Archive for May, 2008

Mepis 7 on a Compaq V2000

The family laptop in our home for the last couple of years has been a Compaq V2000. I think it is actually a V2330 or something like that. It says V2000 on the front though. It is some preconfiguration of that model. There is something about placing a computer into a central area that causes [...]

Wii Fit in Stores today

I thought the Wii fit came out on Monday, but alas it was nowhere to be found. As it turns out, it is actually available in stores today. Will it be as elusive as the Wii itself? They are promoting it to make it appear that way, but time will tell. A quick search online [...]

Comcast Digital Voice problem was a simple fix

As expected, the problem I was having with my Comcast Digital Voice phone service that I talked about here, was quickly resolved onceĀ  the service tech arrived. Fortunately they sent the tech that fixed my Internet problem a few years back. I went through a lot of techs before this guy showed up and knew [...]

Comcast Digital Voice Problems Persist

I guess my post the other day about a problem I thought I was able to fix with Comcast Digital voice was premature. Last night I picked up the phone to make a call again, and it was dead. I don’t know how long it had been dead, but I found I had voicemail messages [...]

Mario Kart Wii Network Issues

We got Mario Kart for the Wii the day it came out and play it a lot. The other day, I went to play it online and was greeted with the message that I couldn’t play online, because I was not connected to the Internet and I should check my Internet settings. Really? I wasn’t [...]