Category Archives: Technical

Computer and science stuff.

New toy

Atticus barks [click on link to view QuickTime video] Last week I noticed that the mobile phone I got in June 2011 was fluctuating between zero, one, and two bars where I usually get a strong signal. I thought at … Continue reading

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Verizon Mobile Hot Spot firmware updates – PowerPC Mac incompatibility

It has been almost a month since I got the account with Verizon. After compatibility problems with their USB Wireless Modem, I settled on their Mobile Hot Spot (MiFi). Worked OK until this morning when I tried to connect to … Continue reading

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static page additions and updates

I have now have a “static” page of links using a Template Tag in a new page template. Also I’ve re-organized the Links menu pages. Somewhere between three and two blog posts ago Facebook seems to have stopped importing my … Continue reading

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perennial parade

Fortunately for us and the people downstream (along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers) we have had some days without rain. This avian visitor posed on the side yard fence last Friday. The kitchen window functions well as a blind, just … Continue reading

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some WordPress tips

More WordPress stuff, inspired by discussions with Carl and Chris. Categories When I click on one of my blog category links, for instance Photos, this is the URL that appears (I am not using permalinks): http://www.kgraff.net/blog/?cat=7 Putting that link into … Continue reading

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