well that works.
Yeah, I see I already has some old information there. It's called Contacts.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Airport Extreme
Keith emailed that they are unable to connect their IBM laptop to the Apple router which is an Airport Extreme. He dropped off the laptop, but since I don't have the router, it's going to be hard to figure.
I remember Dexter and Gina had the same kind of problem. I called Gina and Dexter returned the call in the evening. Dexter said they had to add the IP address for the laptop. Gina came on and said the encryption had to match and they had to take the laptop to the Apple store to reset the IP address on it (was my interpretation anyway).
I see they have the AirPort Extreme Setup Guide on the internet. And so is the Airport Utility.
OK. We'll see what happens on Monday when I plan to go over.
[4/28] Well I couldn't get it to work. The Apple Utility software couldn't find the Airport. The IBM Connect software (whatever it's called) could find it, but the signal was very weak. I thought the IBM software might have been interfering with Apple software, so I uninstalled it. This cleared up the logon screen problem (the Welcome Screen option was disabled, so you had the classic logon screen where you type the user name and password). But it still didn't work. Then I figured I'd uninstall the Apple software and see if I could logon with the raw Windows interface. But then it couldn't find anything and I noticed the wireless light on the laptop didn't go on. I managed to recover the IBM connect software with System Recovery (luckily, because not all the System Recoveries worked) and the light reappeared. But still no luck connecting. I even tried connecting with the neighbor's routers, some of which had no encryption set. But still no luck.
Finally, we wound up plugging in the laptop into the router with an Ethernet cable (had to visit Radio Shack to buy one). And that worked. With the cable in, the Apple Utility could see the router, but when I pulled out the cable, no dice. So, I'm guessing something's wrong with the wireless card on the laptop, since I wasn't able to connect to anything wireless. And the Mac connects to the Airport fine. Well at least they got both of their computers on the internet now.
(I gotta get me a laptop one of these days, so I can troubleshoot these problems better.)
I remember Dexter and Gina had the same kind of problem. I called Gina and Dexter returned the call in the evening. Dexter said they had to add the IP address for the laptop. Gina came on and said the encryption had to match and they had to take the laptop to the Apple store to reset the IP address on it (was my interpretation anyway).
I see they have the AirPort Extreme Setup Guide on the internet. And so is the Airport Utility.
OK. We'll see what happens on Monday when I plan to go over.
[4/28] Well I couldn't get it to work. The Apple Utility software couldn't find the Airport. The IBM Connect software (whatever it's called) could find it, but the signal was very weak. I thought the IBM software might have been interfering with Apple software, so I uninstalled it. This cleared up the logon screen problem (the Welcome Screen option was disabled, so you had the classic logon screen where you type the user name and password). But it still didn't work. Then I figured I'd uninstall the Apple software and see if I could logon with the raw Windows interface. But then it couldn't find anything and I noticed the wireless light on the laptop didn't go on. I managed to recover the IBM connect software with System Recovery (luckily, because not all the System Recoveries worked) and the light reappeared. But still no luck connecting. I even tried connecting with the neighbor's routers, some of which had no encryption set. But still no luck.
Finally, we wound up plugging in the laptop into the router with an Ethernet cable (had to visit Radio Shack to buy one). And that worked. With the cable in, the Apple Utility could see the router, but when I pulled out the cable, no dice. So, I'm guessing something's wrong with the wireless card on the laptop, since I wasn't able to connect to anything wireless. And the Mac connects to the Airport fine. Well at least they got both of their computers on the internet now.
(I gotta get me a laptop one of these days, so I can troubleshoot these problems better.)
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Gator Blood
Someday an alligator might save your life.
Researchers in Louisiana say they've discovered unique antibiotic proteins in the blood of American alligators that can kill a wide variety of deadly bacteria, halt the spread of common infections and perhaps even stop HIV.
If they're right and they're able to sequence the genetics of gator blood, the researchers say superdrugs based on their findings might be available within 10 years.
Researchers in Louisiana say they've discovered unique antibiotic proteins in the blood of American alligators that can kill a wide variety of deadly bacteria, halt the spread of common infections and perhaps even stop HIV.
If they're right and they're able to sequence the genetics of gator blood, the researchers say superdrugs based on their findings might be available within 10 years.
Green Gasoline
Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of "green gasoline," a liquid identical to standard gasoline yet created from sustainable biomass sources like switchgrass and poplar trees.
Reporting in the cover article of the April 7, 2008 issue of Chemistry & Sustainability, Energy & Materials (ChemSusChem), chemical engineer and National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER awardee George Huber of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) and his graduate students Torren Carlson and Tushar Vispute announced the first direct conversion of plant cellulose into gasoline components.
"It is likely that the future consumer will not even know that they are putting biofuels into their car," said Huber. "Biofuels in the future will most likely be similar in chemical composition to gasoline and diesel fuel used today. The challenge for chemical engineers is to efficiently produce liquid fuels from biomass while fitting into the existing infrastructure today."
Reporting in the cover article of the April 7, 2008 issue of Chemistry & Sustainability, Energy & Materials (ChemSusChem), chemical engineer and National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER awardee George Huber of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) and his graduate students Torren Carlson and Tushar Vispute announced the first direct conversion of plant cellulose into gasoline components.
"It is likely that the future consumer will not even know that they are putting biofuels into their car," said Huber. "Biofuels in the future will most likely be similar in chemical composition to gasoline and diesel fuel used today. The challenge for chemical engineers is to efficiently produce liquid fuels from biomass while fitting into the existing infrastructure today."
Sunday, April 06, 2008
Genealogy Programs
Family Tree Builder is our genealogy software for Windows. It offers excellent quality, supports 23 languages and is one of the best genealogy software programs you'll ever find. [via frwr-news, 4/2/08]
GenealogyJ is a viewer and editor for genealogic data, suitable for hobbyist, family historian and genealogy researcher. GenJ supports the Gedcom standard, is written in Java and offers family tree, table, timeline views and more. GenJ is free software so it can be redistributed and/or be modified under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence as published by the Free Software Foundation. [frwr-news, 5/21/08]
Legacy Family Tree is your complete family history solution.
for Window 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows XP. The feature-rich Legacy 4.0 makes it easy to preserve your genealogical information. Family trees containing millions of people can be recorded, displayed and reported in a variety of styles and formats. Legacy 4.0 includes all standard genealogical reports, as well as calendars, timelines, questionnaires, research logs and a multitude of blank forms and more! [frwr-news, 4/5/10]
Ahnenblatt is a free and easy-to-use genealogy software for Windows. It is designed to manage your genealogy data and to generate impressive reports and graphical trees. [frwr_news, 6/11/10]
GenealogyJ is a viewer and editor for genealogic data, suitable for hobbyist, family historian and genealogy researcher. GenJ supports the Gedcom standard, is written in Java and offers family tree, table, timeline views and more. GenJ is free software so it can be redistributed and/or be modified under the terms of the GNU General Public Licence as published by the Free Software Foundation. [frwr-news, 5/21/08]
Legacy Family Tree is your complete family history solution.
for Window 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows ME, or Windows XP. The feature-rich Legacy 4.0 makes it easy to preserve your genealogical information. Family trees containing millions of people can be recorded, displayed and reported in a variety of styles and formats. Legacy 4.0 includes all standard genealogical reports, as well as calendars, timelines, questionnaires, research logs and a multitude of blank forms and more! [frwr-news, 4/5/10]
Ahnenblatt is a free and easy-to-use genealogy software for Windows. It is designed to manage your genealogy data and to generate impressive reports and graphical trees. [frwr_news, 6/11/10]
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