Monthly Archives: March 2009

Dakins to the Rescue

Posted on March 9, 2009 by ehurst

You ought to look up Dakins Solution. I’ve used it twice now to fight problems for which doctors prescribed some expensive medications. Dakins is simply a small amount of household bleach, a pinch of baking soda, and sterile water. Swab … Continue reading →

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Trail: Surprises

Posted on March 8, 2009 by ehurst

Today was the first bike ride on my growing trail. I did it, not simply to test it out, but because I was tired of lugging the cutting tools on my back and in my hands. I believe the term … Continue reading →

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Lenny Laptop: Wifi Setup

Posted on March 7, 2009 by ehurst

Because Lenny detected my wifi card (Linksys WPC11 v.4) right away, I’ve had no real trouble using it. However, that’s from the commandline. In order to make it work from the GUI, it requires a little tweaking. In the file … Continue reading →

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It Never Changes: Mass Wimping

Posted on March 6, 2009 by ehurst

Perhaps you may have heard of the Fall of the Roman Empire. A bunch of German nations had been invading what we today think of as Europe for a century or so, and had been knocking on Rome’s door. There … Continue reading →

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Console Fix

Posted on March 5, 2009 by ehurst

I’m getting my supply back. I have my Inspiron setup to boot into the console. The primary reason is actually because suspend modes work best from the console. The other reason is I don’t always need the GUI to get … Continue reading →

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Then Again, Maybe Not

Posted on March 4, 2009 by ehurst

I suppose my earlier suspicions about MS killing their own products via “update” is one incident closer to proven. I had Win2K all properly installed, and I was trying to find a WPA Supplicant package for it, since the drivers … Continue reading →

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Trade Made: Laptop Arrives

Posted on March 3, 2009 by ehurst

My effort to trade the eMac for a laptop has paid off. Today I received via FedEx a Dell Inspiron 4100. Yes, it’s old, with a mere 1Ghz CPU, and I’m having to order RAM to make it a half-GB. … Continue reading →

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Western Economics Broken from the Start

Posted on March 2, 2009 by ehurst

Let’s get this out of the way up front: I am committed to reviving, as much as possible, the government and economics prescribed by the Bible. Not a reassertion of Mosaic Law specifically, but the underlying principles of that Law … Continue reading →

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Trail: Around the Bend

Posted on March 1, 2009 by ehurst

It was too cold to ride my bike much yesterday, so I ran my trail instead. When it warmed up a bit later in the day, I could not resist the call to go out and hack at it some … Continue reading →

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